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ADM’s Madi James Receives Honorable Mention for All-Conference
Junior Madi James, from the Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Softball team, is credited for earning an honorable mention for all-conference. James played in 39 games this season, stepping up to the plate for 115 at-bats. The junior scored 28 runs on 30 hits, capturing 19 singles, eight doubles, one triple, and two home runs. James had an on base percentage of .325. Defensively, she a left fielder who garnered 37 putouts and had three errors on the year. James will be coming back for her senior year as ADM looks to make it back to the state tournament for the fifth consecutive time.
Iowa football's all-time record against every team on the 2024-2025 schedule
The 2024 Iowa football season is a month away and the official start of college football season is less than a month away. After making it to the Big Ten Championship in 2023 but falling to the eventual National Champion Michigan team, Iowa is ready to make a comeback. After...
Crossroads Park re-opens after large weekend fight, loaded AK-47 found
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – A West Des Moines park that was shut down over the weekend following a large fight, and the discovery of a loaded rifle, has been reopened. Police were called to Crossroads Park at 5205 Ashworth Road Friday night on a report of a fight involving around 50 people, according to […]
Vote: Des Moines Register Athletes of the Week for July 22-28
This past week saw the Iowa high school state softball and baseball tournaments both take place from July 22-26. The state softball tournament was held at the Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge. Pleasant Valley (Class 5A), Carlisle (4A), Williamsburg (3A), Van Meter (2A) and Sigourney (1A) were all crowned state champions. The state...
Longing for space, these Black Iowans seek to uplift their families and their communities
Part of a series for the Des Moines Register's 175th anniversary that examines Iowa's past and future demographics. Rachelle Long wanted everything to be just right. With an hour left before the Independence Day parade began, Long and her friends scrambled to decorate their display. At Valley High School, where she graduated decades...
Register reporter Phillip Sitter tells the story of his trip to Ukraine during war
Editor's note: Phillip Sitter first told this story on stage at the Des Moines Storytellers Project's "Travel." The Des Moines Storytellers Project is a series of storytelling events in which community members work with Register journalists to tell true, first-person stories live on stage. An edited version appears below. In October 2022, I felt more peace...
Historic front page from Des Moines Register, June 1, 2020: Protests of George Floyd's death
Featured front page For two consecutive nights around the Iowa Capitol and downtown, people protesting the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police have clashed with...
USA TODAY named its Bars of the Year. This Des Moines favorite made the list
Hello, Marjorie in Des Moines made USA TODAY’s list of best bars in the country. The USA TODAY Bars of the Year 2024 list, released today, features 27 bars from dives to high-end cocktail bars. ...
Project CommUNITY: Miss Iowa USA uses platform to uplift local Black-owned business
DES MOINES, Iowa — The third time is the charm for McKenzie Kerry. After three years of competing in pageants, the 25-year-old was recently crowned Miss Iowa USA. "Every time I put on my sash or my crown, it becomes a little more real," Kerry said, smiling. Kerry's coronation...
Marshalltown mall owner could face contempt of court for failure to fix code violations
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — The owner of the Marshalltown mall, which has been without power for months, has been ordered to fix code violations in the next three weeks or be held in contempt of court. A non-jury trial was held on July 19. The city had filed a complaint...
'The guy shows up every day': Quinn Schulte's leadership, work-ethic separate himself from competition
DES MOINES, Iowa-- Sixth-year senior Quinn Schulte has always been a bit reserved when it came to the media, but he's always had the respect of his coaches and teammates. During Big Ten Media Days, Jay Higgins opened up about what Schulte has meant to him and the entire defense.
Supervisors approve use of courthouse lawn for RVTV festivities in Newton
Jul. 28—In about a month-and-a-half, the annual WHO 13 RVTV Tour will make its way to Newton in preparation of the Iowa-Iowa State Cy-Hawk game, and when it does the Jasper County Courthouse will be ready for it. The board of supervisors on July 23 authorized the use of the courthouse lawn for community festivities. Erin Yeager, executive director of Newton Main Street, told supervisors that ...
Tasker Phillips Is a First Time 410 Winner on Border Battle Night at Knoxville!
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 27, 2024) – Tasker Phillips held off a tough 46-car 988 Lifeline 410 field to earn his first ever win in the class at Knoxville Raceway Saturday on Weiler Night featuring the second leg of the Border Battle. Phillips’ win aboard the BDS Motorsports #1 earned him $7,000. Emerson Axsom held off a 62-car 360 field to gain another first win, as he.