Tucked away just outside the small town of Madrid, Iowa lies a natural wonder that defies everything you thought you knew about the Hawkeye State’s landscape – Ledges State Park, where dramatic ...

Memorial Day weekend is approaching faster than a Midwestern thunderstorm, and if you’re still scrambling for getaway plans, I’ve got a gem hiding in plain sight: Ledges State Park in Madrid, Iowa.

A new park going up in the Highland Park neighborhood this year combines fun and function. Originally known as the East 9th ...

Jasper County and the City of Newton are finally on the right track. The two governing entities have come together to establish an almost 500-acre rail park spearheaded by partners Iowa Interstate ...

Forest City and North Iowa school boards on April 21 approved a superintendent sharing agreement for 2025-2026. Superintendent Darwin Lehmann will begin providing 40% superintendent services to the No ...

Highlights: Day 6, the briefest ride of the week, will take riders through Iowa's Driftless Area in northeast Iowa from Cedar Falls to Oelwein. It is known for its towering bluffs and steep cliffs ...

Highlights: Ackley, Aplington, Parkersburg and New Hartford were all on the route for the fourth day of RAGBRAI in 2021 from Iowa Falls to Waterloo. This year's route from Iowa Falls to ...

Each day this week, the Des Moines Register will be presenting one of the daily maps for RAGBRAI 2025. Here's today's. In the lead-up to the 2020 election, all eyes are on Iowa. Get updates of all ...

Highlights: The highlight of the day will be a 15-mile trip through southern Minnesota, the first time RAGBRAI has left Iowa's borders. Wahpeton, on the western shore of West Lake Okoboji ...

But beyond that jaw-dropping first for the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, there's plenty more to know about where it's going this summer. RAGBRAI released the full route map ...

Sunny. High temperature around 56F. Dew point will be around 37F with an average humidity of 64%. Winds will be 4 mph from the S. Partly cloudy. Low temperature around 38F. Dew point will be around ...

The Iowa Hawkeyes made a significant change at the end of their season, firing Fran McCaffrey and hiring Ben McCollum as their next head coach. McCollum and Iowa have lost some key players in the ...