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Your Cans Will No Longer Be Accepted At Select Iowa Walmarts
Those who aren't taking their bottles and cans back to get their deposit in Iowa are really wasting a huge chunk of money every year. Iowa is one of 10 states that has a "bottle bill" that allows you to return select bottles and cans to be redeemed for a few cents. In Iowa, bottles and cans that are eligible for a return are worth 5 cents. But no matter where you buy your cans or bottles in Iowa, the store charges you a 5-cent deposit. So, if you don't bring your bottles and cans back to be redeemed, you're wasting a lot of money.
Western Iowa Weather Alert: Highs in the 90s and Thunderstorms Ahead
Des Moines, IA – Very warm and humid conditions are expected today over central and southern Iowa with highs in the 90s and heat index values in the upper 90s to low 100s. Conditions will be a bit cooler across northern Iowa. According to the US National Weather Service...
Iowa Man Breaks World Record for Largest Eggplant
Holding a world record for anything is a huge accomplishment. Iowa is home to quite a few record holders. There is Keeley and Kambry, twin sisters who hold the record for the most premature twins; and there's Kevin the great Dane who held the title for tallest living dog. News...
Iowa babies born at 22 weeks are now thriving, healthy toddlers
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 doctors and everybody that has helped us," said their mother, Cristal Alvarez.
State university presidents discuss budgets
Statewide Iowa – The presidents of the three state universities held a general discussion of their budgets for the next fiscal year this week during a meeting with the State Board of Regents. University of Northern Iowa president Mark Nook says the new nursing program is one area they are trying to help the state.
Forecast: More Heat, Then a Cooldown
We’ve got another warm overnight ahead. A stationary front is parked to our north, and we could see a few storms in far northern Iowa both tonight and tomorrow night as the following images illustrate. Most of us in the viewing area will stay dry. Severe chances are very slim this week, as shown in […]
Monster Sightings – What Supernatural Creatures Lurk in Iowa?
This week, some new episodes of the series 'Unsolved Mysteries' dropped on Netflix, and, of course, I watched all five episodes in one sitting. The final episode of Volume 4 was titled, The Mothman Revisited, and it was easily my favorite of the bunch. The Mothman is described as a...