July 17, 2025

More than one in every ten Iowans is diabetic, and studies show more than 19,000 Iowans are being diagnosed with diabetes every year. Dr. Kim Hardy, a family medicine physician with Emplify Health by Gundersen, says diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy — and it’s getting […] View Full Story

Visitors to Iowa’s largest zoo may have to be patient, but they should now be able to spot the newest resident, a tiny grey-brown Japanese macaque. Blank Park Zoo spokesman Alex Payne says the monkey named Taro was born at the Des Moines facility almost a month ago, but they held off making his arrival […] View Full Story

Next week’s RAGBRAI — the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa — will cross into a neighboring state for the first time in the event’s 52 year history. Monday’s route from Milford to Estherville includes a 15 mile stretch in Jackson County, Minnesota. Ryan Krosch, the county’s administrator, has been in charge of planning […] View Full Story