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Severe weather is possible throughout Iowa on Thursday evening into Friday
Showers and storms are expected to return to Iowa on Thursday, passing across the state overnight. The National Weather Service in Des Moines warns Iowans to stay weather aware. Here's what to know. What is the forecast for Iowa on Thursday? ...
Iowa Water Buffalo Captured and Headed to a New Home [VIDEO]
Stories involving injured, escaped livestock don't often have happy endings. But the story of the Iowa water buffalo does. The escaped water buffalo had been roaming yards near Pleasant Hill for several days and had become a star on social media. KCCI reports that he even had been given a nickname. Meet Phill, the water buffalo. According to a news release, authorities located Phil at around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in a sand pit near east Des Moines. Officials with the Pleasant Hill police, Polk County Conservation, Blank Park Zoo, Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Altoona Police, and the Des Moines Police came up with a plan to capture Phil using tranquilizer darts.
Landus Expands its Service Offerings with the Acquisition of Wickman Chemical
(Des Moines) Landus, an Iowa-based agriculture solutions company, today announced the purchase of Wickman Chemical, an independent Iowa-based agricultural chemicals provider, to expand its chemical products and services offerings. Wickman Chemical has been a reliable and trusted supplier of chemicals for farmers in the Southwest Iowa and Kansas regions for many years. Landus’ acquisition of this company represents its continued commitment to delivering innovation to the farm and empowering our farmers with the tools they need to succeed.
Iowa Young Birders event scheduled, Sept. 14
The Iowa Young Birders group will be holding an event at Thorpe Park, Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9-11:30 a.m. The program will be free of charge and all participants will meet at the shelter house. Iowa Young Birders was founded in 2011 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to encourage young...
Acclaimed author whose new book reimagines Waco siege makes Iowa stops (AUDIO)
An internationally best-selling novelist and an alum of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop is appearing in Des Moines and Iowa City this week, while headlining the opening of the 22nd annual DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts. Bret Anthony Johnston is director of the Michener Center for Writers at the University...
Iowa state lawmaker requests Iowa Veterans Home audit after staffing changes
An Iowa Democratic lawmaker is asking for a state audit of the Iowa Veterans’ Home following July staffing changes. Rep. Sue Cahill, D-Marshalltown, sent a letter to Iowa Auditor Rob Sand this week calling for an audit of the state-run veterans’ home, located in Marshalltown. The request follows the July news that the Iowa Veterans’ […]
Iowa Internet Sensation Has Unlikely Run in with ’90s Star
You might remember Gucci the cow from the viral videos that took the internet by storm a few years back. He and his owner, Mason Corkery from Jesup, made a splash on television screens after videos of their adventures to Chick-fil-A, Dairy Queen, and Starbucks went viral on TikTok. The...
Osage to host concert fundraiser for young-onset dementia
OSAGE, Iowa – A concert to raise money for research into young-onset dementia will take place Saturday in Mitchell County. Iowa-born philanthropist and country-rock musician Jay Allen will headline the Care for a Cure fundraiser at Sunny Brae Golf & Country Club in Osage on August 31. All proceeds from the concert will go toward fighting frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a disease that affects tens of thousands of people each year.
Countdown to Kickoff: St. Ansgar Saints
(ABC 6 News) — The St. Ansgar Saints aren’t looking to rebuild, but rather reload in 2024 after last year’s 8-1 campaign. The players are hungry and ready to be more physical as they look to get off on the right foot against Osage on Friday, August 30, in the L.R. Falk Trophy Game.
Another Invasive Water Species Disrupts Minnesota’s Ecosystem
Invasive species. We hear about them a lot these days. The Spiny Waterflea is another one; except this one is microscopic, and also known as 'zooplankton.' The Spiny Waterflea lives in open water, and is almost clear; just an opaque color. The Spiny waterflea has one single long tail, that...
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