As RAGBRAI announces the full route for its 52nd edition, there's a big surprise in store: Its first-ever excursion outside its namesake state.

Initial plans would send traffic through a narrow neighborhood street, but city engineers plan to present alternatives to reduce speeds.

Organizers of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa — that’s RAGBRAI for short — on Thursday released this ...

The United States is a vast and diverse country, spanning dense forests, freezing mountain ranges, and sprawling, arid deserts. To cover a massive landmass of 3.81 million square miles, the ...

The Great River Road is an unforgettable trip, not just for the views of the Mississippi River, but also because of the numerous wineries along the way. There are a few key items that help to turn any ...

The same storm, capable of producing clouds of dust and fast-moving wildfires in the southern Plains, blizzard conditions for the northern Plains and flash flooding from the Tennessee Valley to ...

Iowa’s oldest restaurant isn’t just surviving—it’s thriving in a tiny town that barely registers on most maps, serving up plates of history alongside some of the most comforting food you’ll ever taste ...

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 ...

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Cooper Koch will return to Iowa after withdrawing from the transfer portal. Koch appeared in 10 games for the Hawkeyes as a freshman, averaging 4.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, and ...

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