July 25, 2020

Making ‘Beard Pop’: How a beloved Iowa cover band became The Pork Tornadoes

The Pork Tornadoes are so Iowan it hurts. The self-described “Band of Iowa,” the four-man group falls into the equally s...

July 17, 2020

'It's well-deserved recognition': See Des Moines' new RAGBRAI sculpture

John Karras and Donald Kaul went on a now-famous bike ride in August of 1973. It was an excursion that would bring Iowans ...

January 25, 2020

RAGBRAI announces 2020 route: Annual cycling event will pass through these Iowa towns

After a downright frosty January, talk of ice cream sundaes, lakeside camping and baseball games conjured summer memories as RAGBRAI...

July 19, 2019

RAGBRAI start marks milestone in cyclist's recovery from accident that killed teammate

Jay Ustruck has visualized pedaling the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa throughout months of recovery from skul...

July 25, 2017

RAGBRAI in a wheelchair on a longboard? Erik Kondo says no problem.

GARNER, Ia. — Riding a longboard while in a wheelchair, Erik Kondo stands out among cyclists on the route of the Register’s Annual G...