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104.5 KDAT’s Iowa State Fair Ticket Booth – Enter and Win!
The Iowa State Fair is coming up fast! Kicking off on Thursday, August 8 in Des Moines, 104.5 KDAT wants to send you to one... or more of the amazing concerts that are a part of this year's State Fair!. Let's go to the Iowa State Fair!. We have a...
Timeline set for new gambling license applications
Des Moines, IA- The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission set the timeline Friday for new license applications. Radio Iowa reports that the process includes a gambling market study and proposals to do that are due August 15th. Applications for those interested in getting a license are due one month later.
Why Ed Carpenter thinks IndyCar should stop driving hybrid cars
NEWTON, Iowa (WISH) — Longtime IndyCar driver and team owner Ed Carpenter didn’t mince words after he ended Iowa’s Hy-Vee One Step 250 on top of Kyle Kirkwood’s car. “We’re spending a lot of money to make our racing worse,” Carpenter said in a video shared with News 8 from Always Race Day. Carpenter’s referring […]
Reynolds says new disaster relief housing grant programs are ready
(The Center Square) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday two new housing programs to help victims of Iowa's recent storms are now open to applicants. The State Disaster Recovery New Housing Grant Program gives developers up to $1 million in grants to develop residential units for sale or rent in disaster-stricken areas, according to a news release from the governor. The Iowa Economic Development Authority oversees the program, which is only open in counties with a federal disaster declaration. ...
DeSantis to speak at Iowa GOP event during convention
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is slated to speak Wednesday at an Iowa Republican Party lunch event at the Republican National Convention. Bloomberg was the first outlet to report the news. People familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill the governor would speak at the event. News of the speaking engagement with Iowa’s GOP […]
DNR seeks public input on wildlife administrative rule revisions
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) seeks informal comments on administrative rules for Iowa wildlife and related programs. Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by Governor Reynolds on January 10, 2023, requires all state agencies to identify which administrative rule chapters will be retained or rescinded. The EO10 process includes public engagement with the opportunity for input.
Sioux Center Woman Arrested After Crash
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Sioux Center woman while investigating a car crash ten miles west of Sioux Center early Monday morning. 21-year-old Alexis Trejo of Sioux Center was arrested after she lost control of the Chevrolet Malibu she was driving and ended up in the ditch.
Spencer Hoping to Jump-Start Home Construction
Spencer, IA (KICD) — The city of Spencer is hoping to jump-start home construction. Deputy City Manager Kevin Robinson says they’re doing all they can do as a municipal entity, and tapping every outside funding source they can. Mayor Steve Bomgaars hopes some of the federal funds made...
Carroll Man Charged With OWI After Striking Parked Car, Tree Thursday Morning
A Carroll man has been arrested on operating while intoxicated charges after crashing into a parked vehicle and a tree during the early morning hours last Thursday. According to the Carroll Police Department, officers were dispatched to the intersection of Carroll and 14th Streets at approximately 12:56 a.m. Authorities say 35-year-old Colby Michael Boell was traveling northbound on Carroll Street in a 2014 Chrysler 200 and veered into the southbound lane, striking a legally parked 1996 Chevrolet K1500. The Boell vehicle then overcorrected after the impact and hit a tree in a yard northeast of the intersection. Boell was taken into custody on the serious misdemeanor charge and transported to the Carroll County jail for processing. The Boell vehicle sustained totaling damage. Officials note the car struck the tree with such force as to snap the trunk off at the base.
Whiting celebrates the 40th anniversary of “Children of the Corn”
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - It’s an iconic horror movie with ties to Siouxland. “On Set Cinema” is celebrating the 40th anniversary of “Children of the Corn” in a fun way, in Whiting Iowa. The movie was framed as being set in Gatlin, Nebraska, it was largely shot in Hornick, Salix, Sergeant Bluff and Whiting in the fall 1983.
CLASSIC CARS LINE THE RIVERFRONT AT BILL DIAMOND CAR SHOW
WELL OVER A HUNDRED VEHICLES AND THEIR DRIVERS, AND EVEN MORE SPECTATORS, CAME TO THE SIOUX CITY RIVERFRONT SUNDAY FOR THE 51ST ANNUAL BILL DIAMOND CAR SHOW HOSTED BY THE PUBLIC MUSEUM’S HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. MUSEUM DIRECTOR STEVE HANSEN SAYS CLASSIC CARS AND A FEW TRUCKS FROM ALL ERAS CAME...
Falcon Baseball to face Roland-Story with state appearance on the line
The Aplington-Parkersburg baseball team will look to punch its ticket to its first ever state tournament appearance in Tuesday’s substate final against Roland-Story. The game will be held at Marshalltown and will air on 99 The Wave. Head Coach Brett Kleespies says the Norsemen have several underclassman contributors, but...
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