Courtney Crowder
The Des Moines Register
Des Moines, IA, United States
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'The luckiest guy on earth': After 34 years at KCCI, anchor Steve Karlin signs off
"It is very simple: You can't do something you love forever — no matter how much you love it.” → Read More
Frank Fritz, of 'American Pickers,' under guardianship after stroke
While Frank Fritz recovers from a stroke, a guardian 'is necessary to avoid immediate harm,' court documents state. → Read More
To life: Iowa's last Holocaust survivor celebrates Passover amid a pandemic
In his 93 years, David Wolnerman has lived more than his fair share on the razor’s edge between life and death. → Read More
Pie-ynasty endures!: Team Register wins fifth RAGBRAI pie-eating contest
One of the teams in the Rhubarb Rumble VI – R6: The Fast and The Flaky – truly met their Waterloo in Waterloo, Iowa. → Read More
'It's like freedom:' Rollerbladers skate across the state with 15,000 cyclists in RAGBRAI
Caleb Smith has been rollerblading since he was 5. This year, he's tackling his fourth RAGBRAI on skates with a team of five other skaters. → Read More
'It's like freedom:' Rollerbladers skate across the state with 15,000 cyclists in RAGBRAI
Caleb Smith has been rollerblading since he was 5. This year, he's tackling his fourth RAGBRAI on skates with a team of five other skaters. → Read More
'It's like freedom:' Rollerbladers skate across the state with 15,000 cyclists in RAGBRAI
Caleb Smith has been rollerblading since he was 5. This year, he's tackling his fourth RAGBRAI on skates with a team of five other skaters. → Read More
'It's like freedom:' Rollerbladers skate across the state with 15,000 cyclists in RAGBRAI
Caleb Smith has been rollerblading since he was 5. This year, he's tackling his fourth RAGBRAI on skates with a team of five other skaters. → Read More
'Full circle moment': Paralyzed while biking in Iowa, cyclist returns to work RAGBRAI crew, pursue 'no regrets' life
Jared Fenstermacher was on a bike trip across America when his life changed on backroads outside Hinton, Iowa. Now, he's coming back to work RAGBRAI. → Read More
'Full circle moment': Paralyzed while biking in Iowa, cyclist returns to work RAGBRAI crew, pursue 'no regrets' life
Jared Fenstermacher was on a bike trip across America when his life changed on backroads outside Hinton, Iowa. Now, he's coming back to work RAGBRAI. → Read More
After nearly 50 years, this Iowa man discovered his mother's doctor was his biological father
The man Mark Hansen knew as his father revealed a family secret just months before he died, leaving his son with so many questions, so few answers. → Read More
Join online: Iowa hospital staff share triumphs, struggles and lessons from a year of COVID-19
Submit questions to be answered by the doctors and nurses featured in 'Inside COVID's Siege' series. → Read More
Join online: Iowa hospital staff share triumphs, struggles and lessons from a year of COVID-19
Submit questions to be answered by the doctors and nurses featured in 'Inside COVID's Siege' series. → Read More
Joe Biden's buddy in Ames: How friendship bloomed between the president-elect and Iowan with Down syndrome
Despite the rigors of the vice presidency and the campaign trail, Biden forged a friendship with Paul Heddens through letters, hugs and small gifts. → Read More
Dorothy 'Dot' Thompson, 105, made a lemon meringue pie that would knock your socks off
A farmer at heart, Dot was famous for her perfect pies, once raising $500 for charity by selling just one lemon meringue. → Read More
A ‘righteous’ father of 12, Jose Dolores Guevara Ramirez split his time between Mexico and Marshalltown
A lifelong farm hand, Jose Dolores Guevara Ramirez made delicious lime ice cream from the fresh fruit he grew in his garden. → Read More
Myron Houghton was a theological scholar with 8 degrees who loved a good pun
Myron and George Houghton were twins, best friends and religious scholars. In July, they quarantined in the same senior care center from coronavirus. → Read More
Known for back-to-school barbecues, Lucille Dixon Herndon always had an extra plate for neighborhood kids
A sweet, quiet homebody, Lucille Herndon was a fierce defender of children: “She didn’t want children not to have.” → Read More
'Stop trying to make your child normal': How a disabled Iowan overcame a heartless bully and got back to showing her goat
When a bully told Stella she was taking away “normal” kids' opportunities by showing her goat, she had to muster the strength to get back in the ring. → Read More
RAGBRAI's Great Iowa Fall Ride is canceled
The Great Iowa Fall Ride was supposed to wind cyclists through Central Iowa, giving them views of the Hawkeye State’s fall colors. → Read More