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Individual Summer Sports Statistics Part 6: Jackson Pfrang and Reagan Carney
With the summer sports season over, we take a look at individual statistics for AC/GC baseball and softball players. For the baseball team, junior Jackson Pfrang started in all 25 of the team’s games, recording 66 at bats, nine runs and 13 hits, of which 11 were singles and two were doubles. He also had 11 RBI’s, 15 total bases, a batting average of .197, on base percentage of .293 and slugging percentage of .227. He also successfully attempted to steal bases three times.
Woman Charged After Threatening to “Shoot Up” Storm Lake Restaurant
A Cherokee woman was arrested late last week for allegedly making threats in a Storm Lake restaurant. According to the Storm Lake Police Department, officers were called to the King’s Pointe Regatta Grill at approximately 9:30 Friday evening. Regatta staff informed police that a customer, identified as 21-year-old Neva Villarreal of Cherokee, had threatened to “shoot up” the restaurant after she became upset over an order.
Grosenheider earns MRAC Player of the Year to lead Bulldog All-Conference Honors
The Missouri River Activities Conference has released the all-conference teams and honors for the 2024 softball season. The Bulldogs received four all-conference selections led by Charli Grosenheider who earned Le Mars’ first-ever MRAC Player of the Year honor. Grosenheider had a record-setting junior season that saw her break two...
Pritzker signs measure to expand abortion coverage, combat Black maternal deaths
Hours after Iowa enacted a six-week abortion ban, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a twofold measure that will further expand both private and Medicaid insurance coverage for abortion services and help close the Black maternal mortality gap by expanding coverage of doulas and midwives. The Birth Equity...
How much rain impacted central Iowa overnight
Thunderstorms continued to develop and redevelop in the same areas overnight ahead of a very hot and humid week ahead. We had some extreme rain totals in some parts of Iowa by early Monday. Here’s a list of 24-hour totals through 7 AM Monday: More rain and thunderstorms are expected in the overnight hours during […]
Extreme heat, overnight storms in the forecast this week
DES MOINES, IOWA — Early morning rain on Monday is just the start of a week of volatile weather in Central Iowa. The weather will vary from hot and humid daytime conditions to storm potential in the overnights to early mornings. A Heat Advisory goes into effect at 1 PM Monday for the southern 2 […]
Iowa rainfall totals: Parts of the state drenched by Sunday's storms
DES MOINES, Iowa — Numerous thunderstormsdumped heavy rain over parts of central Iowa Sunday. Video above: See when more storms could arrive this week. Here's a look at some of the totals as of Monday morning:. Dayton: 5.50 inches. Indianola: 4.75. Melcher-Dallas: 4.48. Grinnell: 4.00. Marshalltown: 3.59. Story City:...
'Tough, smart, kind, empathy:' Andy Beshear praises Kamala Harris at Iowa Democratic event
DES MOINES, Iowa — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear helped rally Iowa Democrats at their biggest fundraiser of the year Saturday night, less than a week after President Joe Biden dramatically upset the 2024 election cycle by ending his reelection campaign and throwing his support to Vice President Kamala Harris. Beshear, who delivered the keynote address at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Liberty & Justice Celebration, is among the politicians reportedly being vetted as a potential running mate...
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