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Union Slough Auto Tour Route Open from August 1st – September 20th
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge is pleased to announce the auto tour route will be open from. Thursday, August 1st through Friday, September 20th , 2024. Visitors are welcome to drive the tour route from sunrise to sunset during those dates. The auto tour route begins at the refuge headquarters...
1968 – Over 6,000 See Droste Triumph
Waterloo, Iowa (July 28, 1968) – Red Droste recovered from an early collision to win the mid-season championship race at Tunis Speedway on Sunday evening. More than 6,000 race fans packed the grandstands, the largest crowd in over five years. Droste of Waterloo and Mert Williams of Rochester, Minn.,...
Sioux City starts strong with 2-run homer, Cleburne finds strength in late innings with a 13-5 win over X’s
The Sioux City Explorers finished up game 3 of their 4-game series against the Cleburne Railroaders. The Explorers fought for a chance at a comeback win after facing a tough loss Friday night that resulted in the end of J.D. Scholten's win streak.
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...
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...
Chef Lynn Pritchard abruptly closes one of his three Des Moines restaurants
After a little more than two years in the East Village, chef Lynn Pritchard closed his restaurant 503 Cocktail Lab & Tasting Room. Pritchard opened Table 128, his farm-to-table restaurant south of downtown Des Moines, and Hugo’s Wood-Fired Kitchen, his ode to Mediterranean fare in the Drake neighborhood, this past spring. ...
Tranquility and seven bedrooms can be purchased in West Des Moines for $2.5 million
A seven-bedroom home for sale in West Des Moines delivers two of almost everything for executive level buyers searching for a showcase property in a quiet neighborhood. Listed at a lofty $2.5 million, Realtor Saatchi Kalra has years of experience with the local luxury home market and is aware that potential clients comfortable at this price point often have very specific needs. ...
THIS Iowa School Has a #1 Recruiting Class in College Basketball
In this ever-changing world of college athletics, one thing that still means something is how your recruiting class stacks up to the rest of the country. Sure, you still have to coach the athletes and hope they play to their potential, but most coaches would rather work with an elite recruiting class than not. One Iowa college is off to a great start for the class of 2025. In fact, they're ranked #1 in all of college basketball!
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. ...
BUSSE: Weekly thoughts, preseason top 10, basketball concluding workouts, House settlement details
Cyclone Alert publisher Alec Busse's weekly thoughts column including details on his preseason top 10 in CFB, the house settlement's fine details, basketball's conclusion to summer workouts and more. Cyclone Alert Publisher Alec Busse returns with his weekly thoughts column on Monday morning as Iowa State football prepares to begin...
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...
Iowa middle school students will perform with Foreigner at Iowa State Fair
JOHNSTON, Iowa — The hallways at Johnston Middle School are mostly empty during summer break until you reach Jorie O'Leary's classroom. She's helping 18 ninth graders get ready for a big show at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand. The guys are getting ready to be on stage with rock...
'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.
Local animal shelter collects donations to help abandoned dog
GRIMES, Iowa- Volunteers at a local animal shelter in Grimes are turning to the community for help after finding an abandoned dog. Leo is one-and-a-half-years old and was alone and hurt, seeking shelter in a garage in Bondurant before Kristin Riding Coffman, a volunteer at Rescue Rehab Rehome, rescued him. “It makes me really sad. […]
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