DES MOINES, Iowa – According to close friends, the co-founder of the Register’s
Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, better known as RAGBRAI, died on
Wednesday morning. John Karras was rais…
ELKHART, Iowa – A business in Elkhart is giving people the opportunity to
recycle their unwanted Halloween pumpkins. The Holton Homestead encourages
people to leave their pumpkins in a bin outside …
WEST BEND, Iowa — West Bend-Mallard Elementary School in West Bend was recently
ranked the top elementary school in Iowa by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News
& World Report ranked t…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Although President Joe Biden extended student loan repayment
in late December, scammers are targeting unsuspecting borrowers. Mary Jo Terry,
the managing partner for Yrefy,…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Polk County has seen an increase in suicides among young
people, according to the nonprofit MindSpring Mental Health Alliance. In
December 2021, a young person under 12 yea…
DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s been four and a half years since Mary Neubauer lost her
son Sergei to suicide. “He was an incredibly bright, talented kid. He could sit
down and draw whate…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines City Council members will consider hiring an
independent third-party consulting firm next month to enhance the police
department’s policies, training, and …