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INDIANAPOLIS—Mayor Joe Hogsett, Indy Parks and the Emergency Management Division of the Metropolitan Emergency Services Agency released information to encourage safety measures ahead of this week’s extreme heat.

Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand (D) answered questions from constituents in a town hall at Brookside Park in Ames, including punishments for stealing from taxpayers and school vouchers Thursday morning as part of his “100 Town Halls Tour.” Sand jokingly said he was the hardest-working elected official in Iowa because he planned a town hall...

"Even though the bike route is a certain route through Ames, bicycles will be everywhere," said Carole Gieseke with Discover Ames.

The diocese is celebrating a National Eucharistic Revival with Masses at four different baseball venues. The first took place in Eastlake last month.

With a start in Ames, Team Skunk now has 110 members. The team name came from a 1970s-era Main Street business.

Iowa State is planning for “business as usual,” as Iowa State Assistant Police Chief Carrie Jacobs characterized it, during the overnight RAGBRAI stop, which will have thousands of more riders than compared to the stop in 2018. Iowa State Emergency Manager Clayton Oliver said the number of registered campers for this year’s stop is around...

RENSSELAER — David Day’s contributions to the Rensselaer park system did not go unnoticed by the city’s parks department and Parks for People campaign organizers.

RAGBRAI is returning to Ames for its 50th anniversary and will be an overnight stop along the route on Tuesday, June 25. Camping Locations Main Campground (tent camping only): Brookside Park Charters/Assigned Campgrounds: Brookside Park East, ISU field south of Lied Field, Iowa State Center Harvester Plaza, field southeast of Hilton Coliseum, Towers recreation fields,...

Roads to avoid, food to eat, music to hear, how to get beer garden tickets. Heres what you need to know as RAGBRAI comes to Ames.

The small towns of Rippey and Luther will welcome tens of thousands of RAGBRAI riders as they ride through July 25. Find out what the towns have planned.