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Iowa’s Latest Billionaire Made Their Fortune on the Farm
If you've ever wondered who the richest person was in Iowa, we have an answer! If you assumed that Iowa's richest person had something to do with farming or agriculture, you would have assumed correctly. Who is the Richest Person in Iowa in 2024?. The latest Iowa billionaire is Harry...
Here are 10 of the top Iowa high school softball players at the 2024 state tournament
The 2024 Iowa high school softball state tournament begins on Monday, and some of the state’s most talented players will compete for the championship trophy in five different classes. Some of those players separate themselves from the crowd, like Sigourney’s Carly Goodwin and St. Edmond’s Mariah Myers. Between college-level...
Inside an Iowa Planned Parenthood clinic before abortion ban takes effect
The day was, for the most part, business as usual for the Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames. Patients trickled in and out of the small health care center in the Campustown neighborhood, one of only two clinics in Iowa that provide surgical abortions. The overseeing OB-GYN on duty managed a packed schedule as...
Some of Iowa's oldest institutions join Register's birthday celebration. See list of 44:
Celebrating its 175th birthday, the Des Moines Register asked Iowa's most venerable nonprofit institutions — those around for at least a century — to join in with their stories. From major state universities to small charities, here they are: 4-H ...
51st RAGBRAI Underway In Iowa
(Red Oak, IA) -- The 51st RAGBRAI is underway. Cyclists are leaving Red Oak this morning bound for Atlantic, Iowa on Day 2 of the Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. Pass-through towns today include Elliot, Griswold, and Lewis. Riders will travel just over 40 miles and climb over...
How are your finances? Study shows Iowans ranks among least financially distressed
Many Americans can relate to financial distress, especially in the last few years. Inflation, fluctuating unemployment, public health crises and more have made it difficult for some Americans to pay their bills, WalletHub Financial said. WalletHub compared the 50 states across nine key metrics to see how financial trouble varies across the country....
‘We Are Here With That Insecurity’: Mixed-Status Families Weigh Leaving Iowa
This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest. Having spent more than half her life in Waterloo, Iowa, she has built a life here. It’s where she met her husband and where her only daughter, who wants to become a sonographer, was born. That’s why, after a day’s work...
Josh Pate Predicts Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State Big 12 Championship Game
With multiple teams in the Big 12 Conference capable of hoisting the Big 12 Championship trophy in the upcoming season, many experts worldwide have begun to make their picks for Arlington. The most recent college football expert to voice their opinion was the Late Kick’s Josh Pate, who placed his...
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.
Iowa sells out 2024 home football schedule
IOWA CITY, Iowa-- Another year of anticipation and excitement for Hawkeye football fans. On Monday, Iowa announced that they have sold out its 2024 home schedule. The Hawkeyes were projected fifth in the Big Ten in this year's media poll and there's buzz that the Hawkeyes could be a potential College Football Playoff caliber team.
Economics graduate student selected as Outstanding Student Leader of the Year
Albulena Basha's efforts to advocate for and build community among fellow students earned her the Outstanding Student Leader of the Year Award for 2024. The award, presented by Iowa State University's Office of Student Engagement, recognizes one student each year who is active in a student organization, inspires growth in others, enriches the future of their community and organization, and goes above and beyond their duties.
See footage from burning trailer that stopped traffic on I-35 near Elkhart
A camper caught fire while traveling on Interstate 35 near Elkhart Thursday evening, resulting in northbound traffic coming to a complete stop. Footage from the Iowa Department of Transportation showed a Jayco camper going up in flames while parked on the side of the interstate. As traffic passed by on the right...
It's RAGBRAI week! The 51st ride kicked off Sunday with more 'normal' crowds
HENDERSON — RAGBRAI has kicked off its 51st year with a more — quote, unquote — normal feeling. Though is anything about this river-to-river ride through the Hawkeye State truly normal? After celebrating a half-century last year with a bang, fewer riders are participating in the 2024 edition of the Register's Annual...
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