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Spoiler Alert: Gabby Douglas has qualified to compete in the women's all-around event at the London 2012 Olympics. Douglas finished ahead of teammates Aly Raisman and defending U.S. ...

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There’s something about watching Olympic athletes that makes Iowans want to get off the couch and go break a world record. Well, maybe not a world record. But at least run around out...

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Editor's Note: We ran this story earlier in the week but thought we'd bring it around again for our weekend readers. Joining other communities around the Des Moines metro, the city ...

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Cooler temperatures this weekend could be the perfect ingredient for an enjoyable fishing trip. Check out our weekly fishing report, which includes the best catches from lakes all ov...

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Ankeny Patch has gathered a complete list of Ankeny garage sales for the weekend of July 26. Whether it's clothing or furniture, these sales are bound to have something fo...

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The past serveral weeks have been full of high temperatures in the triple digits — sometimes even record highs. It's enough to wish for nine inches of snow in July, but that's just n...

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The pictures say it all.When Charlie Hines of Marion stopped by the Patch.com RV, which is rolling across Iowa with RAGBRAI this week, he couldn’t cool his body. Hines said he had been tr...

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) posted an animation the other day that shows the progress of one of the worst droughts in U.S. history. Ankeny and roughly the e...