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Historic front page from Des Moines Register, Dec. 11, 2022: National Democrats ditch Iowa
Featured front page In the aftermath of a disastrous software malfunction in 2020, national Democratic leaders strip Iowa of its coveted first-in-the-nation position in the party's presidential nominating process....
How being Black in Iowa helps shape the work of these 3 artists, activists
Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Iowa native, said at an Des Moines Art Center panel on Sunday she "grew up in two different Iowas" that treated Black Iowans different than their white peers. "The Black and white side of my family both worked hard, but the Black side couldn't get...
Excessive Heat Warning and Heat Advisories in Effect Today
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service forecasts high heat and humidity today and Wednesday. Heat index values will exceed 105° at times, especially over the southern half of Iowa. The lows will be warm overnight in the mid to upper 70s tonight. However, storms today and Wednesday may cause temperatures to hold below forecast for brief periods.
SWIPCO Awarded Iowa West Foundation Housing Repair Grant
(Atlantic) The Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund (SWIHTF), a nonprofit administered by the Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO), was recently awarded a $125,000 grant from the Iowa West Foundation for housing repairs in 2024. SWIPCO has leveraged these grant funds with other grant monies to complete wide-ranging housing repairs across...
State Fair dairy rules are a contrast with COVID
Some memories stick with you — like that August day around 1960 when my parents loaded my two brothers and me into our Dodge Coronet and headed to the Iowa State Fair for the first time. Our excitement rivaled that of Abel Frakes’ family in the famous “State Fair” movies.
Three of four people hurt in RV crash on I-80 near Oxford meet firefighters who rescued them
TIFFIN, Iowa (KCRG) - Firefighters with the Tiffin Fire Department got a chance to meet three of the four people released from the hospital after an RV crash on I-80 near Oxford on Friday. The crash happened when an RV pulling a Jeep Gladiator heading westbound on I-80 near the...
State lawmaker to hold public forum on long-term care insurance
Kathryn McKnight, a long-time nurse and wife of Ken Croken, died in 2021 after a years-long battle with breast cancer. After his wife’s passing, Croken contacted his long-term care insurance provider to collect on the claim, worth about $2,000. What was supposed to be a simple procedure quickly turned frustrating as Croken went back and […]
Reynolds, Bird announce $5.5 million in victim services funding after federal cuts
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Attorney General Brenna Bird pledged Monday to provide $5.5 million in one-time bridge funding to keep services available for Iowa crime victims after Congress made budget cuts to federal victims services funding. Earlier this year, Congress lowered the spending cap on the Victim of Crimes Act (VOCA) fund to $1.2 […]
St. Luke's Hospital to hold Red Sand Project, raise human trafficking awareness July 30th
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In Cedar Rapids, St. Luke's Hospital is inviting folks to help make sand art -- and raise awareness about human trafficking -- on Tuesday, July 30th. It's called the "Red Sand Project". Hospital staff there are inviting people to help fill sidewalk cracks with red sand.
Increase in digital content prices causes libraries to limit services they can provide
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Libraries across the nation are seeing increases to the cost of digital content, like eBooks and audiobooks, which limits the services they can provide to residents. Cedar Rapids Public Library said patrons can check out digital titles online with their library card. But, while it...
Iowa women's basketball coach speaks at Cedar Rapids Rotary Club
The Cedar Rapids Rotary Club had a special guest speaker during their weekly meeting on Monday. Iowa Women's Basketball Coach Jan Jensen took a break from offseason workouts and recruiting visits to talk about her first couple of months in her new position. Jensen said she is happy to make...
Our Town: Ely Development Could Prove to be Community Spark
ELY, Iowa (KCRG) - An Ely family, along with various developers, is making a $7 million investment in the community that will tie the historic downtown with a bustling bike trail. “That’s unheard of in the history of Ely,” said Mayor Scott Ladwig. The Krob family, led by...