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Iowa playing spoiler among CBS Sports’ boldest 2024 Big Ten football predictions
The new era of the Big Ten is about to get underway and no one can know what it will entail. There are now 18 teams playing in the conference, college football now has a 12-team playoff, and there are new faces everywhere. Despite all the change, one constant is the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Nebraska Cornhuskers meeting up on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, to play their rivalry game for all of the nation to see. The Hawkeyes and the Cornhuskers are among some of the most popular sleeper picks to potentially sneak into the newly expanded College Football Playoff...
$36M apartment complex breaks ground in Newbo; Gov. Reynolds calls it a game-changer
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds made a visit to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday for the groundbreaking of the LOFTUS apartments at 900 3rd Street SE. It's a $36 million, five-story, mixed-use building project with 180 residential housing units, first floor commercial space, and an art walk along 10th Street SE.
Waterloo West’s Carson Nielsen, Cedar Falls’ Will Tompkins named to Bound Iowa’s Preseason All-Iowa football team
Bound Iowa has released its Preseason All-Iowa high school football team and two Metro student-athletes were recognized. Waterloo West offensive lineman Carson Nielsen and Cedar Falls offensive lineman Will Tompkins were both named to Bound Iowa’s Preseason All-Iowa high school football team’s offense. Nielsen is a 4-star recruit...
Truck Pulled Out Of Eastern Iowa Lake
(Johnson County, IA) -- The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is trying to track down the owner of a truck, hauled out of Coralville Lake. Fishermen using GPS discovered it in March. Crews and divers have now lugged it out of the water. Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel tells Iowa's News Now the truck had been in the lake for a long time, possibly decades. Investigators say they do not believe the discovery is related to any death investigation. Work is underway to determine the make and model and find the truck's owners.
Traffic Touchpoint: Week of Aug. 19
QUAD CITIES, Ill., Iowa (KWQC) - A complete list of traffic alerts in the Iowa and Illinois TV6 viewing area. Alerts are ordered by which day they begin. TV6 will continue to update this weekly list as more alerts pop up. Have a traffic alert? Let us know at news@kwqc.com.
New online reading tutor coming to Iowa elementary schools
DES MOINES, Iowa – Charles City Community School District will be among those using a new personalized online reading tutor. The Iowa Department of Education says it has made a $3 million investment to help elementary schools accelerate student achievement in foundational reading skills, including in phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, vocabulary and comprehension.
How Iowa schools plan to keep students safe as classes begin
DES MOINES, Iowa — With many students heading back to the classroom on Friday, safety is at the top of mind for Iowa school districts. Ensuring school safety starts with the Safe and Sound App. The application was rolled out by the Governor’s School Safety Bureau in 2022, and it allows students and parents/guardians to […]
How big is Iowa State Fair's record economic impact? More than some Taylor Swift concerts
In addition to this year's Iowa State Fair record attendance, the fair contributed more than $170 million to the state's economy, a new report shows. That tops the boost some cities see from concert tours headlined by music superstars. A total of 1,182,682 people attended this year's fair, beating the all-time record set in 2019 by about 12,000 people. The first Saturday of the fair also set a new single-day attendance record. The following day set the...
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