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DES MOINES, IOWA — The heat wave arrived in Iowa on Saturday, and it will only get worse as the week wears on with highs anticipated to top 100 degrees. On Monday the City of Ames started it’s in-school hours for the Furman Aquatic Center. That meant the pool was open earlier for water walking […]

Cody's Wish brings a six-race win streak into Saturday's Grade 1, $1 million Whitney, the highlight of this weekend's graded stakes action

Trainer Bob Baffert will send out a pair of solid candidates in the Saturday headliner in Adare Manor and Fun to Dream.

The Ames City Council was provided an update on the Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center that showed lower cost estimates and square footage than presented during a meeting in March and reignited discussions about whether to add an indoor walking track to the project.   According to city documents, the updated design development with value engineering...

A firework explosion in a toilet June 22 at Emma McCarthy Lee Park led to $1,000 in damage and cleanup costs. The City of Ames prohibits setting off fireworks within city limits, but since the state legalized firework sales, city departments have regularly received firework-related complaints.  “[Setting off fireworks] is pretty prevalent right now, and...

After suffering from PTSD MP Charlotte Nichols is fighting so hard for patient access to psilocybin alongside 25 other cross-party members.

The Ames City Council approved alcohol sales during events at the city hall, citing a need for additional revenue

As the 3-year-olds make their final preparations for next weekend's Run for the Roses, there are five graded stakes races on offer

D’AMATO’S AMY C LOOKS TO CONTINUE WINNING WAYS IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $200,000 MONROVIA STAKES ON THE HILLSIDE TURF COURSE

Un to Dream heads an outstanding field of eight older fillies and mares in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Beholder Mile