Sioux City, IA

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Before heading out on their trip, riders participating in RAGBRAI take part in a tradition. It’s tradition for RAGBRAI riders to dip their back tires in the Missouri River at the beginning of the ride and front tires in the Mississippi to mark the ride’s end.

(Le Mars) — The 48th edition of RAGBRAI rolled into Le Mars as early as Thursday, and remained guests of the “Ice Cream Capital of the World” through Sunday morning. Thousands of bikers from across the state, from coast to coast nationally, and from around the world converged on Le Mars for a fun celebration as the cross-state bicycle ride kicked off from Le Mars. High temperatures were in the 90’s throughout the weekend which may have made for some uncomfortable conditions, but many of the riders extended grateful compliments for the hospitality extended by Le Mars and Plymouth County residents.

SIOUX CITY -- Always interested in fashion, Gabriel Druilhet was also always on the go. Whether it was visiting high-fashion global hot spots like London, Paris and Dubai, or meeting with clothing vendors in Los Angeles or Dallas, she was usually one step ahead when it came to cutting-edge apparel.

SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (KCAU) – The Medal of Honor Flag is on the move again. At the Sergeant Bluff Legion Post, veterans gathered to dedicate signs to the Iowa segment of the Medal of Honor Highway and send off the flag as it passes onto Illinois. “Just think of their...

An Iowa man wanted on a warrant was captured Friday night following a traffic stop. At about 9 p.m. Friday, the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle for a defective headlight on Highway 35 near Woodland Park, said Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger. The 25-year-old driver was found to...

Le Mars — Jim Green loved ice cream. So it was appropriate that on Saturday, as riders on the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa gathered in Le Mars for Sunday's launch of the ride's 48th edition, a memorial to the late, longtime director of the world's largest annual bicycle ride was dedicated in the northwest Iowa city that claims to be the "Ice Cream Capital of the World."

On behalf of the Iowa Conservative Energy Forum, I am writing to commend the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors on their commonsense wind ordinance that recently was approved and adopted. This ordinance balances the rights of individual property owners to make the decisions on what’s best for their own land and families, while also maintaining guard rails to ensure projects are built within certain specifications for the community.

SIOUX CITY -- The Betty Strong Encounter Center will rev up its engines as Richard Schultz brings his "Marvelous Motorcycles" to the center's atrium Aug. 3-29. Among the vintage motorcycles will be a 1938 Indian 4-Cylinder and a 1941 Harley Davidson Military Prototype. A longtime rider from Le Mars, Iowa,...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – We are wrapping up the weekend with highs in the 90s yet again. Winds will shift to the south at speeds between 5 and10 mph. We can expect heat index values to be pushed up by three or four degrees. A few clouds will wander...

LE MARS, Iowa (KCAU) – Dozens of cyclists have set up camp at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds ahead of the RAGBRAI XLVIII Expo. KCAU 9’s Hannah Adamson spent her day at the Ice Cream Capital of the World, and shares some of the riders’ thoughts ahead of the kickoff.

Thank you for the Associated Press article on "What's next for newspapers." Local and regional newspapers are important. I encourage support of the Western Iowa Journalism Foundation. westerniowajournalismfoundation.com --David Halaas, Sioux City. Opinions expressed in the Mini Editorial are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views...