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David Robinson, an NBA Hall of Famer, brings his 7-foot-1 presence to RAGBRAI, riding and chatting with the crowd for two days

Newly renamed as Casey's Center, the former Wells Fargo Arena has been making Des Moines memories for 20 years this month. Here's a look back.

People to Watch: Luke Hoffman, Iowa Bicycle Coalition director since October 2023, says he's just getting started on boosting safety, expanding trails

Carol Hunter, who will step down at the end of the year, has spent almost a decade guiding the Register newsroom. She was appointed editor in 2016.

Kurtz Hardware. ALMACO of Nevada. Josephs Jewelers. Von Maur. These Iowa family businesses have deep roots that support wider communities.

A century of remarkable journalism wins 17 Pulitzer Prizes for the Des Moines Register. Here are the stories behind the prizes.

What some have already dubbed the High Raccoon trail will link two nationally-known central Iowa bike trails beginning in the summer.

Trevontay Jenkins’ mother contests Des Moines police officers’ claim that they shot and killed the 16-year-old when he pointed a gun at them.

Compensation takes many forms at the best places to work in Iowa

Nominations are now open for the 2023 edition of the Des Moines Register’s Iowa’s Top Workplaces awards

In what its CEO called a ‘very complex’ deal involving two other farm retailers, Bomgaars is acquiring part of the Orscheln farm supply store chain.

The Hoover Presidential Foundation is seeking to raise $20.3 million to update the library and museum, last renovated in 1992

The annual car show in Des Moines is like no other, featuring some of the rarest, best-preserved cars in the metro.

Higher mortgage rates and prices coincide with the sales decline.

The Virginia-class vessel is expected to launch in early 2023 at the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Connecticut

Rain over the weekend didn’t prevent drought conditions from spreading and deepening in large swaths of the state

Our business and investigative editor braves the bends on the Middle Raccoon River. He offers his best tips, along with where to stop after you finish.

Flexibility, innovation and listening to employee feedback are all important traits of Top Workplaces, leaders say

C.J. Bienert’s cross-country pilgrimage of training in fine food led him right back to the row of stores where his father once operated a coffee shop.

John Anzalone is riding with companions including former Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs