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Local Iowa high school baseball postseason highlights and scores (7-17-24)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Attached are the highlights and scores from our local Iowa high school baseball postseason games from July 17th, 2024: Bishop Heelan 8, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 7 (8 innings) Dallas Center-Grimes 6, Sioux City East 0 Waukee 1, Sioux City North 0
Motorcycle Ride to Honor Mollie Tibbetts This Weekend
(Brooklyn, IA) -- Today marks six years since the disappearance of Mollie Tibbetts. She was a student at the University of Iowa, and never returned. A man has been convicted of murder in the case. Mollie's Ride, a parade of motorcycles, will roll through several Iowa communities to honor her memory on Saturday. It starts and ends in Brooklyn, with stops along the way in Garwin, Lincoln, Marshalltown, Melbourne and Gilman. The proceeds from the registration fee will go to Tibbetts' memorial fund, which goes to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital.
Courtney Wojtowicz is crowned the 2024 Dallas County Fair Queen
Courtney Wojtowicz was crowned the 2024 Dallas County Fair Queen during a coronation ceremony on Friday, July 12. Wojtowicz is a 2024 graduate of Dallas Center-Grimes High School. Maitlynn Bucklin-Pagano, a 2024 graduate of Waukee Northwest High School, was named the Dallas County Fair Princess. Other queen contestants included:. Kelsey...
Camper goes up in flames on I-35 in Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A camper, also known as a travel trailer, went up in flames while traveling on I-35 just north of Ankeny Thursday night. At around 8:10 p.m. emergency crews responded to a report of a camper on fire on I-35 northbound near the Elkhart area rest stop. When firefighters arrived on scene […]
Jenna Knox: 2024 Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Emerging Woman of Influence
How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of?. How fortunate am I to have spent most of my career raising funds and awareness for nonprofit health care organizations which are making a meaningful impact in our community? We are fortunate to have a robust network of high-quality health care providers in Central Iowa and advocating for expanded access to care has been truly rewarding.
Beloved Illinois small-town baseball coach 'showed immense humility and commanded respect'
PEORIA — Mike Kemmer was a sum of equal parts, faith, family, education and baseball. He was a father, a coach, a teammate and a teacher who built winners on and off the baseball field during his long stretch at Knoxville High School, a school of about 325 students located 40 miles...
Vehicle fire sends large plume of smoke into the air in southwest Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A vehicle fire at Pro Tow on 76th Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids sent a large plume of smoke up in the air on Friday morning. Firefighters tell TV9 a fuel tank leak caused the fire at around 9:30 a.m. The fire hit nearby 55 gallon plastic drums that were full of fuel.
‘I left my cart,’ says Walmart shopper as they ditched $50 of groceries after being forced to use self-checkout
A WALMART shopper couldn’t hide her frustration as she abandoned her cart while waiting in line. The furious customer walked out after reportedly being told she had no option to use the self-checkout. Sharon Ackerman was apoplectic with rage following a trip to a store in Dubuque, Iowa –...
John Deere Announces New Layoffs: Iowa Employees Brace for Impact
One of the biggest employers in the Midwest announced yet another round of layoffs. John Deere is a huge player in the agricultural industry and has multiple facilities and factories spread out across the country, several of them being in Iowa. The company's headquarters is in Moline, Illinois; and has...
Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin Residents Should Brace for More of These Menaces
The excessive rainfall, abundance of severe thunderstorms, and increased tornadic activity has made this summer one to remember for Tri-Staters. The weather has been as inconsistent as it's been wet, and with that comes an influx of creatures most of us vehemently despise. With all the rain, flooding, and humidity...
Iowa agencies other local services impacted by global internet outage, not a cyberattack
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said some state government systems and employee devices have been impacted by the global outage Friday morning. Reynolds’ office said an automatic software update from CrowdStrike, which the state uses for malware and virus protection, is behind the outage. The...
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