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Getting the most out of your annuity
It’s time for a check in and reevaluation to make sure you’re getting the most out of your annuity! Eric Peterson, Founder of Peterson Financial Group explains. You can call Peterson Financial Group at 515-226-1500 or go online at askericpeterson.com to ask Eric questions. Segment is sponsored by...
Des Moines gives initial OK to homelessness ordinances, provoking criticism, some support
The Des Moines City Council preliminarily approved a change that would ban camping and reduce the number of days people have to remove their belongings from public spaces, despite resounding objections from community members and area homeless service providers. About 80 people flooded council chambers early Monday morning, many to address a proposed ordinance that would take what city leaders call a "harder-line" approach to addressing homelessness. It would end Des Moines' complaint-based system of dealing with...
Cyclone Tennis An ITA All-Academic Team
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State tennis program has been recognized as an ITA Division I All-Academic team for the 2023-24 academic year. Teams must post a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2 to earn the distinction. Individually, Iowa State had three student-athletes named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Isabella Dunlap, Juliette Nask and Valeska San Martin Ramirez were honored after posting a 3.5 GPA or higher during the academic year. Iowa State opens 2024-25 season the weekend of September 20 at the K-State Fall Invitational and the ITA All-American Championships.
Music on a mission, Girls Rock! Des Moines embraces the creative process
DES MOINES, Iowa — Inclusivity and community took center stage Sunday night at Skateland, thanks to a summer camp giving local youth a voice. Girls Rock! Des Moines has been providing a safe space for marginalized kids and teens to step into the spotlight for 11 years. Their youth summer camp is just one of […]
Des Moines police say endangered 75-year-old man has been found
A 75-year-old Des Moines man who was last seen on Sunday has been found in Altoona. He is healthy and safe, and police say he will be reunited with his family shortly. Pah has been located in Altoona. He is being reunited with his family.Thank you for your calls! pic.twitter.com/uIYncCXNrA— Des Moines Police (@DMPolice) July 22, 2024 ...
Italian restaurant turned sports bar closes in West Des Moines
Dino’s Bar & Grill, the West Des Moines Italian restaurant that changed into a sports bar last year, closed. The restaurant sits in a strip mall with neighboring outposts such as Chicken Coop and Chowrastha Indian Grill & Eatery. The restaurant originally opened in June 2016 in the former...
Resolved: Ethos Integration System Issue
ITS staff resolved a brief service interruption with our Ethos integration platform; some people experienced issues logging into the Self Service dashboard, ProcessMaker functionality, and looking up data from Banner. If you’re still experiencing issues, contact the ITS Support Center for help by visiting service.drake.edu/its, calling 515-271-3001, or visiting the...
Local bottle redemption center owners expanding to Ankeny
ANKENY, IOWA — At the very end of the 2023 Iowa Legislative session, lawmakers passed the bottle bill with several goals. One was growing bottle redemption center businesses across the state. Ames Bottle & Can opened up right after lawmakers made changes to the law. The two owners opening up the part time business with […]
Rare unplowed land near Ames may be how Iowa prairie looked 150 years ago
(Radio Iowa) – Researchers recently discovered what’s known as a “remnant prairie” at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station and they’re working to restore it. Remnant prairies have never been plowed or completely converted into non-native species. Only about zero-point-one percent of this original habitat remains in Iowa, though it once covered nearly 80-percent of the state. Nick Howell is superintendent for the horticulture research station. “This was found as a fluke,” Howell says. “When I started here in 2006, you couldn’t even get to it. It was just completely full of scrub brush.”
Vote: Des Moines Register Iowa Ortho Athletes of the Week for July 15-21
Last week saw the Iowa high school state baseball and softball tournament fields get set. There were several standout pitching, hitting and fielding performances during the regional finals in softball and substate finals in baseball. Some players in both sports stepped up to help their respective teams qualify for state, and others gave heroic efforts in defeat.
Live in a horse lover’s dream home for $1.8 million in Southwestern Hills
A rare opportunity for equestrian enthusiasts to sustain their passion within the Des Moines city limits is listed for sale at $1.8 million in the Southwestern Hills neighborhood. Described by Realtor Sara Hopkins as the “best of both worlds,” the 2,405-square-foot home at 3110 Stanton Ave. in Des Moines sits...
Historic front page from Des Moines Register, Oct. 30, 1979: Gov. Ray tours refugee camps
The Des Moines Register is there as Gov. Robert Ray returns from an October 1979 visit to Southeast Asia, where he toured refugee camps in Thailand. "I watched people die," Ray tells the Register for the Oct. 30 edition, saying the conditions were so horrific he doesn't know how to describe them. The Republican governor, who had so far resettled 4,000 refugees from the Vietnam War to Iowa, acknowledges backlash for his efforts, "but this is a matter of life and death." Ray, joined by Iowa leaders including Register President and Editor Michael Gartner, forms the Iowa SHARES charity, which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy food and other aid to assist the refugees in Thailand.
How a trip to Paris helped this Iowan relearn to eat, find new purpose
Editor's note: Diane Kolmer first told this story on stage at the Des Moines Storytellers Project's "Travel." The Des Moines Storytellers Project is a series of storytelling events in which community members work with Register journalists to tell true, first-person stories live on stage. An edited version appears below. Leaning...
Revive Clinic and Spa Prep of the Week: Avery Nelson, Ankeny softball
Sophomore outfielder Avery Nelson has helped the ninth-ranked Ankeny softball team to a 21-20 record and a second consecutive trip to the Class 5A state tournament. She is batting .362 on the season with 13 RBIs. Nelson leads the Hawkettes with 138 at-bats, 50 hits, 41 singles, eight doubles and...
Two Carlisle students, one from the Netherlands, reunite after four decades for RAGBRAI 51
Ron Rawson is at a point in his life where he wants to reconnect with the people who resurface in his memory. That includes Rien Geuze, the exchange student from the Netherlands who attended Carlisle High School from 1974 to 1975. The two formed a friendship, but their connection faded into adulthood. Rawson recently...
Your doughnut fix may have to wait: Structure fire closes Krispy Kreme in Clive
A structure fire Saturday night at the Krispy Kreme store in Clive caused severe smoke damage throughout the building, prompting what's expected to be an extended closure, according to a news release from the Clive Fire Department. The Clive store provides doughnuts to the two other metro Krispy Kreme stores,...
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