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Randall and TKS Motorsports record incredible five-start stretch; 360 Knoxville Nationals ahead
MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa (July 29, 2024) - It was an incredible run for the “Quickest Chicken” Chase Randall and TKS Motorsports, capitalizing on a busy, five-race campaign with five consecutive top-ten scores, all of which highlighted with a $7,000 victory at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minnesota, on Friday, July 26. Randall, now a four-time winner in 2024 with Mitchellville, Iowa’s TKS Motorsports, led all 25 circuits of the Border Battle main event - his first triumph of the year at the state-of-the-art complex.
Convicted former cop again found guilty of stalking
A Polk County jury has found former police officer Walter Pacheco guilty of stalking his ex-girlfriend, according to court records. Pacheco, 29, of Pleasant Hill, had been convicted of the same crime before, but this criminal charge was enhanced to a felony by the existence of a protective order that barred the two from having […]
Iowa’s six-week abortion ban is now in effect
Many patients seeking abortion care in Iowa in the past few weeks were unaware that the state has banned most abortions beginning Monday, Planned Parenthood staff said. More than six years after the Legislature first attempted to pass the law, abortion became illegal in Iowa, with narrow exceptions, at 8 a.m. Monday. Kristina Remus, a […]
Reynolds, Bird announce $5.5 million in victim services funding after federal cuts
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Attorney General Brenna Bird pledged Monday to provide $5.5 million in one-time bridge funding to keep services available for Iowa crime victims after Congress made budget cuts to federal victims services funding. Earlier this year, Congress lowered the spending cap on the Victim of Crimes Act (VOCA) fund to $1.2 […]
Board reinstates nursing license of woman formerly imprisoned for dealing meth
The Iowa Board of Nursing has, for the second time, reinstated the license of a nurse who served time in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine. Court records indicate that in August 2016, Ragan Victor Gomez of Marshalltown was sentenced to 43 months of imprisonment after pleading guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to distribute […]
State lawmaker to hold public forum on long-term care insurance
Kathryn McKnight, a long-time nurse and wife of Ken Croken, died in 2021 after a years-long battle with breast cancer. After his wife’s passing, Croken contacted his long-term care insurance provider to collect on the claim, worth about $2,000. What was supposed to be a simple procedure quickly turned frustrating as Croken went back and […]
NWS upgrades Elkhorn-Bennington-Blair tornado to EF-4
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The National Weather Service office in Omaha has revised the rating for one of the Arbor Day tornadoes that struck eastern Nebraska and western Iowa in late April. Specifically, the tornado that tracked from Elkhorn into Bennington and Blair was originally rated as an EF-3 tornado with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph. After a thorough review, the NWS has upgraded that rating to EF-4 with maximum sustained winds of 170 mph.
Comedian and Late-Night Host Shouts Out Iconic Iowa Store
Comedian and Late-Night Host Shouts Out Iconic Iowa Store. A comedian who is rapidly growing in popularity will be coming to Iowa in the fall. Taylor Tomlinson has quickly become a major name in the world of stand-up comedy. She released three Netflix comedy specials: Quarter-Life Crisis (2020), Look At You (2022) and Have It All (2024) all by the age of thirty.
Iowa Irish Fest 2024: Everything You Need to Know
Iowa Irish Fest returns to Downtown Waterloo THIS weekend. From Friday, August 2nd to Sunday, August 4th, people from all across the globe will be pouring into Eastern Iowa for one of the biggest celebrations of Irish culture in the Midwest. If you're planning to head out to Waterloo, make...
WATCH: Video shows Iowa boaters caught in Sunday thunderstorm at Saylorville Lake
Sunday's thunderstorm caught some Iowans by surprise, including boaters on Saylorville Lake. The storm packed strong winds and heavy rain as it blew through central Iowa just before 6 p.m. Sunday. Shaun Ollum was boating at Saylorville and shared the video above. It shows the storm rocking the boat as...
Northern lights could be visible in Iowa this week. When to look for the aurora borealis:
Due to strong solar activity, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a geomagnetic storm warning for Monday through Wednesday. This also brings the possibility that the aurora borealis will be visible in the Midwest. NOAA said that solar activity was heightened throughout the weekend and various events,...
John Deere Reportedly Lays Off 489 Workers – Most in Illinois
What a terrible way to start the week if you're a worker for John Deere in Illinois and especially the Quad Cities region. A report today says that 489 workers have been laid off in both Iowa and Illinois with a vast majority being in the Land of Lincoln. I...
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