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Steamy days transition to more storms for Iowa
IOWA — Central Iowa received spotty rainfall in parts of the state on Tuesday, as the extreme heat of Monday broke. Early morning storms brought a lightning show to northern Iowa early Tuesday morning and the day ended with pockets of heavy rain in southern Iowa. Estimates of more than 3″ of rain fell in […]
Another state fair first: parking spaces sold out
The Iowa State Fair just wrapped up ten days ago, but Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons says plans for next year are well underway. One concern — for the first time ever, the fair ran out of parking spaces on August 10th — the first Saturday of this year’s fair.
Best high school football team in Iowa? Vote in our fan poll
The Iowa high school football season begins on Aug. 30, and there are plenty of good teams. The Des Moines Register compiled its list of the Super 25 squads to watch this IHSAA football season, but now is your chance to choose. Vote below for which of these 10 teams you think will be...
Acclaimed author whose new book reimagines Waco siege makes Iowa stops (AUDIO)
An internationally best-selling novelist and an alum of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop is appearing in Des Moines and Iowa City this week, while headlining the opening of the 22nd annual DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts. Bret Anthony Johnston is director of the Michener Center for Writers at the University...
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's ... a superhero window washer!?!
Sometimes, those super powers are good for more than just batting around super villains. You can fight grime as well ― and make a few kids smile while you're at it. ...
Farm Progress Show offers the latest farm tech
BOONE, Iowa — The Farm Progress Show opened it’s 2024 run at the Central Iowa Expo Grounds near Boone. Six hundred exhibits are on 100 acres, drawing people from 48 states and 50 countries. The show includes combine and tillage demonstrations at the fields located right on the show grounds. One new technology being displayed […]
Unneeded Beds At ISU Sent To Spencer Flood Victims
Ames and Spencer, Iowa — The Iowa Waste Reduction program recently helped some of the families who were hit by flooding in Clay County. Iowa Waste Exchange Coordinator Shelly Codner says they were able to send unneeded mattresses and beds from Iowa State University to Spencer. The Iowa Waste...
Iowa Young Birders event scheduled, Sept. 14
The Iowa Young Birders group will be holding an event at Thorpe Park, Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9-11:30 a.m. The program will be free of charge and all participants will meet at the shelter house. Iowa Young Birders was founded in 2011 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to encourage young...
Iowa Internet Sensation Has Unlikely Run in with ’90s Star
You might remember Gucci the cow from the viral videos that took the internet by storm a few years back. He and his owner, Mason Corkery from Jesup, made a splash on television screens after videos of their adventures to Chick-fil-A, Dairy Queen, and Starbucks went viral on TikTok. The...
Commercial development No. 1 priority for Polk City
Polk City is prioritizing bringing more commercial development to the community to meet the needs of its growing population and to help close the gap that exists between its commercial and residential valuations, city leaders said. “Of everything we have going on in the community, establishing more commercial development is...
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