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PHOTO GALLERY: 2026 Iowa High School Cross Country Championships
On Friday, local athletes from classes 1A and 2A ran at the 2026 Iowa High School XC Championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge. It was a cloudy, cool fall day, but dry, as the rain stayed away. KIOW Sports Director Josiah Kleveland traveled to Fort Dodge to cover the area’s local athletes as they raced on the state’s biggest stage. Below is a photo gallery from the day’s four races, as well as post-race video interviews with the athletes.
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Centennial boys edge Waukee by 1 point to earn 4th-place finish in Class 4A meet
The battle for fourth place in the boys’ Class 4A state cross country meet came down to the wire. In the end, Ankeny Centennial senior Noah Schneden crossed the finish line just ahead of Waukee’s Melvin Nziraguhunga to give the eighth-ranked Jaguars a fourth-place finish at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge. Schneden placed 66th in the 5k race with a time of 16 minutes 34 seconds, while Nziraguhunga was clocked in 16:34.1.
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Regional Sports Recap (11/1): Spencer Lee wins world title; Nebraska bowling takes second, Missouri and Iowa ranked in Top 25
(KMAland) -- Former Iowa wrestling standout Spencer Lee captured a world championship, Nebraska's bowling team earned a runner-up finish and Missouri and Iowa landed in the national football rankings to highlight Sunday's regional sports news. Lee claimed the 2026 UWW World Championship, while Nebraska's fifth-ranked bowling squad finished second at...
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Raoult PRs, Leads Beacons at MVC Championships
Redshirt junior Laetitia Raoult (Guingamp, France [Florida International]) established a personal record and led the Valparaiso University women's cross country team in the 6k at Friday's Missouri Valley Conference Championships, hosted by Drake at A.H. Blank Golf Course in Des Moines, Iowa. In the men's 8k, sophomore Joey Yaros (Bloomington, Ill. / Normal Community) once again turned in the team's top time.
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‘I practically live at the library,’ student reacts to Des Moines library cutting Sunday hours due to budget
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines public libraries are facing $750,000 in cuts to funding after the Des Moines City Council passed $11.5M in budget cuts. This resulted in the library cutting Sunday hours and leaving six positions vacant in anticipation of the cuts. Library Communications Specialist Aaron Gernes said it all started with a […]
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GALLERY: Blank Park Zoo opens new lion habitat in Des Moines
DES Moines, Iowa — Blank Park Zoo opened its new Marjorie A. Foster Lion Conservation Center on Friday, featuring three lions in the zoo’s largest new habitat in more than a decade. The habitat is more than three times the size of the zoo’s previous lion habitat in...
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Des Moines: Halloween weekend plans
Friday 🎃 Beggars' Night | Dress up the kids and trick-or-treat along Ingersoll Avenue, where more than 40 local restaurants and businesses will hand out candy and treats. | 4:30–6:30pm | Ingersoll Avenue | Free! 🎹 Not Your Mummy's Halloween Concert | Dress in costume for a spooky evening of Halloween classics, pop favorites and surprises performed on the organ. | 6pm (dinner at 5pm) | Plymouth Church | Free! Saturday 🐾 Howl-o-ween | Dress up your pup for a pet-friendly Halloween brunch and costume contest, with a chance to win a hotel staycation. A portion of cocktail sales benefits the Animal Rescue League. | 11am | Mulberry Street Tavern | RSVP 💀 Día de los Muertos Community Celebration | Honor loved ones with cultural performances, community altars, local artists, food, music, storytelling and family activities. | 11am–4pm | Carver Elementary | Free! 🛼 Des Moines Roller Derby | Celebrate Halloween with an action-packed doubleheader as the Hot Shermans, Waveland Wavers and Beast Village battle for hometown bragging rights. | 5–8pm | Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center | $15; kids 12 and under free! 🌿 Happy Hour at the BOOtanical Garden | Explore poisonous plants, bat pollination and carnivorous
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Roose named Superintendent of the Year
The Iowa Golf Association is proud to recognize Brad Roose, Golf Course Superintendent at Pella Golf & Country Club, as the 2026 IGA 9-Hole Superintendent of the Year!. For approximately 15 years, Brad has played an instrumental role in maintaining and improving Pella Golf & Country Club, earning the respect of its membership and the admiration of golfers throughout the community. A Pella High School graduate with deep roots in the area, Brad brings a strong sense of local pride, a hands-on approach, and an unwavering commitment to providing an exceptional golf experience.
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Professional artists pave the way for upcoming graduates
Four professional artists from Mainframe Studios spoke during an artist panel in Cedar Hall on Oct. 15. The artists from Des Moines were printmaker Cody Hickok, painter Jess Quinn and ceramicists Emily McFarland and Jennifer Lee. When starting a business, gaining perception from professionals can allow a path to form...
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Newton radio station brought back on the air after going dark for months
NEWTON, Iowa — KCOB has been on the air for nearly 50 years in Newton. That all changed earlier this year. The station, along with others, including Energy 106.7, was taken off the air back in June. The shutdown followed the layoffs of much of the station’s staff a couple of years earlier. However, station […]
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Look WHO’s Talking: Starts Right Here Founder Will Keeps
DES MOINES, Iowa — Starts Right Here Founder Will Keeps joined WHO 13’s Skyler Stamps for Thursday’s edition of Look WHO’s Talking. Keeps talked about his background and the program Starts Right Here and how it helps students with their education in Des Moines. Keeps also talked about the progress made and the upcoming opening […]