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Mosquito populations surge post-flooding
REGIONAL—Many individuals were left homeless after catastrophic flooding swept through the area June 21-22, but one certain pest has been able to make homes out of the standing water left behind. Mosquitoes and the bites they leave are a staple to every Iowa summer, but an abundance of insects...
Inside an Iowa Planned Parenthood clinic before abortion ban takes effect
The day was, for the most part, business as usual for the Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames. Patients trickled in and out of the small health care center in the Campustown neighborhood, one of only two clinics in Iowa that provide surgical abortions. The overseeing OB-GYN on duty managed a packed schedule as...
Iowa’s Latest Billionaire Made Their Fortune on the Farm
If you've ever wondered who the richest person was in Iowa, we have an answer! If you assumed that Iowa's richest person had something to do with farming or agriculture, you would have assumed correctly. Who is the Richest Person in Iowa in 2024?. The latest Iowa billionaire is Harry...
UFR Podcast No. 2006: Andrea Schwery, Adam Munsterteiger, Jackson Wentworth
(KMAland) -- Upon Further Review Podcast No. 2006: Monday, July 22nd. Audubon softball head coach Andrea Schwery. Regional College Football Beat Preview: Adam Munsterteiger, BuffStampede.com. MLB Draft pick & former Kansas State pitcher Jackson Wentworth. Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio...
Harlan battles to the end, loses heartbreaker in State Quarterfinal
(Cedar Rapids) – Harlan was within one strike of completing a comeback and advancing to a State Semifinal but came up just short. The Cyclones scored four runs between the sixth and seventh innings to lead 4-3 before North Polk’s Chase Fjelland came through with a walk-off two-run single to end the game.
RAGBRAI makes a stop in Griswold, Iowa, bringing riders into 'National Lampoon's Vacation'
GRISWOLD — This isn't the typical Griswold family vacation. This is RAGBRAI. Fans of the classic movies "National Lampoon's Vacation" and "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" found themselves in a Griswold family haven in the aptly named Griswold, Iowa, the meeting town on RAGBRAI Day 2. Griswold celebrated the family at the heart...
How Mike Marlar Salvaged A Trying Week At Huset's Speedway
BRANDON, S.D. (July 19) — Somehow, someway, Mike Marlar finished sixth in Sunday’s Silver Dollar Nationals at Huset’s Speedway on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. All five races on the Lucas Oil Series this week at Eagle (Neb.) Raceway; Shelby County Speedway in Harlan, Iowa, and Huset’s saw the Winfield, Tenn., veteran get caught up someone else’s mess. Even Saturday’s 80-lap finale tripped up the 46-year-old, who spun out of 13th on lap 32.
RAGBRAI becomes more of a pilgrimage than annual bike ride across Iowa in 1989
GLENWOOD, Iowa — It's all a part of RAGBRAI, from the buses to the burgers, and the town of Glenwood, Iowa, was transformed in 1989 into a kind of tent city. For some, RAGBRAI is just a bike ride across the state, but for others it's a pilgrimage. "Anymore,...
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Pottawattamie County
(Des Moines) FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Center opens today in Pottawattamie County. Recovery specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain assistance programs, and help survivors complete or check the status of their applications. FEMA will be at the Minden Fire Station...
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