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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Storms have been impacting our northern and eastern counties this evening. This activity will come to an end tomorrow morning and leave us with a hot and humid day Sunday. Your First Alert: Storms continue tonight, some severe. Storms have been impacting our northern counties...

Cover crop acreage has increased over the last several years as farmers continue to try different cover crops to see what works best on their farm and in different situations. Iowa State University Extension Cropping Systems Specialist Mark Licht says producers and researchers are continuing to try different species and mixes to see what gets the best results.

The CDC has issued a warning as an illness spreads through Illinois. As of June 25th, there's a dengue warning in effect for the U.S., per the CDC, just in time for summer travel for a lot of folks. According to NBC Chicago, 27 Illinoisans are currently positive for dengue....

(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued an Excessive Heat Advisory for southwest, south central, southeast, and western Iowa today. The Heat Advisory is effective from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. this evening. Heat index values are forecast to reach 109 degrees. The Excessive Heat Warning is...

Looking for some fun stuff to do in Illinois and Iowa this weekend?. The podcast gives you a rundown of some of the cool stuff going on in and around the Quad-Cities every week!. This weekend…. The Bikinis open at Circa ’21, cool cars cruise on in to SouthPark, and...

The Henry County Health Center Foundation Board of Directors has selected Savannah Collins as the new Director of the Henry County Health Center Foundation. The announcement comes from the board following the retirement of Mark Hempen in May after nearly a decade of service. Collins graduated from Drake University with...

An 18-year-old man was shot after a verbal altercation with another driver while waiting at a light at the Nagle-Foster intersection at about 6:20 a.m. Thursday, July 11, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police. A bullet went through a side window of the car and struck the driver, who...

Iowa State Representative J.D. Scholten, a former baseball player nearly two decades removed from his last professional pitching appearance, answered the call.

Decorah, IA – The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin until midnight Sunday. Areas affected include Charles City, Osage, Decorah, and Prairie du Chien. According to the National Weather Service, the watch highlights the potential for isolated hail...

Footage showed Trump with blood near his right ear and on his cheek. The Secret Service said in a statement that the former president was safe and the incident was being investigated.

The CDC has issued a warning as an illness spreads through Illinois. As of June 25th, there's a dengue warning in effect for the U.S., per the CDC, just in time for summer travel for a lot of folks. According to NBC Chicago, 27 Illinoisans are currently positive for dengue....

Forecasters say an exceptionally hot and humid weekend is ahead and Iowans are warned not to overdo it if they’re working or playing outdoors. Carla Johnson, an infection prevention specialist with Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City, says falling victim to heat stroke can be very risky, so know the symptoms.

Abundance of rainfall continues to be an issue for soybeans across Iowa. Landus Cooperative Field Agronomist Dan Bjorklund says soybeans are struggling this year, due to the wet conditions. “When it’s so saturated, the port spaces between the silt, sand and clay that we’ve got there is either going to...

A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware gave approval Thursday to Petersen Health Care's deals with Delaware and Illinois based LLCs to sell many of the company's properties as part of an $118 million sale. Judge Thomas Horan signed an order approving Peoria-based Petersen's deals with Petersen Acquisition LLC, based in...

Ice cream is always a good idea, but free ice cream is a better idea. You can score some free frozen treats on National Ice Cream Day from Dairy Queen. As a Midwesterner I appreciate all four seasons of the year, in fact the one year of my life that I lived in L.A. and didn't have seasons was one of my least favorites! We need the seasons so we know when to double our ice cream intake.

A 44-year-old from Sioux City has won his second start after being asked to return as a pitcher for Sioux City’s minor league baseball team. J.D. Scholten, a state representative who works as a paralegal, has played pro-baseball for teams in seven countries, including a four-year stretch for the Sioux City Explorers. The hometown crowd gave him a standing ovation as he left the mound last Saturday.

Far too often you see people using the center turning lane so wrong it's hard to not get frustrated. With many center turning lanes in Illinois, it's time to teach motorists a lesson.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 1033 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page-Saunders-Douglas- Sarpy-Lancaster-Cass-Otoe-Gage-Johnson-Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson- Including the cities of Hamburg, Omaha, Papillion, Plattsmouth, Pawnee City, Sterling, Bellevue, Auburn, La Vista, Table Rock, Nebraska City, Ashland, Sidney, Red Oak, Tabor, Glenwood, Farragut, Council Bluffs, Clarinda, Tecumseh, Shenandoah, Wahoo, Lincoln, Falls City, Beatrice, and Yutan 1033 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 114 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Iowa and east central and southeast Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

State Rep. Charley Thomson, R-Charles City, speaks against a permit for Summit Carbon Solutions at a gathering July 10, 2024 in Coon Rapids. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Several groups that oppose a recently approved carbon dioxide pipeline network in Iowa plan to launch challenges to that approval in...