After three years of trying, the governor’s plan to provide state employees four weeks of paid maternity leave and one week of paid paternity leave.It will also provide four weeks
After a three years of negotiations, the legislature has approved a plan to distribute nearly $57 million for opioid addiction treatment and prevention programs. Companies that produced, marketed and sold
The annual Orange City Tulip Festival, celebrating the town’s Dutch heritage, is underway. Spokesperson Avery Kelch says thousands of tulips are blooming in this good weather. “Windmill Park is where a
The latest report from the Iowa Department of Transportation doesn’t show any slowdowns in rail shipments due to tariffs on foreign goods. The DOT’s Stuart Anderson gave an update to
An Iowa lawmaker is accusing state investigators of testing software on the Iowa Capitol before using it to monitor Iowa and Iowa State athletes to see if they were using
Iowa’s largest non-profit animal shelter is seeing an upturn in cases of canine parvovirus, a highly-contagious infection that can be fatal to dogs. Dr. M.C. Cates, director of Veterinary Medical
The Iowa State men’s basketball team is heading back to the Sanford Pentagon. For the first time since the 2015-16 season opener, Iowa State will play a game in Sioux
Negotiators are striking final deals on a more than $9.4 billion state budget and the 2025 Iowa legislative session could draw to a close tonight or early tomorrow. Legislators have
In a little over two months, thousands of bicycle riders will be trekking the roads of northern Iowa during the weeklong adventure called RAGBRAI, the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride
A microbiologist from Brazil is the recipient of the 2025 Des Moines-based World Food Prize. Mariangela Hungria is the 10th woman to be named a World Food Prize Laureate. Mashal
