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Governor Says Portable Classrooms For Rock Valley Will Eventually Be Used For Child Care
Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says portable classrooms being set up for students in Rock Valley will have a different use once repairs to the community’s flood-damaged schools are completed. The governor says Iowa Department of Transportation dump trucks have made several thousand trips to...
A move to limit fowl in Iowa's capital eggs residents on to protest with a chicken parade
Residents with backyard coops in Iowa's capital city paraded with some of their chickens Monday from the Iowa Statehouse to City Hall after local officials ruffled their feathers by proposing stricter limits on raising birds in residential neighborhoods.Ed and Mary Byrnes Fallon, the operators of an urban farm in Des Moines, hatched the protest after the City Council unveiled the proposal earlier this month to limit fowl play — and potential noise, smell and mess. The proposal would cut the number of birds allowed from 30 to 12 but also ban roosters. Video posted online by KOI-TV showed several people...
Racehorse owners sue national organization over tax assessments in Iowa
Two racehorse owners at Polk County’s Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino are suing the national nonprofit horseracing organization that collects taxes and fees from owners. Joseph A. Kelly of Des Moines, a thoroughbred racehorse owner who owns three horses that race at Prairie Meadows, and Douglas L. Anderson of Hot Springs, Arkansas, who owns two […]
Mile posts: Items on Wesley Kiptoo, Hillary Bor, Biya Simbassa, Max Murphy, Kassie Parker, Paityn Noe, Adam Fogg
The 50th running of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 road race offered a who's who of former and current Iowa collegians and preps. In short, Davenport was the place to be on Saturday. And leaving his mark again on the national road racing scene was seven-time Big 12 Conference champion Wesley Kiptoo. The 2021 NCAA champion for Iowa State in the indoor 5,000 cruised to his first Bix 7 victory in 32 minutes, 27 seconds while picking...
American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe reveals worn out $500 Coca Cola sign for sale as he’s ‘cleaning house’ at Iowa antique shop
AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe has revealed an expensive sign for sale, as well as its huge price tag, while cleaning out his shop. The History Channel star has been cleaning up his Iowa antique shop, listing certain finds for sale at special prices. Mike, 60, recorded footage from outside Antique Archaeology in Iowa, showing […]
Driver hospitalized after attempting stunt at Maquoketa Speedway Sunday night
MAQUOKETA, Iowa (KWQC) - A driver was hospitalized after attempting a stunt at the Maquoketa Speedway Sunday night. The driver lost consciousness after driving through a camper on the race track, which was part of the routine. His pickup truck continued to accelerate, leaving the track, and going onto a...
1979 – Eaker Sails to El Kahir Victory
Verlin Eaker (right) won the 50-lap El Kahir Shrine late model special at Hawkeye Downs Speedway. Also shown (left to right), fast timer Leon Plank, trophy dash winner Mike Niffenegger and semi-feature winner Tom Hearst. – Earl Schwartz Photo. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (July 31, 1979) – Suggest to Verlin...
$2 million Iowa City skate park expansion will add beginner, intermediate space and pump track
The Iowa City corridor's only skate park is getting a multi-million makeover. First opened in 2002, the park sits just off the banks of the Iowa River across from the University of Iowa's Mayflower Residence Hall. It has long been the gathering place for members of the skating community and has only grown...
Marion Police Department installs ‘Safe Exchange Zone’ at station
MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - The Marion Police Department is working to make e-commerce transactions a little safer. They’ve recently installed designated spots for those kinds of drop-offs. “This is something that the public can use anytime, day or night. They can meet here, do the exchange and feel safe...
Learn simple at-home techniques to save irreplaceable heirlooms from disaster damage
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After a disaster strikes, people often look at the impacts of these disasters through the costs of the damages to the community. However, some of the losses that impact us the most are damages to or the loss of irreplaceable family heirlooms. The Federal Emergency...