My grandparents attended segregated schools in this very city, and their fight for civil rights echoes in today’s battle for ...

Highlights: Day 6, the briefest ride of the week, will take riders through Iowa's Driftless Area in northeast Iowa from Cedar ...

The valuation of commercial properties in Polk County rose an average of 11.7% this year, an increase that is less than what ...

History suggested Democrats would be favored to flip the House in 2026 as soon as Donald Trump clinched the presidency in 2024.— Little that’s happened over the last several months calls into question ...

At the risk of seeming Iowa-centric (okay, I am), I must admit that Atlas of Iowa, recently published by University of Iowa Press, presents details I had never considered about my adopted state.

You can find this unique road, along with many other sights to see in Iowa's Loess Hills. Specifically, it's found at Mile ...

Each day this week, the Des Moines Register will be presenting one of the daily maps for RAGBRAI 2025. Here's today's. Themes ...

Known as the "hidden secret of Decatur County," Go-Astronomy says that Nine Eagle State Park is the only dark sky park in ...

IOWA CITY — The winding road Iowa women’s basketball took to reach this pivotal point has the Hawkeyes confident they can handle just about anything. Now comes the final test in proving so. Iowa’s ...

Tucked away just four miles south of Boone, this 1,200-acre natural playground isn’t Iowa’s largest state park, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for with jaw-dropping scenery that will have your ...

The NCAA women’s big championship game takes place on Sunday. A lot of people will tune in – a ton more, in fact, than have ...

A dangerous tornado outbreak is ripping through the South and Midwest, destroying homes, streets and power lines. We're ...