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RAGBRAI Riders Continue Journey Today to Winterset
(Atlantic) After two short forty-mile trips from Glenwood to Red Oak and Red to Atlantic, cyclists will make an 82-mile trip to Winterset today. Riders are leaving Atlantic this morning and heading east through Wiota, Cumberland, Massena, Fontanelle, Greenfield, Orient, Macksburg, and Winterset. Doug Venteicher, Co-Chair of the Massena RAGBRAI...
RAGBRAI 2024 Day 4 preview: Riders leave Winterset en route to Knoxville
RAGBRAI's 50th anniversary edition in 2023 drew so many riders on some days that it could be bit overwhelming — especially on Day 4, when it rolled from Ames to Des Moines with up to 60,000 people in tow. This year's 51st ride through hilly and sparsely populated southern Iowa has been...
Polk County homelessness organization voices concerns over ordinances
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines City Council is considering stricter ways of dealing with homelessness. On Monday, an ordinance that bans camping on public property as well as sleeping in several outdoor public spaces passed its first reading. The ordinance states that people would have to immediately leave the camp at the time of the notice and would have at least 24 hours to remove their items. During city council's Monday work session on homeless ordinances, officials said the city will give a heads up to a local agency about the camp's location so that service providers will be on-site.
RAGBRAI Day 3 preview: Riders prepare for climb from Atlantic to Winterset
If you're of the opinion that nothing good comes easy, this is the RAGBRAI 2024 day for you: 82 miles and 4,519 — yes, 4,519 — feet of climb. RAGBRAI comfortingly reassures us that it's a rolling sort of ride, with plenty of opportunities to coast the first part of the uphills on the momentum of the previous drop. ...
Jasper County Sheriff's Office Looking For A Suspicious Vehicle
(Jasper Co, IA) -- The Jasper County Sheriff's Office is looking for the driver of a black pickup truck with Ohio plates. Jasper County Sheriff's Deputy Brad Shutts says the driver was seen acting suspiciously and repeatedly passed another car on Highway 14 heading toward Newton on July 19 at around 5:30 p.m.
Central Iowa teen sells bananas to raise money for children's cancer charity on RAGBRAI
SAINT CHARLES — Regan Anderson went bananas for charity Wednesday by selling bananas to hungry RAGBRAI riders. Anderson, 16, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma at age 7. Now he is an Interstate 35 High School student working to become an Eagle Scout. As part of his work, he sold bananas to riders on the fourth day of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa for the lofty price of $1 and donated proceeds to Children's...
Des Moines hopes road construction helps long-term infrastructure goals
DES MOINES, Iowa — Construction season is well underway and that means roads across Des Moines are under construction. Many of the road construction projects require a complete replacement of the roads due to age. Tom Vlach, the Deputy City Engineer for Des Moines, said that the city is able to replace more than just […]
Beshear to headline Liberty and Justice Celebration in Des Moines
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- Kentucky Governor, Andy Beshear is set to headline the Iowa Democratic Party’s Liberty and Justice Celebration in Des Moines this weekend. Organizers for the event say that it was scheduled prior to President Joe Biden’s withdraw from the 2024 Presidential race. Beshear had been expanding his name recognition prior to Sunday’s shakeup […]
Historic front page from the Des Moines Register, April 20, 1989: USS Iowa blast kills 47
Featured front page The USS Iowa was the first of the Iowa-class battleships that were the mightiest in the U.S. fleet in World War II. It was decommissioned in...
West Des Moines P&Z takes steps to move the Grand Experience forward
The West Des Moines Planning and Zoning Commission took steps this week toward the realization of the Grand Experience, a planned $500 million entertainment and commercial development. The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted Monday to recommend approval of an amendment to the city’s planned unit development concept plan and...
JLL adds staff as it eyes future expansion
Real estate brokerage firm JLL has added three people to its Des Moines staff as it works to meet the growing needs of its commercial clients, said Marcus Pitts, senior managing director of JLL in Des Moines. The additions of Nick Anderson, Joe Bergman and Thomas Edwards also come as...
Wyffels opens Ames warehouse distribution center
Wyffels Hybrids recently opened its new warehouse and distribution center in Ames, where it will employ more than 200 full-time employees. The facility is located on 150 acres east of Ames. According to a news release, the facility will bring the company’s products closer to customers in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota.
Des Moines Considering Putting A Limit On Backyard Chickens
(Des Moines, IA) -- Des Moines city leaders are considering changing an ordinance that may impact backyard flocks due to noise complaints. The City Council is discussing limiting the number of chickens and roosters a homeowner can have. A Des Moines councilwoman stated that the change is necessary as residents...
Trever Baumler ignites Dowling Catholic in Iowa state baseball tournament win over DCG
CEDAR RAPIDS — Once the skies cleared and the baseball resumed, No. 7 seed Dowling Catholic delivered a quality effort to kick off what the Maroons hope is a lengthy stay at the Iowa high school state baseball tournament. Trever Baumler tossed 5 2/3 sparkling innings and helped Dowling finally break...
President of West Des Moines-based R&R Real Estate Advisors earns community service award
Adam Kaduce, president of West Des Moines, Iowa-based R&R Real Estate Advisors, earned the Urbandale Alumni Association’s 2024 Urbandale High School Distinguished Young Alumnus Award. This award celebrates Kaduce’s contributions to the Urbandale community. Kaduce is a 2005 graduate of Urbandale High School and has displayed his commitment...
U.S. Humane Society wants investigation into West Des Moines zoo
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The Humane Society of the United States is raising new concerns about a West Des Moines zoo after an animal caretaker was injured on the job. According to the Blue Zoo Aquarium, a Bamboo shark bit an animal caretaker on the hand on Monday. Medics treated the victim and the […]
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...
Macksburg is home to a national skillet throw competition. RAGBRAI riders tried the sport.
MACKSBURG — Ready, aim, throw your frying pans. Macksburg, a small town of just about 100 people, is home to the Macksburg National Skillet Throw, a competition where participants throw frying pans at dummies. One point is earned for knocking the head (a basketball) off a dummy (made of sandbags). Two points are earned for hitting the head straight on. You have to throw underhanded and can't use both hands. ...
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson coming to Des Moines in October
DES MOINES, Iowa — Taylor Tomlinson has set her eyes on Iowa as part of her next comedy tour "Save Me," adding a two-day stop at the Des Moines Civic Center. Tomlinson will be in Des Moines on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12. Ticket sales will begin on Thursday with a presale from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. General sales begin Friday at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased here.
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