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'What we do, we do because he allowed us:' Clive police Chief Michael Venema retires
CLIVE, Iowa — After 12 years serving Clive as the city's police chief, and 40 in law enforcement, Michael Venema is retiring. The community honored the former chief Friday evening at a retirement ceremony. Under Venema's leadership, the police department introduced a K-9 unit and was the first in...
Clouds & Showers Overnight, More Storms Sunday and Monday
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Mostly cloudy skies remain over eastern Iowa as a few scattered showers form late tonight and early Sunday morning. You might notice over the next couple of days that the sky is a bit hazy and has a grayish-white color to it. That’s because we’re still dealing with wildfire smoke in our upper atmosphere from Canadian and western wildfires. While this smoke will give us vibrant colors in our sunrises/sunsets and hazy skies during the day, it will stay thin and elevated through the weekend. Therefore, air quality impacts are expected to be minimal. You can always check the latest air quality measurements on KCRG.com. Mostly cloudy skies linger through the overnight hours as lows drop into the upper 60s and low 70s. A few scattered showers are expected to form late tonight and early Sunday morning.
Crossroads Park in West Des Moines Closed Temporarily
West Des Moines Police, in collaboration with West Des Moines Parks and Recreation, have temporarily closed Crossroads Park located at 5205 Ashworth Road. This closure went into effect Saturday afternoon and will remain in effect through the weekend. This decision comes after events at the park the previous night. Police...
Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust
Rural regions like the one surrounding this southern Iowa town used to have a lot more babies, and many more places to give birth to them. At least 41 Iowa hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery units since 2000. Those facilities, representing about a third of all Iowa hospitals, are located mostly in rural areas where birth numbers have plummeted. In some Iowa counties, annual numbers of births have fallen by three-quarters since the height of the baby boom in the 1950s and ’60s, when many rural hospitals were built or expanded, state and federal records show.
Iowa company named a Forbes Best Employer for Women in 2024
(ABC 6 News) — Iowa-based Pella Corporation has been recognized for its commitment to women in the workplace. The window designer and manufacturer has been named as Forbes’ best employer for women in 2024. The title was based on a survey and the results from more than 150,000...
The IDOT Received 28 Applications for Speed Cameras
(Iowa) — The Iowa Department of Transportation has received 28 applications for automated speed cameras following a new state law requiring jurisdictions to apply by July 1. Cities and towns across Iowa, including Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Sioux City, submitted applications for 321 potential camera locations. The bill...
‘We were doubted for sure’: Hawkettes place 4th, their highest finish since 2013
When the Ankeny softball team entered postseason play on a six-game losing streak, the odds of the Hawkettes capturing a state tournament trophy seemed remote at best. But over the last two weeks, that’s exactly what coach Dave Bingham’s squad was able to do. Ninth-ranked Ankeny closed out...
How Iowa National Guard soldiers balance part-time service on top of busy lives
LITTLE FALLS, Minnesota (Gray Television Iowa Capitol Bureau) - This week, around 3,000 soldiers from the Iowa National Guard are undergoing their annual summer training in Minnesota. Most of these soldiers aren’t in uniform full-time. 80% of Iowa’s soldiers in the National Guard serve part-time. Captain Tim Hadley...
North Polk claims Class 3A Iowa baseball state title with walk-off win over Bishop Heelan
CEDAR RAPIDS — The path to state title glory has been filled with twists and turns for North Polk baseball. A glimpse at the Comets’ last four games tells that tale. One-score wins over ADM, Algona, Harlan Community and Marion paved the way for North Polk to reach the Class 3A state title...
Bluejay Defense Struggled for Most of the Season
The Perry baseball team struggled for most of the season making the routine play. The Bluejays finished the year at 11-18. The defense committed 72 errors in the 29 games. That was an average of 2.5 errors a game. Helping your pitchers and making the plays you should is a key at all levels of baseball. Let’s look inside the numbers. Perry pitchers allowed 195 runs on the season and 123 of those were earned. That means 37 percent of the runs that came across the plate last year were unearned. Despite the errors, the Bluejays had their most win since 2016. Perry will look to shore up the defense and continue the momentum of the 11 win campaign for next season.
Iowa babies born at 22 weeks are now thriving, healthy toddlers
DES MOINES, Iowa — Luna and Jacob Mendez made history last year as the first set of twins born at 22 weeks at Blank Children's Hospital to survive. Now, the twins are 18 months old and thriving. "We didn't think this day would happen, but thank God and the...
Martensdale-St. Marys drops heartbreaker in 1A finale
(Fort Dodge) -- Only one strike stood between Martensdale-St. Marys softball and a redemptive state title. That was until Sigourney dashed the Blue Devils' championship dreams with a pair of runs in the seventh inning to record a 3-2 win in the Class 1A State Championship Game on Friday night.
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