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Predicting Iowa State's easiest three-game slate
With Iowa State's opening kickoff just over a month away, the Cyclones are nearing another highly competitive Big 12 slate in 2024. Teams like UCF and Cincinnati will be embarking on their first journeys to Jack Trice Stadium, while ISU makes its debut at Utah as a Big 12 conference foe.
New Illinois Law Requires Weather Radios In Certain Homes
It's been a rough tornado season and a new Illinois law is taking aim at that. We can all agree it's been a messy summer. In the Chicago area alone last week, there were 33 tornadoes, compared to their usual 5 or 6 per year. With the derecho that moved through last week, 5 tornadoes rolled through the QCA. In Iowa, May was ridiculous. We average 11 tornadoes in May. But this year, we had over 80 tornadoes in May alone.
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley posts video of aftermath of Trump shooter's killing
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley on Tuesday posted video that showed the aftermath of the killing of Trump shooter Thomas Crooks, with law enforcement agents on a rooftop alongside his body. Grassley on X demanded answers and accountability following the July 13 assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump as he...
How Ballard alum Sam Petersen fulfilled a dream by being drafted by Washington Nationals
On July 15, Sam Petersen was sitting in the basement of his home in Huxley with close friends and family members glued to the TV and nervously checking his phone. Petersen, a standout baseball player at Ballard and the University of Iowa, was anxiously awaiting to see if he was going to be...
Ledges Prairie In Bloom, Nature Hike Friday
BOONE, Iowa— The incredible display of flowering prairie plants is truly a spectacle to behold. Check out some of the pictures and facts of some of our favorite prairie forbs that you can find blooming right now at Ledges. Reminder – the flowers are for the butterflies and bees only, please do not pick wildflowers in state parks. If you want to learn more about these blooming plants and their place in the park’s circle of life, plan to attend Vanessa’s prairie hike this Friday evening. Here more about what’s happening at the Ledges and get and update on Centennial Planning on KWBG’s News and Public Affairs Program Tuned In, Wednesday morning, 8:40 a.m. on KWBG FM 101.5, AM 1590 or on the live stream www.kwbglive.com.
Fruit and Vegetable Field Day, August 6
Ames, IA – The horticulture team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will hold the 2024 Fruit and Vegetable Field Day Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Iowa State University’s Horticulture Research Station, northeast of Ames. The annual event will feature various research and demonstration projects on fruit and...
What If? | Iowa football’s disappointing loss in the 1986 Rose Bowl
1985 was a milestone year for the Iowa football program under seven-year head coach Hayden Fry. The Hawkeyes climbed to No. 1 in the AP Poll for just the second time in team history after a dominating 57-3 victory over in-state rival Iowa State. Iowa would hold the mark for five weeks but suffered a disappointing 22-13 loss at Ohio State to end any hopes of a perfect season.
Iowa Parents – Think Twice Before Posting Your Kids’ Back-to-School Photos
Very soon, kids across our neighborhoods will scramble out of bed, bleary-eyed but excited, well some of them. Others will be bleary-eyed and complain about getting up and how going to bed earlier wouldn’t help. Or, maybe that’s just me this morning. Backpacks will be filled with new supplies, breakfasts gulped down between last-minute shoe tying and tooth brushing, and jackets will be zipped up against the morning chill. Who are we kidding, jackets are zipped if you’re lucky. It’s not all that far away,
Iowa DNR Investigates Fish Kill in Northeast Iowa
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating a northeast Iowa fish kill. On July 19th, the DNR Field Office in Manchester was notified of dead fish in Crane Creek, approximately two miles southwest of Readlyn in Bremer County. Officials believe the fish kill originated at 250th Street and Piedmont Avenue.
Audit: Iowa ESA program costs twice as much for management company
The company overseeing Iowa's education savings account program is being paid more than the state originally agreed to after the contract was amended without adequate documentation, according to an annual audit of the Iowa Department of Education. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the education savings account law in 2023, allowing families to apply for about $7,800 per child in taxpayer-funded scholarships to pay private school expenses such as tuition and fees. ...
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