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Young riders hit the RAGBRAI route from Winterset to Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Pedaling into Indianola this morning was a bit of a challenge for RAGBRAI riders after the hilly start to the day. But the tough route couldn't keep Cara Lamping or Natalia Porto of Johnston from hopping on. "We've done 30 I think. 30 miles," Lamping said....
PETA Pushes Iowa State Fair to Drop Animal Exhibits
A popular tradition at the Iowa State Fair had to be canceled this year for a startling reason. The bird flu is throwing a wrench in the plans for event organizers. Officials for the Iowa State Fair announced that due to the recent outbreaks of avian influenza, they have decided to cancel the milking parlor and "I Milked a Cow" experiences for this fair season.
Fired UIHC resident faces sentencing for violating patient privacy laws
A fired University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics resident is now facing sentencing for violating federal patient privacy laws at two Iowa hospitals. Dr. Gabriel Alejandro Hernandez Roman, 34, formerly of Iowa City, was indicted in April on a charge of wrongfully obtaining individually identifiable health information under false pretenses for personal gain or malicious […]
RAGBRAI riders feel unfazed by hilliest day of week as they enter central Iowa
GREENFIELD — Hills? No problem. Tuesday's jaunt on the third day of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa took riders from Atlantic to Winterset over 82 miles and 4,519 feet of climb. The day was expected to be the hardest of RAGBRAI 51, but riders shrugged off concerns about the hills amid temperate weather early Tuesday morning. ...
RAGBRAI Rolls into Knoxville Today
After months of preparation, RAGBRAI will officially be rolling into Knoxville today. The riders will be making the 75 mile ride from Winterset over to the Sprint Car Capital of the World. The city anticipates riders to be arriving as early as noon today. Riders will be coming up from the south on Highway 14 and a majority of them will be staying at the main campground located near the Knoxville Rec Center and Knoxville High School. There will be eight total campgrounds throughout the city with shuttles taking people from the campgrounds to the downtown area.
Polk County Health Department launches pilot program to close disparity gaps for Latinos with cognitive diseases
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hispanic Americans are 15 times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia compared to white Americans, according to the Alzheimer's Association. It's a disparity gap the Polk County Health Department is looking to address with a new Latino Brain Health pilot program. "We've been there...
Milo became Milo-Ritaville for this year's RAGBRAI, bringing a tropical party to Iowa
MILO — Limbo. Margaritas. A parrot. Tropical portable toilets. Welcome to Milo-Ritaville. Milo has a population of just 778, but as a banner in the town square said, Milo-Ritaville had a population of 20,778 on Day 4 of RAGBRAI. The city square had been remodeled completely to fit the theme. Surfboards were posted...
RAGBRAI passes through Des Moines metro for 2nd year in a row, attracting more riders
INDIANOLA — Day 4 of RAGBRAI took riders the closest they'll come to Des Moines on this year's route and gave them a smorgasbord of sights and bites to experience on stops. It's the second year in a row that metro residents could easily hop on the ride; last year's historic 50th anniversary route stopped in Ames and Des Moines before passing through other central Iowa towns. Wednesday's route felt busier than other days so far this...
'Backwards Will' Walker: RAGBRAI rider turns heads by riding his bike backwards
MILO — An Iowa State trooper guarding an intersection west of Milo raised his right eyebrow when Will Walker waved at him as his back was to the hill he was about to descend. But for Walker, known as "Backwards Will," it was just another day in the saddle. Walker, an Anchorage, Alaska,...
Shark euthanized after biting person in West Des Moines
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The Humane Society of the United States is calling for Blue Zoo to shut down after an employee was bitten by a shark in West Des Moines on Tuesday. KCCI in Des Moines is reporting that a staff member at Blue Zoo was transporting...
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...
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...
Ames wastewater treatment facility’s needed renovation could cost more than $50 million
Plans to renovate Ames' wastewater treatment facility may cost the city $8.6 million more than expected. The Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) is being converted to improved nutrient removal treatment technology, which will take place over a 20-year period. The first phase of the project received only two bids, and the low...
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...
NCAA to increase scholarship limits in football, men’s basketball & more
The NCAA will move to increase scholarship limits as part of an agreement that will be filed on Friday according to a report from Ross Dellinger at Yahoo! Sports. The move will increase the limit to football scholarships a program is able to grant from 85 to 105. Men’s basketball...
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