The author of this year's choice for the All Iowa Reads program is traveling across the state this fall. Ted Genoways wrote "This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of the American Family Farm." The book chronicles the lives of a Nebraska farm family as they face dramatic shifts in the agriculture … [Read more...]
Ex-DMR columnist hopes RAGBRAI versus Iowa’s Ride can be avoided
A former Des Moines Register columnist who hosted many of the newspaper's yearly bike rides across the state of Iowa is hoping for a reconciliation that keeps the event's management team in place. The man who's managed the Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa for the past 16 years … [Read more...]
Bobblehead honors Carson King’s fundraising effort
The man who raised more than three million dollars in donations for the University of Iowa Children's Hospital with a single sign is being honored with his own bobblehead. The founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Phil Sklar, has released the Carson King … [Read more...]
Sioux City to drop ban on pit bulls
The City Council in Sioux City is expected to vote to repeal the nearly decade old ban on pit bulls at its meeting this afternoon. Mayor Bob Scott says the vote will take place to comply with federal regulations under the Americans with Disability's and Fair Housing Regulations for individuals … [Read more...]
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is recognized as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month", and Cathy Van Maanen with the Le Mars officer of the Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence says statistics show one in every three to four women will experience some type of domestic violence in her lifetime. "And … [Read more...]
ISU researcher finds the impact of the power pose is a myth
An Iowa State University researcher says the idea that striking a "power pose" in the mirror can boost your confidence, abilities and testosterone levels is complete bunk. The concept of power posing gained popularity after a study came out about a decade ago, but ISU psychology professor Marcus … [Read more...]
Former U-I writing instructor returns to Iowa to promote new novel
An author who taught creative writing at the University of Iowa will be back in the state this weekend to promote her latest book. Eileen Pollack says her new novel, "The Professor of Immortality," was inspired by her experiences teaching at the University of Michigan. The Unabomber, Ted … [Read more...]
Dubuque Library giving away thousands of books in reading program
The public library in Dubuque is giving away 4,000 copies of a book as part of a community-wide reading program. Library director Susan Henricks says the book is "Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption." It's the story of a woman who was raped, the man who was convicted and sent … [Read more...]
Rare books from Salisbury House now housed at Grinnell College
Grinnell College is showing off its new collection of rare books, acquired from the Salisbury House in Des Moines. It includes some 5,000 first editions, signed books and documents from Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth the First and many other historical figures. Chris … [Read more...]
Coon Rapids to celebrate 60th anniversary of Nikita Krushchev’s visit
Sixty years ago this week, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev made his historic visit to the western Iowa farm of Roswell and Elizabeth Garst. To mark the occasion, the Whiterock Conservancy is hosting a daylong celebration Saturday on the lawn of the restored Garst farmhouse in Coon … [Read more...]