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Bedford's magical run, upset bid end in walk-off fashion in state quarterfinal
(Carroll) -- Bedford baseball gave top-seeded Akron-Westfield all they could handle Monday afternoon, but ultimately fell in extra innings, ending their magical postseason run. The Bulldogs (20-11) never let the moment look too big as they went toe-to-toe with the presumptive Class 1A state championship favorite for nine innings, but...
Glenwood basks in post-RAGBRAI glow
(Glenwood) -- Chalk up another RAGBRAI hosting stint for Glenwood. For the eighth time, Glenwood was a starting point for the Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Jennie Davis is executive director of the Mills County Area Chamber of Commerce. Davis tells KMA News inclement weather didn't stop bicyclists from pouring into the community for Saturday's expo.
IPIB dismisses open meeting complaint against Sidney
(Des Moines) -- The Iowa Public Information Board has dismissed an open meetings complaint against the city of Sidney. During its monthly meeting Thursday, the IPIB, by a 7-0 vote, approved the dismissal of the complaint that was filed by Kenneth Brown on May 23rd, alleging the city of Sidney had violated Chapter 21 of Iowa Code. Erica Eckley is the Executive Director of the IPIB. Eckley says the complaint primarily surrounds a city zoning board meeting held on May 1st but was initially published for a different date.
This RAGBRAI rider wants his daughters to join him so much he put a condition in his will
RED OAK — Rich Stevens is hoping that if there's a will, there's a way he can get his daughters to join him on RAGBRAI — literally. Stevens has had a 29-year love affair with the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa and he wants to share it with his daughters, age 31 and 14.
Day 2 of RAGBRAI Riders Pedaling Through Lewis Favoring the Goats, and the Large Flag
(Lewis) Day 2 of RAGBRAI continues today. Cyclists are going to their overnight stop in Atlantic, passing through Elliott, Griswold, and Lewis before spending the night there. Lewis RAGBRAI Committee Chairman Sarah Archibald caught up with some riders this morning who were stopping in Lewis. The cyclists enjoyed the giant flag and the goat exhibit.
RAGBRAI rides through Glenwood, Red Oak
(Red Oak) -- Cyclists from across the country and the globe began the over 460-mile trek of RAGBRAI Sunday. After kicking off with an expo in Glenwood Saturday, tens of thousands of cyclists made their way across Mills County and began filing into Red Oak Sunday afternoon and evening for the 51st Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Tents, trailers, and trucks packed into the Red Oak Junior-Senior High and Inman Elementary grounds, public parks, and host family's yards and homes. KMA News had a chance to catch up with some riders, including first-timers such as Al West from northwest Missouri. A veteran cyclist, West says he has usually preferred riding solo or with smaller groups. But, he says the first day went well in the jam-packed event.
Locals gather at the Blazing Saddle to watch six-part series on its history, ‘The Last American Gay Bar’
A viewing party at a bar is an everyday occurrence, but what about if the bar itself is the subject of said viewing party? That’s exactly what has been happening every Wednesday of this month at the Blazing Saddle in Des Moines. Opening in 1983, the Blazing Saddle is...
Fruit and Vegetable Field Day, August 6
Ames, IA – The horticulture team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will hold the 2024 Fruit and Vegetable Field Day Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Iowa State University’s Horticulture Research Station, northeast of Ames. The annual event will feature various research and demonstration projects on fruit and...
Police release name of Des Moines woman who died in weekend crash
DES MOINES, Iowa — The name of a Des Moines woman who was killed in a weekend crash that police say was caused by a driver trying to flee another crash has been released. Maria Elena Rodriguez, 47, has been identified as the victim of the crash that happened Saturday just after 8:00 p.m. at […]
Dream Team Des Moines learning life lessons through RAGBRAI
DES MOINES, Iowa — Conquering this year's RAGBRAI route is no easy feat, but a special group of central Iowa kids are taking on the challenge after months of preparation. For 27 years, the nonprofit cycling club Dream Team Des Moines has taken in hundreds of disadvantaged teens across central Iowa, teaching life lessons by way of a bicycle.
'You can't stop living:' Rider with scleroderma bikes RAGBRAI with help of oxygen tanks
RED OAK — Today was a TOUGH day. That's how Barb Heenan described Day 1 of RAGBRAI. But the 53-year-old from Des Moines was ready to get back on the bike for Day 2 of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, hoping to add another one on the books. For...
Legendary Band Performing in Cedar Rapids This Fall
There are so many amazing shows that come to our little neck of the world in Eastern Iowa. From genres like country to rock and classic rock, we have a lot of great options each year. Now, I'm excited to tell you about another!. If you like live music, this...
Des Moines woman wins $500,000 Iowa Lottery prize
DES MOINES, Iowa — Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa. But for one recent Iowa Lottery winner, the two may as well be one in the same. Melissa Runnels of Des Moines took home a $500,000 prize, the 11th top prize in the Iowa Lottery's "$500,000 CA$H" scratch game. She purchased her winning ticket at Git N Go (1307 Army Post Rd.) in Des Moines.
Woman Who Found Wedding Dress in a Ditch Can't Locate Owner—And the Internet Thinks It Belongs to a Runaway Bride
Wedding dresses are extremely valuable—both economically and sentimentally—pieces of clothing. That’s why when one woman discovered a bridal gown lying on the side of the highway, she went to great lengths to track down the rightful owner. According to the local news station in Des Moines, Iowa, CBS-affiliated KCCI, the woman, Denise Gannon, was driving with her husband on the highway, just north of Rippey, Iowa, in June 2024 when she noticed something in a ditch on the side of the road. “All this fluff was just fluffing around in the wind,” Gannon recalled.
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...
State: Nursing home resident suffocated while trapped in bed rails
A Cedar Falls nursing home has been cited for the death of a resident who suffocated while trapped between her bed rails and a wall. According to state inspection reports, a registered nurse at NewAldaya Lifescapes entered a female resident’s room shortly after 9 a.m. on June 16 and found the woman face down, wedged […] The post State: Nursing home resident suffocated while trapped in bed rails appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Iowa state softball: Class 5A Valley, Ankeny, Pleasant Valley and Urbandale advance
FORT DODGE — Composure. That’s the best way to describe what pushed No. 1 Valley past No. 8 Prairie in the Class 5A softball state tournament quarterfinal on Monday. The Tigers did send the Hawks packing, 11-1, in five innings, after all. ...
Bleeker shines on the mound, at the plate to move Heelan into State Semifinal
(Cedar Rapids) – Bishop Heelan got an all-around performance from senior star Jaron Bleeker and had just enough to get by Pella in a Class 3A State Quarterfinal Monday night. The Crusaders (33-10) got a complete game 11-strikeout performance from Bleeker, who also drove in two of the team’s...
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