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Vote for state’s top running back entering 2024 Iowa high school football season
Who is the state’s best running back entering the 2024 Iowa high school football season? The Des Moines Register sought to find out with its definitive best players by position list. Now it's your turn to vote. Make your selection of the state’s best RB recruit and be sure to read all of our preview...
Iowa State University welcomes thousands of students on move-in day
AMES, Iowa — For any parent bringing a student to Iowa State University for the first time, a welcome sight is a team with bright shirts saying ‘Move-In Crew.’ This team wanders the area outside Friley Hall with a big cart on wheels to help move people in. “I moved in this Saturday to Freddy, […]
'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' now playing at Des Moines Civic Center
DES MOINES, Iowa — Ten-time Tony Award winning musical, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" is now playing at the Des Moines Civic Center. It opened Tuesday night. Two and a half hours of dancing, singing and flying through the air captured the hearts of Iowans and earned a standing ovation as the final curtain fell.
Professional Soccer Stadium is Showings Signs of Life in Iowa?
Is a professional soccer stadium finally showing signs of life in Des Moines? It appears that progress is being made toward building the stadium, even though it could still be a while before construction begins. The original plans for the stadium were to have the construction completed by 2024. Those...
Waukee school district opens new elementary school building
URBANDALE, Iowa — Many students in the Waukee Community School District will start the new year in a new building. Waterford Elementary will open in the northwest part of Urbandale. The first day of school is this Friday, but the district is giving people a chance to see what it looks like.
Back-to-school: Drake students move into dorms for new academic year
DES MOINES, Iowa — It's move-in day at Drake University. All day Wednesday, students are rushing to settle into their dorms. Members of the Drake football and women's basketball teams have been on campus all morning, ready to help new students find their bearings. Griff II, Drake's live mascot,...
Local 5 Weekend Guide: World Food and Music Festival, 'Moulin Rouge!' and more
DES MOINES, Iowa — School may be back in session — or close to it — but that doesn't mean you have to say goodbye to summer fun. Whether you've already returned to class or you're holding on to the last breaths of August, Local 5 rounded up five events for you to end your week in style.
'We'll always have his back': Child cancer patient in Iowa made honorary police officer
The wail of police sirens spurred a smile across 11-year-old Blake Bonta's face Tuesday evening. His fifth-grade teacher, guiding a police cruiser down Urbandale's city streets, said the sight of his student grinning from the passenger seat marked a high point in his 32-year career. In January of 2023, Bonta's...
Free face painting, inflatable slides and a kids train! The 20th annual Ingersoll LIVE block party is this Saturday | Paid Content
Ingersoll LIVE, presented by Bankers Trust, will celebrate its 20th annual event on August 24. The free, family-friendly block party will be hosted in the 2300 block of Ingersoll Avenue – a new location for the event! The community is invited to enjoy live music, entertainment, vendors and kids activities between 3-10 p.m.
Bulldogs Tabbed Third in MVC Preseason Poll
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Drake University volleyball team was slotted third in the 2024 MVC Preseason Poll, the league announced this morning. The back-to-back MVC runner-up Bulldogs received 110 points in the survey to earn a top-three placing. Drake returns a good portion of their productivity from the last two MVC and NIVC runs including 2024 Preseason All-MVC Selection Jada Wills and 2022 MVC Freshman of the Year Addison Beagle . Other key returners include outside hitters Zeynep Gur and Macy Daufeldt , and middle blocker Ashlynn Kuhn . The Bulldogs' 2024 non-conference slate features matches against opponents from...
Semi-truck crashes, catches fire on I-80/35 in Urbandale early Wednesday
URBANDALE, Iowa – A fiery semi-truck crash on I-80 in Urbandale caused traffic slowdowns Wednesday morning. The crash happened around 4:45 a.m. in the westbound lanes, east of 86th Street when a semi-truck collided with the barrier and caught on fire, according to Officer Collin Ten Haken with the Urbandale Police Department. The driver was […]
Toss It Now! Huge Recall In Iowa, Illinois & Wisconsin For Cucumbers
People in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin make not be feeling the best after eating cucumbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are letting Iowans, Illinoisans, and Wisconsinites know to avoid whole cucumbers. Whole cucumbers that have been grown in Florida are being recalled due to a Salmonella outbreak...
Time is Running Out on the Unclaimed $500,000 Iowa Lottery Ticket
The winner of a massive lottery prize has less than a month to claim it before a six-figure piece of paper effectively becomes worthless. Back in March, a Powerball ticket was purchased at a Kwik Star, located at 1502 South Federal Avenue, in Mason City, IA. That ticket proved to be a lucky one, as it's now worth $500,000. The prize will expire if unclaimed by the September 12th deadline.
Billiards master to hold exposition Saturday in downtown Perry
Dave Matlock, a Kansas-based professional billiards player, will present a billiards exposition at 12 noon Saturday in the Billiard Room at 1220 Willis Ave., Suite 13, in downtown Perry. Matlock, a champion on the 7-foot Bar Box, is also a leading billiards instructor who will offer suggestions for improving your...
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