Courtney Crowder

Two bestselling authors will join well-known thriller writers, a hilarious romance novelist and an Iowan and poet whose debut novel is getting buzz.

What does one of the bestselling authors of all time, the namesake for one of fiction's most prestigious prizes and a local poet whose first novel was recently called “dazzling” by the New York Times all have in common?

The woman’s growling voice booms through the darkened arena with the practiced legato and extended vowels of the best announcers in the business.

Clarissa Chun, University of Iowa women's wrestling coach and USA TODAY's Women of the Year honoree for Iowa, is transforming women's sports.

Des Moines Register The woman's growling voice booms through the darkened arena with the practiced legato and extended vowels of the best announcers in the business.

Des Moines Register The Des Moines Register's “SHIFT: The RAGBRAI Documentary” has been selected as one of the best documentaries of the year by the prestigious National Press Photographers Association.

Des Moines Register The lead-in guest to Bolan, Iowa's, highly touted appearance on “ Late Night With David Letterman ,” was supermodel

Des Moines Register Nurse Stephanie Amundson was having a slow night. She had one patient, a baby she'd tended to off and on for a couple of weeks.

Elivia Papcun wasn’t plotting a comeback story. But when a freak horse accident leaves her immobile, she has a single goal: Get back in the saddle.

Des Moines Register Large swaths of Iowa have been placed under tornado warnings and there have been reports of multiple touchdowns Friday evening.