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Upper Midwest states plagued by flooding
SPENCER, IA – Floodwaters have triggered a dam failure in southern Minnesota and prompted evacuations and rescues in numerous communities in Iowa and South Dakota. Fox News reports that the Little Sioux River has overflowed its banks, flooding roads in Spencer, Iowa. People are getting around there using boats.
Evacuations along Little Sioux River, Interstate 29 closing due to flooding
Flooding continues in northwest Iowa as heavy rains caused rivers to surge to record levels. Residents already flooded are starting to clean up while those downstream are bracing for high waters. Follow along for updates. ...
Iowa PBS Completes Integration of Three Fully Networked Solid State Logic System TS300 Mixing Consoles
Johnston, Iowa, June 18, 2024 — Iowa PBS, the state’s public broadcasting network, recently completed the integration of three new Solid State Logic System T S300 Dante-native audio mixing platforms at its headquarters in Johnston, a suburb 10 miles north of the center of Des Moines. A 48-fader S300 has been installed in Control Room 3, which is connected to a studio theater seating up to 300 people, while Control Room 1 and the network’s mobile broadcast truck each now feature a 32-fader S300. The three S300 control surfaces are each combined with a TE2 Tempest Engine supporting 256 processing paths and have been integrated with a wide variety of local and shared Network I/O interfaces and SB stageboxes.
Bird flu infects another Sioux County, Iowa, dairy herd
Iowa state officials announced over the weekend that another case of avian flu was found in a Sioux County dairy herd, marking the 11th case of bird flu found in Iowa cattle in June. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s report Saturday of pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy herd of 5,000 is […] The post Bird flu infects another Sioux County, Iowa, dairy herd appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
When Iowa’s scorching temps will give way to severe storms today
A second day of extreme heat and humidity will bring severe weather to Central Iowa by tonight. We started the day with warm and muggy conditions that popped up a line of heavy downpours in southern Iowa early this morning. That will move east with some lingering storms in southeast Iowa at times during the […]
L&J Industries is Senator Joni Ernst's Small Business of the Week
RED OAK, Iowa – A Charles City company is the latest Small Business of the Week honored by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst. As Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, Ernst has been presenting the award to small businesses across Iowa. This week, it is L&J Industries of Floyd County.
God’s Pit Crew Sending Relief Supplies to Flood Victims in Iowa
Severe flash flooding and levee failure in Northwest Iowa prompted urgent evacuations on Saturday. Hundreds of homes are flooded, and more than 1,000 people have been displaced as the devastation continues. God’s Pit Crew is working with ministry partners onsite to assist with ongoing relief efforts. A semi-load of...
Central Iowans named Miss Iowa and Miss Iowa Teen 2024. Here's where they're going next.
Miss Iowa USA and Miss Iowa Teen USA have been crowned and are taking their talents to compete at Miss USA and Miss Teen USA this summer. McKenzie Ariana Kerry, 25-year-old from Des Moines was named Miss Iowa 2024 during a competition on Sunday, June 23. Grace Smithey, 19-year-old from...
Iowa Poll: Many Iowans say they or those close to them struggled to get mental health care
Nearly half of Iowans or those close to them have experienced a serious mental health issue at least once in the past few years. 57% of those Iowans say it was difficult to access competent mental health treatment. Rural Iowans more commonly report higher levels of difficulty accessing competent mental...
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