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RAGBRAI 2024 Day 7 preview: Riders finish with trek from Mount Pleasant to Burlington
The hilliest ride in RAGBRAI history will cover its final miles Saturday as tired riders glide down to the Mississippi River at Burlington for the traditional ride-ending tire dip. Will they drive home glad to be done with the seven-day journey, or will they be wishing for just one day more? Here's what's...
RAGBRAI riders try to shoot like Caitlin Clark to raise money for high school basketball team
WAYLAND — Can you shoot like Caitlin Clark? WACO High School basketball players asked RAGBRAI riders to shoot from the logo — Clark's signature move — to raise money for their basketball and football programs. The sixth day of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa took riders nearly 85 miles from Ottumwa to Mount Pleasant, with eight towns in between. ...
RAGBRAI 2024 Day 6 preview: Riders gear up for lengthy ride from Ottumwa to Mount Pleasant
The longest ride of RAGBRAI week 2024 comes on Day 6, at almost 85 miles (100 if you take the optional Century Loop). But it doesn't have Day 3's brutal elevation gain, and it goes to some of the most interesting places in southern Iowa. Here's what's ahead. ...
'Psycho Sally' attracts 'psycho cyclists' to Albia cookie stand on RAGBRAI Day 5
ALBIA — For psycho cyclists cycling through Albia on Thursday, Psycho Cyclist Cookies was the place to be. Jennifer Hess and Troy Folkerts created "Psycho Sally" to advertise their one-day cookie stand. A 12-foot-high by 16-foot-wide mural features the Monroe County Courthouse and the county's Freedom Rock with Sally's foam and epoxy head. Their stand sold cycling themed cookies like "energy trail mix," "pedal power pineapple" and "revved-up velvet" in addition regular fare like chocolate chip...
'Can't dream that stuff up': Van Meter wins Iowa softball state championship off eighth grader's bat
FORT DODGE — Mady Schnell, remember the name. Van Meter softball fans surely will. It was Schnell who propelled the No. 1-seed Bulldogs into the state championship game with a...
The City of Cedar Rapids takes legal action against mysterious structure
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Rapids is taking action against a property that has a mysterious structure on it. When KCRG spoke with the structure’s owner, he told us it’s a power generator and a solution for sustainable energy around the world. But at night it would...
North Polk, Lynnville-Sully win state baseball championships
Carroll/Cedar Rapids – Dowling Catholic lost in the Class 4A title game to #1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 7-3. In the 3A title game, North Polk rallied again to beat Bishop Heelan 5-4. Chase Fjelland with the game winning walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the 7th. First title for the Comets in 10 years. […]
Photos: Johnson County Fair 2024
Members of the Johnson County area came together at the southern edge of Iowa City for the Johnson County Fair to celebrate and display the agricultural side of the county spanning over six days from Saturday, July 20 to Thursday, July 25. The fair hosted a variety of events ranging...
Fast-Growing National Burger Chain Coming to Eastern Iowa
One of the fastest-growing burger restaurant chains in the nation will be coming to Eastern Iowa!. KCRG reports that Atlanta-based cheeseburger chain Smalls Sliders is planning multiple locations in Eastern Iowa, prioritizing the cities of Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo, and Burlington. While the company won't say which city will get the first Iowa location, you can expect the first Iowa location of Smalls Sliders to open in 2025.
Cedar Rapids police teach kids about the joys of fishing at first ‘Badges and Bobbers’ event
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Rapids police officers spent Friday morning teaching local kids about the joys of fishing. This is the first year for the “Badges and Bobbers” event. Police officers and the Iowa DNR partnered with the Boys and Girls Club to host the event...
Former Secret Service member from Iowa weighs in on Trump assassination attempt
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Tony Every, a Colesburg native and former Secret Service agent, said he’s still shocked by the failure of an organization he worked for, for 21 years. Every spoke to TV9 roughly two weeks after a bullet narrowly missed former President Donald Trump’s head at...
White Corner University: Iowa finds heir to Cooper DeJean, names next starting white CB
The Iowa Hawkeyes wasted no time replacing top defensive back Cooper DeJean in their secondary. After three seasons at Iowa, DeJean declared for the NFL Draft and was selected No. 40 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. That left a vacancy at one of their cornerback positions, and Iowa found their next man for the job: sophomore CB John Nestor.
Prominent Black creatives to discuss growing up in Iowa at the Des Moines Art Center
Three high-profile Iowa natives will be in conversation this Sunday at the Des Moines Art Center. Artist b. Robert Moore and artist-activist Jordan Weber will join Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones. The evening sees the three come together to talk about growing up in the predominately white state of Iowa, with a discussion that touches on their “…pursuits to bring wider and more nuanced stories of our American history to the forefront.”
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