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Western Iowa Forecast: Upper 70s to 80s Expected, Showers Possible Early Week
Des Moines, IA – Western Iowa is set to experience mild weather through the upcoming week, with temperatures ranging from the upper 70s to low 80s. Residents can look forward to mostly dry conditions over the weekend, although a stray shower or thunderstorm could develop in northeast Iowa later this afternoon or evening.
End of Summer Traffic Enforcement
(Des Moines) Last year, during the final weeks of summer, there were 54 traffic fatalities in Iowa, with 44% involving impairment. To prevent future tragedies, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is collaborating with law enforcement across the state to reduce impaired driving. From August 16 to September 2, agencies will participate in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-visibility enforcement project. During this time, officers will work together to remove impaired drivers and motorcycle riders from the road.
Elaine Graham Estes honored at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Des Moines Public Library Director Elaine Graham Estes was named an Iowan of the Day at the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Receiving a special day of recognition at the Fair on Friday, Estes can add this honor alongside her many other accomplishments. She was...
Clearing Skies Tonight, Quiet Weather Ahead
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Cloud cover diminishes this evening as our skies turn mostly clear overnight. A stray shower cannot be ruled out early this evening, but the majority of areas can expect to remain dry. Overnight, clouds diminish and our skies turn mostly clear. Lows drop into the low to mid 60s. We get to enjoy decent weather on Sunday with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 80s. For much of next week, we will see very consistent weather each day. We remain dry as our high temperatures reach the low 80s each day under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Lows drop into the upper 50s and low 60s each night. Humidity is present, but not unbearable, as dew points range from the upper 50s to low 60s. Next weekend, we are monitoring a warming trend, as our high temperatures climb into the upper 80s.
Beyond the Barometer: National Weather Service La Crosse to adopt EF-U tornado rating
MADISON, Wis. -- Starting immediately, the National Weather Service La Crosse office will adopt the EF-U (Unknown) rating as an acceptable rating for tornadoes that touch down in parts of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.
Bloomfield City Council holds public hearing on residential living on the square.
Tonight at the Bloomfield City Council meeting, a public hearing was held on the prospects of changing a city ordinance allowing residential living on the first floor of the square. Currently the ordinance allows residential living in the back half of the building as long as it’s less than 50% of the floor space.
Friday's Iowa State Fair attendance brings huge crowds to Day 9 of the event
Fair skies and lower August temperatures keep attendance at the Iowa State Fair on a course to surpass the all-time record set in 2019, when 1,170,375 people attended the 11-day spectacle. So far, 956,142 have passed through the gates for 2024 through Friday. How many people attended the Iowa State Fair on Day 9? ...
IEDA Board Approves Assistance for Iowa Companies
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for two companies, which will assist in the creation of eight jobs and result in $7.6 million in new capital investment for the state. These projects are located in Manchester and Sioux Rapids. Storage provider to construct new facility in Manchester.
Iowa Showdown: Is Caitlin Clark Now More Popular Than Ashton Kutcher?
Iowans are proud of all of the celebrities that hail from the Hawkeye State. However, there is definitely a special place in their hearts for the actor and activist Ashton Kutcher. For a long time, it was a fair assumption to claim that he was the most popular star from Iowa.
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