bicycling

The Iowa State Fair is known for its creative food and passionate politics, and in this week's News Buzz, we sample from both.

A long-anticipated connection between the Raccoon River Valley and High Trestle trails in central Iowa opens on Saturday, Aug. 17.

The Courage Ride — which raises funds for Sarcoma research — will roll out of Iowa City on August 10.

While the Iowa Senate passed a bill that would ban motorists' handheld use of cell phones behind the wheel in 2023, it failed to advance in this year's session after the proposal was combined with legislation that would ban traffic enforcement cameras.

The network of the Underground Railroad spanned free and enslaved states across the U.S., including Iowa.

The executive director of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition looks back on what the organization has accomplished and what priorities remain. Then a University of Iowa professor discusses the history and cultural significance of pink and Barbie ahead of the Barbie movie.

People in recovery for substance use disorder often need to attend medical appointments, recovery meetings or meet with a probation officer. But access to transportation can be a barrier to recovery.

Eugene Schlaman is the author of the new book "Iowa Bike Towns," a collection of facts, stories and legends associated with towns that have been on the RAGBRAI route since 1973.

This year, as a bit of radio consolation for those of us missing RAGBRAI, we are delighted to delve into Iowa’s early bike history with Leo Landis, state curator at the State Historical Society of Iowa.