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Iowa and Illinois Brace for Flash Flood Threat as Heavy Rainfall Continues
Quad Cities, IA/IL — The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for parts of Iowa and Illinois, effective through tonight, as periods of heavy rainfall are expected to continue throughout the day. This weather alert encompasses regions along and south of a line from Williamsburg, IA, to Aledo, IL, including areas such as Wapello.
More severe storms expected Wednesday after stormy start
DES MOINES, Iowa – A morning round of storms dropped a lot of rain across central Iowa and another round of severe storms is expected again Wednesday night. Morning storms brought strong winds and hail. Wind gusts over 60 mph were reported in Ottumwa and Melcher-Dallas. Norwalk saw several reports of gusts in the 50-55 […]
Dubuque native, a UI engineering grad, is Boeing’s next CEO
A Dubuque native who led Cedar Rapids based Rockwell Collins for five years will become chief executive of Boeing next week. Robert “Kelly” Ortberg was CEO at Rockwell Collins from 2013 to 2018. Ortberg graduated from the University of Iowa in 1982 with a degree in mechanical engineering and got a job at Texas Instruments making semiconductors. Ortberg’s Rockwell Collins career started in 1987. At one point Ortberg led a division of the company that produced electronics and communications equipment for Boeing’s 787 “Dreamliner.” It’s a different plane, Boeing’s 737 MAX, that has sparked the company current safety and financial problems.
1979 – Eaker Sails to El Kahir Victory
Verlin Eaker (right) won the 50-lap El Kahir Shrine late model special at Hawkeye Downs Speedway. Also shown (left to right), fast timer Leon Plank, trophy dash winner Mike Niffenegger and semi-feature winner Tom Hearst. – Earl Schwartz Photo. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (July 31, 1979) – Suggest to Verlin...
Meet every new Iowa City-area high school football coach for 2024 IHSAA season
Three Iowa City area football programs have hit a much-needed refresh entering the 2024 Iowa high school football season. Two of those teams missed the IHSAA football postseason with losing records last season, but a fresh coaching perspective could flip the script during the 2024 campaign. With the Iowa high school football season kicking...
Northeast Iowa Community College launches new digital media and journalism degrees
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) is adding two new Associate of Arts transfer degrees in Digital Media and Journalism. The new programs are partnered with several four-year universities in the state of Iowa, allowing an easy transfer of credits into a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. Journalism graduates at...
Twin Cities-area man takes plea deal on North Iowa gun crime
MASON CITY, Iowa – A plea deal is reached by a Minnesota man facing gun and drug charges in Cerro Gordo County. Anthony Michael Jungk, 36 of Brooklyn Park, MN, has pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm as a felon. Charges of person ineligible to carry dangerous weapons and possession of marijuana-1st offense will likely be dismissed when Jungk is sentenced, which is scheduled for August 26.
Let's settle the debate, Iowans: At what temperature do you set your AC thermostat?
It's a simple question, but an age-old debate: At what temperature should the air conditioning be set? The hot Iowa summer has been upon us, and 97% of the state's households use air conditioning equipment to stay cool, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. With the heat index in Iowa and Des Moines...
Cedar Rapids non-profit working to build community to ‘Save Us From Us’
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - New data from Cedar Rapids police show a decrease in shots fired calls every month so far this year. Leaders with the Cedar Rapids based non-profit Save Us From Us say that’s a good sign that events like the one they held on Wednesday are working.
Coaching contracts. A casino conflict. A hungry horse. Newspapers nosedive.
The salaries of state employees are public information, and, to the surprise of some and the unsurprise of others, coaches from Iowa’s three state universities continue to be some of the highest-paid state employees. The UNI men’s basketball Head Coach Ben Jacobsen has won more than 300 games with...
Off Podium Empire, July 30: In Which Iowa and UCLA Join the Scoring Club
UCLA: 23 (1x gold) Minnesota: 21 (1x silver) Penn State: 23 (2x bronze) Wisconsin: 16 (1x bronze) Alev Kelter of Wisconsin, Kayla Canett of Penn State, Alena Olsen of Michigan, and the rest of the USA women’s rugby squad had a last second dramatic as hell win. This is exactly why risk-averse college coaches play Prevent defense in the final seconds. What a phenomenal bronze medal win, what a run.
HACAP working on details of a plan to buy Olivet Neighborhood Mission building
HACAP says its offer to buy the Olivet Neighborhood Mission building has been accepted. It's not a done deal yet, but it could be good news for the northwest side of Cedar Rapids. Olivet Church told the mission earlier this month it needed to be out of the building by...