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Vote for top kicker/punter entering 2024 Iowa high school football season
Who is the best kicker/punter entering the 2024 Iowa high school football season? The Des Moines Register sought to find out with its definitive best players by position list. Now it's your turn to vote. Make your selection of the state’s best K/P recruit and be sure to read all of our preview coverage as...
Iowa AEAs start new school year with 429 fewer employees than last year, Democrats say
Iowa's Area Education Agencies are beginning the new school year with 429 fewer staffers than they had last year because of a new state law, Democrats said at a news conference Thursday. Democrats shared data provided by the nine AEAs that show their staffing levels at the start of the last school year...
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.
Storms Continue Overnight, Followed by a Refreshing Cool Down
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The risk for strong to severe storms continues for the next couple of hours, but storms are expected to weaken overnight. Cooler air arrives tomorrow. Severe storms are possible tonight, particularly in our northwest zone. The strongest storms in this area could produce damaging winds...
Waterloo community to vote on high school merger plan after petition gathers enough support
Waterloo residents will decide the fate of a $165 million high school merger plan during the election this November. Voters will be asked to either approve or reject the sale of revenue bonds to fund the plan that was approved by the Waterloo Schools Board of Education on July 29. It originally didn’t require voter approval since the plan does not raise taxes because it is not funded through a bond referendum. Rather, the project is being funded through SAVE bonds, formerly known as school infrastructure sales, services and use tax revenue bonds — an existing 1% statewide sales tax.
End of Season Tailgate Party at Friday Loo This Week!
Bid farewell to summer in style and kick off Labor Day weekend with a bang! Join us for an unforgettable night filled with amazing tunes, good vibes, food trucks, vendors, activities, and a beer garden to end the Friday Loo season. Formed in early 2012, Sushi Roll quickly perfected their...
Blackhawk County Civil Air Patrol starts new program year with funding concerns
WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) - The Civil Air Patrol in northeastern Iowa is facing a tougher future as a big funding source could ground some of its mission. The Civil Air Patrol is best known as a branch of the U-S Air Force that provides emergency services while also giving young people an aerospace education.
Iowa girl’s mermaid dream comes true thanks to Make-A-Wish
DES MOINES, Iowa — Make-A-Wish Iowa granted 4-year-old Vivian Gomez's wish to become a mermaid and swim in the ocean on Wednesday, fulfilling her lifelong dream. "One thing that we really try to do is get to the heart of the wish," said Cassidy Gomez, an event manager with Make-A-Wish Iowa. So we really sit down with the kids and the family and figure out what do they want to do, what are they like, and try to dream big and try to grant their biggest wish."
Iowa Falls-Alden, AGWSR competing at triangular Thursday
Volleyball teams from three different conferences will meet in a triangular Thursday. AGWSR will welcome Iowa Falls-Alden and South Tama to Ackley for early-season tests for all three teams. The Cadets enter 0-1 after being swept at home by #5 (2A) South Hardin Tuesday. They’ll look to learn from some...
No. 19 Redbirds Set To Open Season At No. 25 Iowa
Last: Iowa won 31-14 (Sept. 5, 2015) Listen: WJBC 1230 AM / 102.1 FM / 93.7 FM / The Varsity Network. The 2024 season opener is a big opportunity for No. 19/20 Illinois State, as the Redbirds of the FCS take on the No. 25 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes of the FBS on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.
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