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Mitigating nitrogen loss with a no-burn nitrogen solution
The weather in Iowa this growing season has been unpredictable to say the least. With tornadoes, heavy rainfall and flooding, and even a derecho crossing the state, Iowa has dealt with numerous significant weather issues that bring unique challenges for farmers. With the excessive rains that some regions of the...
Iowans weigh in on state’s higher education future
Like many schools, Bondurant-Farrar High School has a bulletin board set up every spring for seniors to announce their plans for after graduation. While some students were headed to out-of-state colleges or directly into the workforce through a trade, half of the board was dominated by cards signaling one of Iowa’s public universities as students’ […] The post Iowans weigh in on state’s higher education future appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Iowa state softball: Class 5A Valley, Ankeny, Pleasant Valley and Urbandale advance
FORT DODGE — Composure. That’s the best way to describe what pushed No. 1 Valley past No. 8 Prairie in the Class 5A softball state tournament quarterfinal on Monday. The Tigers did send the Hawks packing, 11-1, in five innings, after all. ...
State softball morning, noon and night
Highlights and interviews from classes 5A and 4A in our 6 PM sportscast. Video via Mr SoundOff, John Sears. ADM 2-Fort Dodge 0 Ankeny 2-Waukee Northwest 0 Carlisle 8-Dallas Center-Grimes 6 North Polk 7-Western Dubuque 2 North Scott 2-Norwalk 0 Pleasant Valley 8-Waukee 7 Urbandale 10-Muscatine 9 Valley 11-Prairie 1 Williamsburg 8-PCM 3
Class 4A Iowa state softball tournament round-up: Carlisle outlasts Dallas Center-Grimes
FORT DODGE — When it rains, it pours. While raindrops hit the Iowa state baseball tournament in Cedar Rapids, they avoided Fort Dodge and the state softball tournament. Still, the runs came in bunches between No. 2 Dallas Center-Grimes and No. 7 Carlisle, who combined for 14 runs. Ultimately, it was Carlisle and...
Perry Police Report July 22
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. A 17-year-old male from Perry was arrested on charges of third-degree burglary, second-degree theft, eluding, driving under suspension, reckless driving and careless driving. Sophia Paz Rutherford, 29, of 2951 Kading Road, Perry, was arrested on a Dallas County warrant...
Golf Classic Fundraiser Happening This Week in Des Moines
(Des Moines, IA) -- A pair of fundraising events in Des Moines will raise money for the ALS Association this week. The Michael R. Myers Golf Classic will happen on Friday morning at Copper Creek Golf Course. The following evening, the Legacy Social will be held at the Embassy Club West in West Des Moines. Proceeds will go to the ALS Association as it looks for a cure for the disease and also provides support for those currently suffering from ALS.
Italian restaurant turned sports bar closes in West Des Moines
Dino’s Bar & Grill, the West Des Moines Italian restaurant that changed into a sports bar last year, closed. The restaurant sits in a strip mall with neighboring outposts such as Chicken Coop and Chowrastha Indian Grill & Eatery. The restaurant originally opened in June 2016 in the former...
Fire reported at Old Main Apartments, 5 people escaped without injury
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Fire Department extinguished a building fire Monday night near the corner of University Avenue and 23rd Street. The fire began at the Old Main Apartments. The Des Moines Fire Department confirmed there were at least five people inside. All five people got out safely without injury, the department confirmed.
Woman Who Found Wedding Dress in a Ditch Can't Locate Owner—And the Internet Thinks It Belongs to a Runaway Bride
Wedding dresses are extremely valuable—both economically and sentimentally—pieces of clothing. That’s why when one woman discovered a bridal gown lying on the side of the highway, she went to great lengths to track down the rightful owner. According to the local news station in Des Moines, Iowa, CBS-affiliated KCCI, the woman, Denise Gannon, was driving with her husband on the highway, just north of Rippey, Iowa, in June 2024 when she noticed something in a ditch on the side of the road. “All this fluff was just fluffing around in the wind,” Gannon recalled.
Josh Pate Predicts Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State Big 12 Championship Game
With multiple teams in the Big 12 Conference capable of hoisting the Big 12 Championship trophy in the upcoming season, many experts worldwide have begun to make their picks for Arlington. The most recent college football expert to voice their opinion was the Late Kick’s Josh Pate, who placed his...
Cyclone Tennis An ITA All-Academic Team
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State tennis program has been recognized as an ITA Division I All-Academic team for the 2023-24 academic year. Teams must post a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2 to earn the distinction. Individually, Iowa State had three student-athletes named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Isabella Dunlap, Juliette Nask and Valeska San Martin Ramirez were honored after posting a 3.5 GPA or higher during the academic year. Iowa State opens 2024-25 season the weekend of September 20 at the K-State Fall Invitational and the ITA All-American Championships.
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