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Caitlin Clark’s first WNBA meeting with Angel Reese flexed to ESPN

Sports
Daniel Miller

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are pros now. People still want to see them. (Photo by Cora Veltman/Sportico via Getty Images) One ...

Is your Iowa nonprofit organization at least a century old? We’d like to hear from you.

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The Des Moines Register celebrates its 175th anniversary in July, and we’re planning special coverage throughout the month. But we didn’t want ...

Iowa wrestling’s Spencer Lee qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics

Sports
Daniel Miller

Iowa’s Real Woods finishes in fourth at NCAA Championships Iowa’s wrestling’s Real Woods finishes fourth at the NCAA Championships, reflects on college ...

World Food Prize goes to 2 who helped protect vital seeds in an Arctic Circle vault

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two men who were instrumental in the “craziest idea anyone ever had” of creating a global seed ...

The Iowa State Fair is older than Des Moines’ tenure as state capital. Where did it start?

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Just curious: This occasional feature in the Des Moines Register aims to answer your questions about Iowa. Is there some place, event, lore, ...

Oklahoma tornadoes kill 4; state of emergency issued amid damage

U.S.
Amanda Smith

SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive ...

Tornadoes devastate parts of Nebraska and Iowa with more coming

U.S.
Amanda Smith

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and ...

At least 10 tornadoes touch down Friday in central Iowa, NWS says

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Sarah Wilson

Severe weather outbreak expected from Plains into Midwest this weekend The storms firing up on Thursday afternoon are just the beginning of ...

Severe spring storms put 21 million under threat of possible tornadoes and hail

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Severe spring storms will bring heavy rain and thunder to the Plains and into the Mississippi Valley this weekend — including possible ...

Jim Harbaugh keeps promise, gets ’15-0′ tattoo commemorating Michigan’s national title

Sports
Daniel Miller

Jim Harbaugh promised his Michigan players if they went undefeated and won a national title he would get a tattoo. (Photo by ...