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PGA makes 3rd stop in South Carolina, LPGA stays by the bay

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2021 10:46 AM EDT
PGA TOUR PALMETTO CHAMPIONSHIP AT CONGAREE Site: Ridgeland, South Carolina. Course: Congaree GC....

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2018, file photo, Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie Pollard speaks during an NCAA college football news conference, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State has extended the contract of Athletics Director Jamie Pollard to 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard gets extension through 2026

Apr. 05, 2021 11:04 AM EDT

Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, D-45) speaks on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in opposition to HSB 9, a legislation proposing an amendment to the Iowa Constitution that upholds the right to keep and bear arms at the Iowa State Capitol, in Des Moines. (Olivia Sun/The Des Moines Register via AP)
Iowa lawmaker wears jeans to note GOP's lack of mask mandate

By David Pitt Feb. 03, 2021 01:03 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2018, file photo, Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie Pollard speaks during an NCAA college football news conference, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State's athletic budget outlook is better than expected, and the school will push forward with several initiatives that should create new revenue streams, athletic director Jamie Pollard said in a video sent to fans Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Iowa State athletic finances improving; new projects planned

Jan. 25, 2021 02:13 PM EST

Iowa State head coach Steve Prohm directs his team against Jackson State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney)
Iowa State ends 4-game skid beating Jackson State 60-45

Dec. 20, 2020 03:34 PM EST

Iowa average farmland value increases 1.7% in past year

Dec. 16, 2020 02:21 PM EST
AMES, Iowa (AP) — The value of Iowa farmland increased by an average of 1.7% in the past year despite severe weather, trade uncertainty and the coronavirus...

FILE - Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell reacts on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Ames, Iowa, in this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, file photo. The Cyclones, who at No. 8 have their highest ranking ever in The Associated Press poll, play No. 12 Oklahoma on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Humble start leads to Campbell's historic season at Iowa St

By Eric Olson Dec. 15, 2020 06:33 PM EST

Joens scores 25 points in No. 15 Iowa State women's win

Nov. 25, 2020 03:40 PM EST
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 25 points and No. 15 Iowa State opened its season with a 69-43 victory over Omaha on Wednesday, though without head coach...

Texas' Sam Ehlinger (11) is tackled by Texas Tech's Adrian Frye (7) short of the goal line during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)
College Football Picks: Another week of Big 12 upset alerts

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 30, 2020 01:42 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Sep. 21, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. September 17, 2020 Help Stephens Auditorium, as well as other arts venues, get through the pandemic ...

Cedar Falls joins with other Iowa cities in requiring masks

Sep. 09, 2020 10:24 AM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Falls approved a mask mandate Tuesday, joining with other Iowa cities that have taken similar moves as the state continues to see...

'It's going horribly': College towns fret about census count

By Mike Schneider And Anita Snow Sep. 09, 2020 09:11 AM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Betsy Landin was listed by her parents on the 2020 census as living at her family's home in Phoenix when she really should have been counted in...

Des Moines Public School students and supporters march from Roosevelt High School to the Governor's Mansion at Terrace Hill to protest the cancellation of fall and winter extracurriculars on Sept. 7, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. All in-person activities were suspended this month as the district's classroom instruction remains virtual. (Olivia Sun/The Des Moines Register via AP)
Des Moines students protest decision to cancel activities

Sep. 07, 2020 06:00 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Sep. 07, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. September 1, 2020 The last thing Iowans should do: Attend an Iowa State football game with 25,000 fans ...

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, wears a mask in honor of Breonna Taylor before her match against Misaki Doi, of Japan, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The Latest: Fanless Triple Crown _ Preakness won't have fans

By The Associated Press Sep. 02, 2020 07:25 AM EDT

Iowa seeing troubling virus trends as students return

By David Pitt Aug. 26, 2020 02:41 PM EDT
As K-12 and college students and staff return to classrooms across Iowa, the pace of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations has accelerated, prompting alarm...

FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2020 file photo, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds updates the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak during a news conference in Johnston, Iowa. The refusal of Gov. Reynolds to require Iowans to wear masks in public has prompted at least three cities and a county to impose their own local ordinances setting up what could be a legal battle over whether local officials have the authority to impose such demands. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Local control dispute brewing over Iowa mask mandates

By David Pitt Aug. 08, 2020 12:37 PM EDT

ISU virus tests find 2.2% of returning students positive

Aug. 07, 2020 05:22 PM EDT
AMES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa State University program to administer coronavirus tests as students move back to campus has found 66 testing positive, the...

Owner Claudio Gianello stands in the doorway of his temporarily closed Café Beaudelaire restaurant, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Ames, Iowa. Within a few weeks of Gov. Kim Reynolds opening bars and restaurants to customers again two major college cities in Iowa are seeing spikes in coronavirus cases among young adults between 19 and 25. In Ames the surge is serious enough to prompt several owners of restaurants and bars near the Iowa State University campus to close voluntarily just weeks after reopening. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Virus cases spike among young adults in Iowa college towns

By David Pitt Jun. 23, 2020 04:43 PM EDT