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Vote for top linebacker in the state entering 2024 Iowa high school football season
Who is the state’s best linebacker entering the 2024 Iowa high school football season? The Des Moines Register sought to find out with its definitive best players by position list. Now it's your turn to vote. Make your selection of the state’s best LB recruit and be sure to read all of our preview coverage...
Is social media like TikTok hurting your child's mental health? What you should know:
In Iowa and around the country, schools and lawmakers are curbing the use of cellphones and other devices in class to help students learn and improve their mental health. In the Des Moines metro area, Dallas Center-Grimes and Des Moines Public Schools have started to implement policies to limit phones during school...
Iowa Internet Sensation Has Unlikely Run in with ’90s Star
You might remember Gucci the cow from the viral videos that took the internet by storm a few years back. He and his owner, Mason Corkery from Jesup, made a splash on television screens after videos of their adventures to Chick-fil-A, Dairy Queen, and Starbucks went viral on TikTok. The...
IA: IEDA Board Approves Assistance for Manchester, Sioux Rapids Companies, Creating 8 Jobs
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board recently approved awards for two companies, which will assist in the creation of eight jobs and result in $7.6 million in new capital investment for the state. These projects are located in Manchester and Sioux Rapids. Storage provider to construct new facility in...
Tonight Show Announcer Visits His Butter Sculpture at the State Fair [VIDEO]
One member of the historic Tonight Show is from Bay Ridge, New York. Another member of the Tonight Show is from Des Moines, Iowa, and he visited his home state during the Iowa State Fair!. Jimmy Fallon, the star of The Tonight Show is an East Coast native but his...
Promoting Iowa’s dairy industry
DES MOINES, Iowa — New royalty was crowned Aug. 7 on the eve of the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Haley Ronnebaum of Earlville was crowned the 2024-2025 Iowa Dairy Princess. Ronnebaum is the daughter of Mitch and Jenny Ronnebaum. “I’m really excited,” Ronnebaum said. “It hasn’t fully sunk in...
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