Iowans, gather round. Here's your chance to see an award-winning musical all about corn at the Des Moines Civic Center.

The Register has built a lookup database with more than 2,600 food safety inspection reports dating back to 2023.

State health officials are seeing a significant jump in the number of schools reporting significant absences due to illness. Iowa Health and Human Services reports a boost statewide in respiratory virus infections like COVID-19,

A total of 56 refugees were supposed to arrive in the state within the next month, but that is no longer happening.

Iowa has already put together an impressive group of offensive linemen in its 2026 recruiting class. Four-star Carson Nielsen of Waterloo West committed to Iowa last year. Linder, a 6-foot-5 280-pound offensive lineman who attends Chanhassen High School in Minnesota, announced his pledge to the Hawkeyes on Sunday. Now Whitters joins that group.

Families gathered to learn about thousands of reptiles and amphibians during the Iowa Reptile Show. The sixth annual Iowa Reptile Show was held Sunday at the Hilton

YMCA Teen Game Night at the Knapp Center, 2525 Forest Ave. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday Cost: $5 non-members, free for members Gather your teens and join Wellmark YMCA for Teen Game Night on Drake University’s campus.

A federal appeals court is siding with the Biden administration’s Department of Justice and keeping a temporary block on an Iowa immigration law.

They can be great pets, from the biggest iguana to the smallest hornworm. Inside the Hilton Garden Inn in West Des Moines, a line of people waited to see some cool creatures Sunday morning for the Iowa Reptile Show. They can be great pets, from the biggest iguana to the smallest hornworm.

Funded by the contributions of Des Moines Register readers, Embrace Iowa distributes grants valued up to $750 to individuals and families hoping for immediate relief. Applications are accepted from anywhere within Iowa’s 99 counties, and are managed by teams at 16 regional, nonprofit Community Action Agencies.

Do you own, manage, work at or know of a top workplace? Nominate it as an Iowa Top Workplace. The deadline is Feb. 21

RAGBRAI is the world's oldest, longest annual bicycle tour. Here's what to know as it prepares for its 52nd year.