Approved by the City of Ames in May 2024, the PILOT contract allows ISU Athletics to collect rent from CYTown tenants and allocate funds to the buildings that make up the Iowa State Center: Hilton Coliseum, Stephen's Auditorium, Fisher Theatre, and the Scheman Building.

Conversations about what the CyTown development in Ames will look like can begin in earnest now following Wednesday’s approval by the Iowa Board of Regents of a 30-year development agreement with Iowa State University,

First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The Washington Post, providing rare public comments about the fractured relationship between her husband, Joe Biden, and Pelosi following the president’s departure from the 2024 race.

The Board of Regents approved an agreement for Iowa State University Wednesday for developing property between the Iowa State Center and Jack Trice Stadium. ISU attorney Michael Norton told the Regents the Goldenrod Companies will handle the CyTown development.

The 30-year agreement allows Iowa State University, ISU Research Park and Goldenrod Companies to move forward with the $200 million entertainment development.

Robert Machray, a veteran actor known for roles in Cheers as well as numerous other sitcoms and Broadway shows, died at his home in North Hollywood on Sunday. He was 79. Machray’s husband, Luigi Camperchioli, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the actor passed away after suffering two strokes ...