The Class 4A No. 5 Ames boys basketball team survived a scare from Mason City to advance to the substate semifinals.

John Nelson became Nevada's all-time leading scorer in leading the Cub boys basketball team past Bondurant-Farrar in the 3A Substate 6 semifinals.

Gilbert girls basketball player Izzy Terrones and Roland-Story boys wrestler Caiden latch were voted the Ames Tribune's Athletes of the Week.

Photos of Ames vs Mason City 4A Iowa high school boys basketball substate semifinal at Harrison Barnes Gym in Ames, Iowa ...

The Iowa Board of Regents approved a property sale of a 17-acre Iowa State University property to make way for new workforce housing in Ames.

The Ames Musicale returns this weekend with music, food and fun — plus a bittersweet note as longtime artistic director Paula ...

People enjoy meals in an outdoor dining area at Aunt Maude's restaurant in Ames' Main Street on Wednesday. On June 9, Mayor John Haila reached out to the Ames Chamber of Commerce, inquiring about ...

The Iowa Board of Regents will vote in April whether to increase tuition at state universities, despite the Iowa Legislature's attempt to freeze it.

Steven Salazar, 31, of Ames, was allegedly operating a 2025 Kawasaki motorcycle heading westbound on Lincoln Way when he ...

Nevada guard George Nelson (11) goes for a layup around Bondurant-Farrar guard Cooper Goodwin (11) uring the first quarter in the 3A Iowa High School boys sub-state semi-final on Feb. 26, 2026, at ...

Chick-fil-A is coming back to Iowa State's Memorial Union, bringing big flavor and even bigger foot traffic to campus.

Ames Bottle & Can employee Kalan Bloodgood stacks the sorted bottles and cans at the redemption center on Feb. 3, 2026, in Ames, Iowa. .