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Meet the young women vying to be crowned 2026 Iowa State Fair Queen
Belle Werner of Tama County wins the 2026 Iowa State Fair Queen during the annual Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Des Moines. (Lee Navin/For the Register) Abigail Schell of Muscatine County receives a little help backstage from Hannah Swinford of Mills County before the annual Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Des Moines.
Meet the young women vying to be crowned 2026 Iowa State Fair Queen
Lee Navin For the Register Aug. 16, 2026, 8:14 a.m. CT Belle Werner of Tama County wins the 2026 Iowa State Fair Queen during the annual Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Des Moines.
Faces in the Crowd: Waukee NW students dance, party at 2026 prom Original
Lee Navin For the Register April 12, 2026, 7:13 a.m. CT Students enjoy the prom of Waukee Northwest High School at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Lee Navin/For The Register Students hit the dance floor during the prom of Waukee Northwest High School at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Picture Perfect
Feature Story 6/4/2025 Each year, Keep Iowa Beautiful holds its Annual Photography Contest, inviting photographers to showcase Iowa’s natural and environmental beauty through their lenses and capture the essence of their favorite seasons in a creative and engaging way. CITYVIEW reached out to the winning photographers for permission to reprint their photos and are including the entries of those who granted permission in this issue.
Dowling Catholic High School students celebrate prom at the Science Center of Iowa
Lee Navin For the Register The Prom Court is ready for the results of the voting as the Maroons from Dowling Catholic enjoy their prom at The Science Center of Iowa in Des Moines on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Lee Navin/For The Register Junior Joe Solger, senior Jonathon Moser, and junior Braden Miller learn about the moon as the Maroons from Dowling Catholic enjoy their prom at The Science Center of Iowa in Des Moines on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
Faces in the Crowd: Johnston students dance, party at 2024 prom on Saturday
Lee Navin Crowd surfing is popular as the Dragons from Johnston High School enjoy their Prom at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Provided By Lee Navin/For The Des Moines Register Senior Neeva Pradhan stops for a portrait as the Dragons from Johnston High School enjoy their Prom at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
Faces in the Crowd: Ankeny students dance, party at 2024 prom on Saturday
Lee Navin Special to the Register Students from Ankeny High School enjoy their Prom at the FFA Enrichment Center on the DMACC campus in Ankeny on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (photo Taken By Lee Navin On 04-20-24) Junior Gillian Lunde takes a break from the dance floor as the students from Ankeny High School enjoy their Prom at the FFA Enrichment Center on the DMACC campus in Ankeny on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
Faces in the Crowd: Students at Waukee Northwest danced, partied at prom on Saturday
Lee Navin Special to the Register Junior Ravyn Covington and senior Riley Brauckman join senior Hayden Prine and junior Megan Jenkins as the Wolves enjoy the Northwest High School Prom in Waukee at the Innovation and Learning Center in Waukee on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Lee Navin/For The Register Seniors Katrina Pelds and Chloee Hayes take a short breat as the Wolves enjoy the Northwest High School Prom in Waukee at the Innovation and Learning Center in Waukee on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Faces in the Crowd: Students at Ankeny Centennial partied the night away at prom on Saturday
Lee Navin Special to the Register Juniors Isabella Boehringer, Ali Teel, and Andy Velasquez enjoy the Ankeny Centennial High School prom on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the Denny Elwell Food Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Lee Navin/For The Register Seniors Anja Peck and Iris Meier arrive as students from Ankeny Centennial High School enjoy their prom on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the Denny Elwell Food Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.
Faces in the Crowd: Des Moines Metro Opera's Wine, Food and Beer Showcase
Lee Navin For the Register Anna Dekruif and Ray Warner attend the Des Moines Metro Opera’s Wine, Food, and Beer Showcase at the Downtown Marriott in Des Moines on Friday, March 8, 2024. Lee Navin/For The Register Susanna Anderson and Kimberly Johnson of Des Moines arrive at the Des Moines Metro Opera’s Wine, Food, and Beer Showcase at the Downtown Marriott in Des Moines on Friday, March 8, 2024.
Faces in the Crowd: Des Moines Home + Garden Show brings celebrities to town
Lee Navin For the Register Levi Larson of Deck Central stands by the grill at the 46th annual Des Moines Home + Garden Show at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Lee Navin/For The Register Ati Williams, from Netflix and HGTV, talks about renovation and real estate at the 46th annual Des Moines Home + Garden Show at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.
Faces in the Crowd: Kids play with life-sized Lego creations at Brick Fest Live in Des Moines
Lee Navin For the Register Jodi Nelson and her grandson Maddux Adams, 8, of Nevada enjoy Brick Fest Live at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Lee Navin/For The Register Landon Melvold, 8, of Peosta adds to the graffiti wall at Brick Fest Live featuring life-sized models made from Legos, hands-on activities, and a meet-and-greet with Manny from the "Lego Masters" TV show at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.
Faces in the Crowd: See Indulge with chocolate, cheese and wine at West End Architecture
Lee Navin For the Register Stephanie Torsky, left, and Kally Kirk enjoy the Indulge party featuring wines, artisan cheeses, chocolates, and live music at the West End Architectural Salvage in Des Moines on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Lee Navin/For The Register Blake and Olivia Tingley of Colfax celebrate her 30th birthday at the Indulge party featuring wines, artisan cheeses, chocolates, and live music at the West End Architectural Salvage in Des Moines on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.
Faces in the Crowd: Hope+Elim Church celebrates the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
Lee Navin For the Register Keynote speaker Brittany K. Barnett talks about transitioning from a corporate attorney position to handling federal drug cases and criminal justice reform during the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “Stand Up” celebration at Hope+Elim Church in Des Moines on Monday. Lee Navin/For The Register Co-lead pastor Dr. Brian Brown shares his insight during the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “Stand Up” celebration at Hope + Elim Church in Des Moines on Monday.
Faces in the Crowd: See the dogs and ugly sweaters at Paws & Pints Saturday night
Lee Navin For the Register Bogart the Maltese Shih Tzu, owned by David Chew, stays warm during the Ugly Sweater Paw-ty with holiday canine fun at Paws & Pints at 6218 Willowmere Drive in Des Moines on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. Lee Navin/For The Register Elliott the Chocolate Labrador Retriever has a matching sweater as owner Daniella Blanco during the Ugly Sweater Paw-ty with holiday canine fun at Paws & Pints at 6218 Willowmere Drive in Des Moines on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
Faces in the Crowd: More than 200 jump in the Raccoon River in the Polar Plunge
Lee Navin For the Register Ankeny Centennial teams have fun during the annual Polar Plunge, which raised money in support of Special Olympics Iowa. More than 220 participants braved the frigid waters at the Raccoon River Park beach in West Des Moines on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Lee Navin/For The Register Ankeny Centennial teams have fun during the annual Polar Plunge, which raised money in support of Special Olympics Iowa.
Faces in the Crowd: Taylor Fest at Wooly's brings Taylor Swift fans
Lee Navin For the Register Natasha Prindle, left, and Page Willey attend Taylor Fest at Wooly’s in the East Village at 504 E. Locust St. in Des Moines on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Taylor Fest is a party for Swifties, by Swifties as fans party with great music and dance the night away to all of Taylor Swift's eras. Lee Navin/For The Register Alison Soelberg, left, Cassandra Corley, and Haley Shepherd attend Taylor Fest at Wooly’s in the East Village at 504 E. Locust St. in Des Moines on Friday, Nov.
Faces in the Crowd: See the Holiday Promenade in the East Village
Lee Navin Special to the Register Jayla Woltz, Bankx the dog, Santa, and Leah Graves stop for a picture during the Holiday Promenade in the East Village of Des Moines on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The event features a tree lighting, Santa visit, story time with Mrs. Claus, free trolley rides, music by members of the Roosevelt Marching Band, winter games, and holiday shopping.
Photos: See the interactive Dogtown Lights lit up near Drake University Original
Lee Navin For the Register The illuminating display can be seen during the reveal of this season's Dogtown Lights in the Drake neighborhood featuring dining, shopping and entertainment in Des Moines on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Lee Navin/For The Register Amber Lynch of Invest DSM mentions efforts to strengthen neighborhoods during the reveal of this season's Dogtown Lights in the Drake neighborhood featuring dining, shopping and entertainment in Des Moines on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
Faces in the Crowd: See runners in the Living History Farms Race go through streams, hills
Lee Navin For the Register Eventual winner Aleksandr Ilyushev navigates the trail as runners travel over five miles through a rural Iowa landscape featuring creek crossings, cows, and muddy fields at the Living History Farms Race, 11121 Hickman Road in Urbandale. Lee Navin/For The Register Dan Bier navigates the trail as runners travel over five miles through a rural Iowa landscape featuring creek crossings, cows, and muddy fields at the Living History Farms Race, 11121 Hickman Road in Urbandale.
Take a look inside Linn's Haunted House, a Halloween treasure in Des Moines for 39 years
Lee Navin For the Register A scary clown welcomes visitors to the haunted house in the basement of Linn’s Supermarket on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, and located at 3805 Sixth Ave. in Des Moines. Lee Navin/For The Register A scary creator welcomes visitors to the haunted house in the basement of Linn’s Supermarket on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, and located at 3805 Sixth Ave. in Des Moines.
Faces in the Crowd: Living History Farms hosts trick-or-treating event for children
Lee Navin For the Register A fortune teller at the Halloween celebration at Living History Farms in Urbandale on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. LEE NAVIN/FOR THE DES MOINES REGISTER Zeppelin Brown, 4, of Des Moines is Batman during the Halloween celebration at Living History Farms in Urbandale on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
Athletes from across Iowa competed on Friday during the Special Olympics Iowa Fall Classic
Lee Navin For the Register Betty Sexton of the Eagles from Cedar Rapids Park and Rec runs for a touchdown during a flag football game at the Fall Classic of Special Olympics Iowa at the MidAmerican Energy RecPlex in West Des Moines on Sept. 29, 2023. Lee Navin/For The Register Quarterback Anoli Quezada-Smith of the Sioux City Knights hands the ball off during a flag football game at the Fall Classic of Special Olympics Iowa at the MidAmerican Energy RecPlex in West Des Moines on Friday, Sept.
Faces in the Crowd: See cosplay and anime fans at GalaxyCon's Animate Des Moines festival
Lee Navin Des Moines Register Noelle Roby is dressed as William Afton from "Five Nights at Freddy's" for the costume contest as guests enjoy three days of anime, animation, cosplay, gaming, costume contests, special guests and much more at Animate! Des Moines at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.
Photos: See the Drake University commencement celebrating 2022 graduates
Skip to main content Photos: See the Drake University commencement celebrating 2022 graduates
Photos of the 2021 Ironman Des Moines Triathlon
Skip to main content Photos from a rainy IRONMAN 70.3 Des Moines
Indianola, Norwalk basketball Jan. 23, 2021
Skip to main content Indianola, Norwalk basketball Jan. 23, 2021 features several college commits
Carlisle girls' basketball drops to 1-9 for the season
Skip to main content Carlisle girls' basketball drops to 1-9 for the season
It was defense vs. defense Jan. 14 when Carlisle fell to Boone boys' basketball 35-34
Skip to main content It was defense vs. defense Jan. 14 when Carlisle fell to Boone boys' basketball 35-34
Ankeny Centennial wrestlers power over Ames, 57-24 on Dec. 22, 2020
Skip to main content Ankeny Centennial wrestlers power over Ames, 57-24 on Dec. 22, 2020
Ankeny Centennial boys' and girls' basketball take down Newton on Dec. 15, 2020.
Skip to main content Ankeny Centennial boys' and girls' basketball take down Newton on Dec. 15, 2020.
Johnston 2022 forward Jada Gyamfi commits to Iowa basketball
Matthew Bain, Hawk Central Published 10:48 a.m. CT July 22, 2020 Iowa coach Lisa Bluder won't know until late Thursday night who her team will play in Friday's opener of the Big Ten Tournament. Hawk Central Iowa women's basketball has added a significant in-state piece to its 2022 class. Jada Gyamfi, a 6-foot-2 forward who played her first two seasons at Urbandale and will play her last two at Johnston, announced her commitment to Lisa Bluder's Hawkeyes on Tuesday night.
Family pride, Fort Dodge tradition inspires Drake Ayala to become rare wrestling talent in Iowa
Ayala, 120 pounds and the first Dodger to ever be ranked No. 1 nationally, is one of the most sought-after recruits in the nation. Des Moines Register FORT DODGE, Ia. — It is hard to miss the trophy cases as Drake Ayala walks to practice here at Fort Dodge Senior High School. The Dodger wrestling team’s storied history is packed inside: 12 state championship trophies, 10 more for second place, plus nine top-four finishes at state duals.
Lyceum poll: Bernie is Trump’s toughest rival in Texas
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are running neck-and-neck among Texas Democrats, but it is the socialist senator from Vermont who poses the strongest challenge to President Donald Trump in the Lone Star state, according to a Texas Lyceum poll released Wednesday. Sanders trails Trump by 3 points — 50% to 47% — better than the former vice president, who lags Trump by 5 points (51% to 46%). Massachusetts Sen.
Wrestling: Ankeny Centennial defeats Ankeny 38-29
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Boys' basketball: Ankeny beats Southeast Polk
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Girls' basketball: Southeast Polk tops Ankeny
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Light Up Urbandale holiday kickoff
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Urbandale celebrates homecoming
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Photos: Urbandale 53, Des Moines Lincoln 12
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Urbandale National Night Out
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Fourth of July in Waukee
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Fishing fun at Annual Youth Fishing Derby at Copper Creek in Pleasant Hill
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Bondurant-Farrar graduation 2019
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Ankeny Police Week picnic 2019
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Ankeny Art Center K-12 student art show
Buy Photo None June Moko, a second-grader at Terrace Elementary, stands by his self-portrait during a reception at the Ankeny Art Center, 1520 S.W. Ordnance Road, on Thursday, April 11, 2019. The Ankeny K-12 Art Show features artists from all 16 of Ankeny's schools. The reception was for students from the south feeder schools and Ankeny High School. The north feeder and Ankeny Centennial reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the art center.
Ankeny Kiwanis Club Eastser egg hunt 2019
Buy Photo None Kids (ages 5 and 6) begin searching for eggs during the Ankeny Kiwanis Club 2nd annual community Easter egg hunt at Hawkeye Park on Friday, April 5, 2019 in Ankeny. Lee Navin/For the Register Buy Photo None The Easter Bunny receives a big hug from Maura Ungs, 5, of Ankeny during the Ankeny Kiwanis Club 2nd annual community Easter egg hunt at Hawkeye Park on Friday, April 5, 2019 in Ankeny.
Photos: Ankeny boys beat Roosevelt Roughriders
Buy Photo None Ankeny senior Dillon Carlson (24) drives the baseline as the Roosevelt Roughriders compete against the Ankeny Hawks in high school boy’s basketball on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 at Ankeny High School. Ankeny won 88 to 63. Lee Navin/For the Register Buy Photo None Roosevelt senior Marcus Edwards (0) flies past the defense as the Roosevelt Roughriders compete against the Ankeny Hawks in high school boy’s basketball on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 at Ankeny High School. Ankeny won 88 to 63.
Photos: Johnston students showcase skills in choir competition
Buy Photo None Johnston show choir group Synergy from Johnston High is directed by Samantha Robilliard. Synergy performed during the 23rd annual Showzam Show Choir Invitational featuring over 30 show choirs from central Iowa schools on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 in the auditorium of Johnston High School. Awards were presented for top choirs as well as for vocals, choreography, band, crew, female vocalist and male vocalist.
Photos: Ankeny Centennial students showcase skills in choir competition
Buy Photo None Show choir group Chaos from Ankeny Centennial High is directed by Nolan Henkle. The group performed during the 23rd annual Showzam Show Choir Invitational featuring over 30 show choirs from central Iowa schools on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 in the auditorium of Johnston High School. Awards were presented for top choirs as well as for vocals, choreography, band, crew, female vocalist and male vocalist.
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