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‘It just didn’t go our way’: Hawkettes will play for 3rd place after tumbling to Valley
Not even a 90-minute rain delay could slow down the Valley softball team’s impressive march to the Class 5A championship game. The top-ranked Tigers overcame a brief thunderstorm in the top of the third inning to beat No. 9 Ankeny, 8-1, in the semifinals of the state tournament on Wednesday at Harlan Rogers Park in Fort Dodge.
The Greenleaf Center and Tito’s Handmade Vodka team up to enhance Des Moines Community Garden
Love, Tito’s, the philanthropic heart of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, is working to support The Greenleaf Center as part of the Love, Tito’s Block to Block program. The Greenleaf Center is a nonprofit whose mission is to cultivate a space for Des Moines Parks Area neighbors and friends to gather and grow fresh produce.
'Sky's the limit': Des Moines Public Schools superintendent has big hopes after first year
Within the first few months of his first year as superintendent, Ian Roberts managed to visit every school in the Des Moines school district. It was a feat some longtime school board members have not accomplished. ...
ADM upsets top-ranked North Polk Iowa high school softball state semifinals
FORT DODGE — The third time was the charm for Adel-Desoto-Minburn softball against No. 1 North Polk during the Class 4A Iowa state softball tournament semifinals Wednesday. North Polk had been ranked No. 1 all season, and the Comets had beaten ADM twice during Raccoon River Conference play. But on Wednesday, it all...
City High takes final spot in the 4A baseball semis with 2-0 win
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Little Hawks needed a gritty performance Wednesday against Waukee. Jaxton Shroeder’s RBI single put the Little Hawks on the board, and Kael Kurtz’ RBI single doubled their lead. City High will take on Dowling Catholic in the semifinals.
J-Hawks to Face Ankeny Hawks in 3rd Place Game
#6 Urbandale will play #5 Ankeny in the Third Place game of the Class 5A State Softball Tournament on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 3:30pm. The State Tournament is played at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge. The J-Hawks will be the visiting team for this contest and will...
1972 – ‘Injun Joe’ Leads Boone Charge
Joe Merryfield of Des Moines outdrove an impressive field of cars to win the Grand Nationals at Boone Speedway. Flagman Floyd Mitchell joins Merryfield in victory lane. – Beetle Bailey Photo. Boone, Iowa (July 25, 1972) – “Injun” Joe Merryfield cut the pack off at the pass as he...
Vehicle Totaled Following Collision on HWY 141 Near Perry
A multi-vehicle collision Wednesday evening resulted in one vehicle totaled on Highway 141 near Perry. The incident took place near the Casey’s General Store that sits along Highway 141 east of the City of Perry. Several emergency vehicles were on scene. A pickup truck was in the grass area...
Des Moines man charged after shooting at prom afterparty settles lawsuits against him
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines man charged with hosting anafter-prom party that ended in gunfire has settled two lawsuits against him. Jaray Mandosia, who was shot in the elbow, sued Jeffery Stickel and other members of his family for negligence back in 2022. That suit was settled last week.
2025 Ford Explorer Has Arrived At Dealers
The refreshed 2025 Ford Explorer debuted in early February, with production scheduled to kick off at the Chicago Assembly plant in May. However, with The Blue Oval keen to conduct extensive quality checks on its refreshed or redesigned models before shipping them to customers and dealers, it wasn’t entirely clear how long we might have to wait for deliveries to begin. As it turns out, that process has already begun.
KMA Sports (Softball): Martensdale-St. Marys 2 Edgewood-Colesburg 1
German's gem allows Martensdale-St. Marys to hold off Edgewood-Colesburg in state quarterfinal. Top-seeded Martensdale-St. Marys softball got a scare from Edgewood-Colesburg Tuesday evening, but another gem from senior pitcher Campbell German held the Vikings off and put the Blue Devils in a Class 1A state semifinal.
Iowa DNR dispatches firefighters across the US to help national wildfire management
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fire Program has dispatched wildland firefighters across the Rocky Mountains, West Coast and Pacific Northwest to help wildfire management efforts. What wildfires are Iowa DNR fire crews assigned to? ...
Referred pipeline law puts company's permit quest in limbo
An Iowa company seeking regulatory approval to run a carbon dioxide pipeline through South Dakota and four other states said a delay in its plan to re-apply for a permit has nothing to do with a November vote on the project. After Summit Carbon Solutions gained approval from the Iowa...
Iowa weather: Heating up for the weekend
DES MOINES, Iowa — We return to hotter weather as we inch closer to the weekend. We still have a thin layer of smoke from the fires burning in Canada. For now, the smoke hasn’t severely impacted our air quality. Most of us are under the moderate air quality for the time being. The smoke should thin out even more as we move into Friday.
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