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Afternoon Storms May Bring Funnel Clouds to Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
Davenport, IA – More humid conditions are expected across Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois today, with afternoon showers and storms likely. The National Weather Service in Quad Cities reports a 20-30 percent chance of storms developing between 4 and 8 PM, with isolated funnel clouds potentially forming. According to...
A Look Back at ‘Saturday Night Live’ Castmembers Who Call Iowa Home
Saturday Night Live has kind of become like The Simpsons, or even Survivor. Every time it's own TV, I can't help but think to myself, "wow, that show is still on?" It wouldn't be if it didn't have a devoted legion of fans who faithfully tune in each and every week. SNL is presently in its 49th season, and recently welcomed its first "gen Z" castmember in Marcello Hernandez.
Show You Care: 10-year-old donates profits from greenhouse to hospice unit
ALBURNETT, Iowa (KCRG) - A 10-year-old girl in Alburnett has turned her green thumb into a way to give back. Meet Becca Banes. She’s just 10 years old and is running a business: Becca’s Greenhouse and Nursery. “I just like to watch stuff grow,” said Becca. Once...
Boil order issued for people living in Alburnett
ALBURNETT, Iowa — Leaders have issued a boil order for everyone in Alburnett as a precautionary measure. The city says they discovered discoloration in one of their wells. They have since switched to another well and are now flushing the system. They are issuing the boil order "out of...
Kids swim, bike and run in DeWitt youth triathlon
Kids from six to 15 years old competed Friday in a youth triathlon in DeWitt. It’s part of the DeWitt Crossroads Triathlons. Kids swam, biked – some still have training wheels on their bicycles – and ran in the competition for a prize. Our Quad Cities photojournalist Mike Colón got a look at the action.
Will Dickson Fires 1st Round 63 at Waterloo Open, Sits T2
Rhod Island’s Will Dickson carded an opening round 63 (9-under) on Friday at the Waterloo Open in Iowa. Dickson sits in a tie for second and one shot back of first round leader Sam Love, who posted 10-under for the day. The former Moses Brown star won the Waterloo...
Rattlers Survive Late Kernels Rally
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers were cruising with a 4-0 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth inning against the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Rise 2 Greatness Field on Saturday night. The cruise turned into a sudden trip through whitewater as the Kernels were inches away from a game-tying, three-run homer before the rally fell short and the Rattlers won 4-3.
Police standoff over outside northwest Cedar Rapids home
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Update: 10:05 p.m.: The Cedar Rapids Police Department tells TV9 the standoff is now over. Cedar Rapids police were on the scene of a standoff outside a home on Rogers Road NW for hours on Saturday, where police say a suspect is barricaded inside. Police...
Bishop Heelan baseball approaches first State Tournament appearance since 2019
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Just one Iowa high school baseball team in the Sioux City Metro is playing in the final week of July, that’s Bishop Heelan. The Crusaders claimed its first State ticket since 2019, aiming to make some noise in Cedar Rapids. The fourth-ranked Bishop Heelan team compiled a pair of dramatic […]
Looking Back at the Best of the Softball Regular Season in the Your Prep Sports Area
The start of the state softball tournament is just a few days away. Solon will represent the Your Prep Sports area at the state tournament after completing one of the most improbable postseason runs in the state this summer. The unranked Spartans scored 23 runs in three regional games to...
Close Up: Trump-Vance ticket set at RNC, days after assassination attempt
DES MOINES, Iowa — On this week'sClose Up, we look back at the Republican National Convention, where the Trump-Vance ticket was made official. Just days after an assassination attempt, former President Donald Trump accepted the GOP nomination during the RNC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He spoke for more than an hour Thursday, with a white bandage covering his right ear that was pierced by a bullet from the would-be assassin in Pennsylvania, during a speech in which he called for the end of division and demonization in national politics.
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