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Cool and Comfortable Overnight, Pleasant Through the Weekend
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Our temperatures tonight are cool and comfortable ahead of more pleasant weather to end the work week. Clear skies, calm winds, and dew points in the 50s will allow our temperatures to cool off very efficiently tonight. Our low temperatures fall into the low to mid 50s, which will make it a great night to sleep with the windows open or spend some time outside. You might want to grab a light jacket or a hoodie for any late night or early morning outings.
B1G Life in Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa student-athletes joined peers from 15 other Big Ten schools on June 26 at Kroul Farms in Mount Vernon, Iowa, as part of the Big Life Agricultural Experience. Participating Hawkeye athletes included football players Kenneth Merriweather, Kamari Moulton, Zach Twedt and Rhys Dakin,...
State softball tournament 2024: Iowa high school softball matchups, schedule in Fort Dodge
FORT DODGE, Iowa — Forty teams have punched tickets to the 2024 Iowa high school state softball tournament. Quarterfinal action starts Monday at the Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge and runs through Friday's championship round. Check out class-by-class qualifiers and game schedules below. We'll update this story...
Staggering IRS Data Shows 262,000 People Fled Illinois in 1 Year
I'm no math genius, but this is a stunning number of people who said goodbye to Illinois in just one calendar year. New data just shared by the IRS reveals more than a quarter million residents left the Land of Lincoln recently. I saw this story today by Wirepoint which...
Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus – Morrison
Mosquitoes collected on July 10th, near Morrison, IL have tested positive for the West Nile virus according to Jennifer Kolb, Director of Environmental Health for the Whiteside County Health Department (WCHD). A positive mosquito pool is significant since Culex mosquitoes have a very short flight range of approximately 1⁄4 mile....
Illinois Republican delegates believe Trump will win regardless of whom he faces in November
MILWAUKEE (CBS) -- As the Democrats sort out who their nominee will be—with pressure growing for President Biden to withdraw—Illinois' Republicans are unbothered by whom former President Donald Trump faces come November.At their breakfast Thursday—which ended with a rousing rendition of "God Bless America"—Illinois Republican delegates gave high marks for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. They thought vice presidential nominee JD Vance was a big hit.They also think the disarray on the Democratic ticket is not a problem, but an opportunity. The delegates signaled total comfort and confidence with where things sit four months before the election.With the increasingly...
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...
Popular History Channel Show is Filming in Minnesota this Fall
It's always really exciting when shows or movies decide to film in Minnesota. Even if we can't be involved at all, we're still proud that our state was chosen! But this particular show that will be filming here DOES want our participation. It's a big show from the History Channel...
Murder in Dubuque’s 1600 Block- Testimony Concludes, Verdict Guilty!
The Jury reconvened after an almost 2-hour break today in the Murder Trial of Tyler Dazey. The verdict of Murder in the 1st Degree was returned as Guilty, additionally he was found guilty of Animal Abuse. The verdict was presented to the public at 1:51pm. The testimony in the first-degree...
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