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Good morning, Des Moines! Today is Oct. 5, 2026, and this is your Daily Umbrella Podcast.
There is a reason it is called work. Somewhere, Larry Winget is nodding his head. Winget, author of “It’s Called Work for a Reason,” has made a career out of telling people things they already know but do not necessarily want to hear. His basic message? If you want the rewards that come from work, you actually have to work. And that is our Monday reminder: There are no magic shortcuts. Sometimes the alarm goes off, and your first thought is that you should fake your own disappearance. That doesn’t mean you hate your job. It means you are human. …
Now to the news. Carlisle residents are facing another day without water. City officials announced Sunday afternoon that the community would remain under a no-water order, while the Carlisle Community School District closed for a third consecutive day. Gov. Kim Reynolds said her office and the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management are working with county emergency managers and Carlisle officials to restore water service. …
In Ames, emergency crews are working to recover a truck that became submerged in water Sunday. Police were called shortly after noon to the 4500 block of Mortensen Road after reports of a vehicle in the water. Officers found one person inside the truck, which later became fully submerged with the person still inside. …
In Des Moines, one man is hospitalized after an early Sunday shooting in the Court Avenue Entertainment District. Police officers on foot patrol heard gunshots near Fourth Street and Court Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. They found a 23-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. …
Around the state, a man has been arrested and charged with killing his grandfather in rural Black Hawk County. Deputies found 75-year-old Gale Anthony Mervin dead at a home Saturday evening and arrested 21-year-old Eric Paul O’Connell II. …
Around the world, a Saudi-led coalition says its fighter jets are bombing Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government launched a major offensive along the Red Sea coast. …
Your weather: Sunshine today with a high of 70 and a low of 52. No rain is expected. Tuesday will be mostly sunny with a high of 75, and Wednesday will be mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 74. The allergy alert is in the low-to-medium range today, with ragweed leading the list. …
In food news, the Eggroll Ladies have quite a production story. Since Memorial Day, their two food trailers have sold 61,380 eggrolls and 54,710 crab rangoons — a combined 116,090 items, all hand-rolled by owner Trang Pham and her two aunties. Trang says she gets about four hours of sleep, often less. …
Casey’s has purchased 20 ASAP Energy convenience stores in western Oklahoma. Starbucks says it will close 250 underperforming stores, and Hy-Vee is converting its rural Dollar Fresh discount stores into Hy-Vee locations. …
Today in history: In 1947, President Harry Truman delivered the first-ever televised presidential address from the White House. In 1989, the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. And in 2017, The New York Times published its investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, a story that became one of the defining early moments of the MeToo movement. …
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