A Colorado couple, sunburned after days of cycling half-way across Iowa, got married Wednesday afternoon during the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. Whit and Sarah Oyler, of Denver, tied the knot on the City Beach stage in Clear Lake. The couple had been on RAGBRAI together when Clear Lake was a pass-through community […]Powered by WPeMatico
The man Cedar Rapids police found unconscious near the intersection of two city streets early Sunday evening has died. Cedar Rapids Police initially thought the man was the victim of a hit and run. However, investigators have determined the man’s injuries were not caused by a car. They now believe 60-year-old Charles Leroy Flint was […]Powered by WPeMatico
There’s no damage estimate yet from the tornado that struck the small northeast Iowa town of McGregor last Wednesday, but most of the businesses in the community’s historic downtown have reopened. Katie Ruff is president of the McGregor Chamber of Commerce. “We do have a majority of our businesses back up and running. Our pharmacy […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa receiver Matt VandeBerg says the biggest changes under new Hawkeye offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz have been in the passing game. The son of Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz took over the offense following the retirement of Greg Davis and the Hawkeyes released a two-deep this week that includes two tight ends in the starting […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Republican Party’s chairman today said he’s “worried” some of the new voters who President Trump attracted to the GOP in 2016 may not vote in 2018 because of inaction in congress. “Bottom line is, with this health care thing, I am concerned,” Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann said this morning at the Westside Conservative Breakfast Club […]Powered by WPeMatico
The results of a river cleanup effort this month in northern Iowa have been released. Nearly 470 volunteers took part in the 15th annual Project AWARE, which this year focused on 55 miles of the Cedar River through Mitchell and Floyd counties. The Department of Natural Resources reports 28 tons of trash were removed from […]Powered by WPeMatico
A former Morningside College baseball player says he will seek the Democratic nomination for the 4th District’s seat in Congress. J.D. Scholten formally announced his bid to run against Republican incumbent Steve King for the U.S. House seat in a short campaign video news release Tuesday. “I’m running to help build an economy that benefits […]Powered by WPeMatico
A county attorney is calling the shooting death of an eastern Iowa man by a police officer a “justified homicide.” Williamsburg Police Officer Blake Heller shot 53-year-old Robin Blaylock of North English on June 10 after officers responded to a domestic disturbance call involving a gun. Officers said Blaylock was outside his home, pointed a […]Powered by WPeMatico
A projected shortfall in Iowa’s pension fund for public employees may now be approaching $7 billion. Workers and lobbyists crowded a committee room at the statehouse to hear the latest figures on the projected shortfall in the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System known as IPERS. IPERS CEO Donna Mueller says for more than ten years […]Powered by WPeMatico
