Des Moines Register

Alex Saunders: Climbing El Capitan

A 22-year journey to the top, as presented at the Des Moines Storytellers Project’s “My Great Adventure” on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.

Des Moines radio legends Lou, Larry and the Round Guy reunite for an exclusive podcast

The greatest snooze-button deterrent in the history of Des Moines radio was the old “Lou and Larry in the Morning Show” on KGGO-FM. The show lasted nearly 30 years with various hosts before corporate owners ditched it in 2011. They gathered with Register columnist Dan Finney at the Register offices to talk about the good ol' days.

Hey, did you hear about Facebook?

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced 10 hours of hearings in front of congress last week trying to explain how it handles user data along with questions about Russia and the 2016 election. How much of those ten hours will actually apply to the platforms 2 billion users? We explore that question and offer a few insights on how to protect your own data.

Hey, did you hear about all those tariffs?

This week, tariffs were lobbed back and forth between the U.S. and China in what some fear could break out into an all out trade war. Donnelle Eller, a reporter at the Register who covers the ag industry, joins us on the first edition of the, "Hey, did you hear?" podcast to help us understand what those big numbers actually mean.

Audio: Des Moines police officers among 4 killed in overnight crash

Four people were killed Saturday, including two Des Moines police officers, when a car driving the wrong way on the interstate struck the police car, authorities said. Listen to audio as authorities were made aware of the crash early Saturday morning.