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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.
Coralville Planning New 110-Acre Park
(Coralville, IA) -- City leaders in Coralville have plans to convert over one-hundred acres of land into a multi-use park. The West Land Use Park will include trails for hiking and mountain bike riding, a nature education center, and a goat barn, and be developed on land west of the Oakdale Medical Center.
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...
See What Archeologists in Iowa Unearthed After 13,600 Years
It's nice to see these coming out of the ground like this. Archaeologists in Iowa have made a significant discovery with the unearthing of a well-preserved mastodon skull, dating back approximately 13,600 years. This find, located in the southern part of the state, is Iowa’s first notable mastodon and includes several bones primarily from the skull. The timing of this mastodon’s life aligns with the era when the first humans were inhabiting the region. I wonder if this mastodon knew the Flintstones.
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