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Five Local Schools Land in Same 1A Substate
Class 1A Substate 6 will draw plenty of interest from those around the KCII listening area when the Iowa High School Athletic Association baseball playoffs get underway Saturday, July 6th. Five schools including Keota, Sigourney, Highland, Lone Tree and Hillcrest Academy will all start the tournament trail in the same grouping. Four of those teams, the Huskies, Lions, Savages and Ravens reside in the same district. Three of them, Sigourney, Highand and Lone Tree will begin in the same quadrant, and will be part of a doubleheader July 6th at Sigourney High School. Two of them, the Huskies and Lions will meet in that double dip.
Gov. Reynolds, FEMA Administrator to tour flood-ravaged northwest Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds will be in northwest Iowa again on Thursday, touring the communities suffering from devastating flooding. She is being joined by Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell. Reynolds and Criswell will be visiting Rock Valley and Cherokee in the morning as they meet with local officials and walk […]
Popular Iowa Boating Lake Could Be Dangerous for July 4th
Iowa can't seem to catch a break as we're halfway through 2024. When we began to see warm weather, Iowa continued to experience a record-long drought with one of the dryest durations in the state's history. Now, Iowa has turned a 180, and mass flooding from the northwest will potentially impact much of the state.
Iowa Tornado Featured Some of the Fastest Winds Ever Recorded
The Greenfield, Iowa tornado on May 21st is still way too fresh on the minds of residents near the small Iowa town. The storm claimed five lives and injured over 30 more. And thanks to researchers and storm chasers new data is showing just how powerful and awful the storm was.
Warning! Iowa Is One Of The Most Dangerous States For Deer Collisions
When driving in Iowa, and other Midwestern states, the thought of deer running out of nowhere is always on our mind. I once had a history teacher who would always say "Make sure you watch out for deer" at the end of our class, and while most of us couldn't drive at the time, it is a phrase that stuck with me.
KLEM News for Thursday, June 27
TEN NAPEL – FLOODED FIELDS. Farmers are just now assessing the extent of damage in their fields following record flooding. ISU Extension and Outreach area agronomist Leah Ten Napel says outside of flood zones, crops are in great shape. Field damage usually becomes apparent five days after floods recede.
Clouds increase tonight ahead of storm chance
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Clouds will slowly build throughout the day. Some of these may try to produce some shower activity as they move in; due to the dry air we have in place, much of this will have trouble reaching the ground. It does help set the stage for a better chance of storms tonight into Friday.
Iconic 'Murph & Andy,' viewed as Iowa's best sports talk radio show, says goodbye to KXnO
Keith Murphy sits in a seat on the third floor of the iHeartRadio office in Des Moines and intently listens to the introduction to the “Murph & Andy Show." The intro, which is full of movie quotes and was formerly a staple at the start of each show, now comes on only before Friday episodes. “I hear that vintage,” Murphy starts to say into his microphone. ...
Gov. Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation for Four Counties in Response to Severe Storms and Flooding
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Harrison, Johnson, Mills, and Pottawattamie Counties in response to severe storms and flash flooding that occurred on June 21 and are ongoing. The proclamation allows the use of state resources to respond to and recover from the impacts...
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