A Fourth of July at the beach went awry due to a shark attack on South Padre Island, a popular tourist destination on the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man in his 40s was critically injured in another shark incident Friday just weeks after three people ...

Five contestants are vying for the Dallas County Fair Queen crown. The coronation ceremony, which is open to the public, will ...

Berkley McClish of Johnston and Owen Siegert of West Marshall are the Des Moines Register Iowa Ortho female and male Athlete ...

Weekends should be a bit easier for Angie and Doug Bacon this year. The parents of Iowa State football linebacker Caleb Bacon ...

As the Des Moines Register marks its 175th year, today's historic front page is from Nov. 5, 1917: Merle Hay is among first ...

A new book by an Ames native is part love story, part cookbook and part local history. “Tony's Little Italy: A Love Story and ...

Iowans don’t need to worry about any “Jaws”-like experiences, but there is quite some distance between the surface and the ...

New businesses are arriving as part of an extensive revamp of the sprawling Haymarket Square. shopping center on Merle Hay ...

Iowa State football sophomore defensive back Jamison Patton will tell you that playing 11 games and starting against Brigham ...

When Jack Dreyer signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in August of 2021, the former Johnston High School and Iowa baseball ...

Stephens Auditorium’s Goldfinch on the Lawn concert series is back. The singer-songwriter showcase usually takes place at the ...