CB robber sprays himself with pepper spray 8:49 am

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Council Bluffs police are looking for a robber who sprayed himself with pepper spray. More

Elbert: CBS grills Drake-area vittles place about Jethro's name

Use of the Jethro image ain't fittin', CBS says. The owner wishes the TV folks would go jump in the cement pond. More

Man arrested after throwing Whoppers at Burger King

CORALVILLE, Iowa - Coralville police say an 18-year-old Burger King employee has been arrested after he and another employee threw Whoppers at each other and got in a fight. More

Update: Hawk fan says bathroom sex scandal "ruined my life"

A Carroll woman who was caught having sex in the men's room at an Iowa Hawkeye football game in Minneapolis last weekend says she’d had so much wine before kickoff that she doesn’t remember walking into the restroom, the man she had sex with in a stall, or when the police opened the door. More

Magician points finger at Martha Stewart

Patrick Albanese will have to perform his sleight of hand with slightly less hand. And for that, he blames Martha Stewart. More

Popi is the latest of the California show-biz orangutans to move to Des Moines. RODNEY WHITE / THE REGISTER

Famous orangutan moves into Great Ape Trust

Popi, 37, who appeared briefly as Eastwood’s pet, Clyde, and as Clyde’s girlfriend in "Any Which Way You Can," moved to Great Ape Trust of Iowa in southeast Des Moines about five weeks ago, scientists at the research center announced Thursday. More

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks to a crowd during a campaign rally in Des Moines on Oct. 25. CHRISTOPHER GANNON/THE REGISTER

Iowa Ear: What did she say?

People all over are trying to decipher exactly what a woman in the audience shouted during Sarah Palin's Saturday speech in Des Moines. "video" Video: Overheard @ Palin rally More

Muscatine speed bump stolen

MUSCATINE, Iowa - Muscatine public works officials say the theft of a speed bump from a local street is not just another bump in the road. More

Iowa Ear: One state, two states, red state, blue state

A West Des Moines art gallery is promoting Dr. Seuss for president. More

Des Moines teen fails in attempt to steal can of air

A teenager who tried to steal a can of air propellant worth $6 is wanted by Des Moines police on a charge of second-degree robbery. More

Groom's father stabbed at wedding

A wedding reception turned violent when the groom's father was stabbed during an altercation. More

Iowa Ear: State seal's soldier still has 'plow in his rear'

If voters approve deleting the word "idiot" from the Iowa Constitution, a former lawmaker identified another opportunity for a language cleanup. More

This photo of Iowa Central Community College President Robert Paxton, top left holding a mini-keg of beer over the head of a young woman on a boat, was taken during a Fourth of July outing at Lake Okoboji. Paxton and the head of the school's board of trustees said the people drinking on the boat were all of legal age. SPECIAL TO THE REGISTER