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10 candidates to speak at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox: When to see them
The Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair will once again offer Iowans the chance to get an up-close look at political candidates running for U.S. Congress and the presidency. Ten candidates, two running for president and eight seeking to represent Iowans in Congress, are scheduled to speak at the fair during its 11-day run. The presidential candidates are independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Libertarian Chase Oliver. ...
Local Students among Simpson College President's List Spring 2024
INDIANOLA, IOWA (July 31, 2024) — Simpson College (simpson.edu) announced that 167 students made the President's List for the Spring 2024 semester. Students named to the President's List achieved a 4.00 grade-point average. David Lochner of Davenport (52806) Layla Muhammad of Davenport (52806) Bailey Petersen of Davenport (52804) Zach...
Waukee CSD to Celebrate Natatorium Opening on Aug. 5
Waukee CSD to Celebrate Natatorium Opening on Aug. 5. Waukee Community School District will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Natatorium facility on Aug. 5, 3:30 p.m., at 1655 NW Douglas Parkway in Waukee. The event is open to the community. Please park between the Natatorium and Trailridge School,...
CBS Sports ranks Iowa's Big Ten schedule among easiest in conference
DES MOINES, Iowa-- As football season draws near, optimism for Hawkeye football is beginning to skyrocket. Iowa will have one of the nation's most elite defenses returning and a renewed sense of excitement about the offense. CBS Sports' Tom Fornelli recently ranked all of the Big Ten conference schedules ahead of the 2024 season. Iowa checked in at No. 13.
Reiland joins REMAX Precision Urban Office, adding CRE services, helping team advance mission of empowering women
Abi Reiland has joined the Sara Hopkins Real Estate Team with REMAX Precision Urban Office as president of commercial real estate as Hopkins and her team add the commercial sector to the services they offer. Reiland, who also is owner and director of CrossFit 8035 businesses in the metro, recently...
ISU study puts extremely high price on evolving hog virus
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State University researchers estimate a viral disease cost the U-S pork industry more than one-billion dollars each year between 2016 and 2020. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome or PRRS (PURS) can be deadly for pigs, and it can reduce a sow’s ability to give birth to healthy piglets. Derald Holtkamp, an I-S-U professor in veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, says it’s hard to stay ahead of PRRS because it mutates so quickly. “Several times we thought we had the PRRS virus kind of sorted out,” Holtkamp says. “We thought we had solutions to control it and within a few years, we are made to look stupid again. It just has this ability to continually evolve.”
Does Illinois Even Allow A 4-Day School Week?
The school week isn't a whole 5 days for everyone in the country. The new school year is just about upon us and the debate resumes: do we like 4-day school weeks or not? Several districts in Iowa are signing on for it for the 2024-2025 school year. Like anything...
Monster Sightings – What Supernatural Creatures Lurk in Iowa?
This week, some new episodes of the series 'Unsolved Mysteries' dropped on Netflix, and, of course, I watched all five episodes in one sitting. The final episode of Volume 4 was titled, The Mothman Revisited, and it was easily my favorite of the bunch. The Mothman is described as a...
Eastern Iowa Man Wins $50,000 Lottery Prize From Scratch-off Game
It never hurts to win some cash, especially in these times. A Quad Cities man scored himself a large chunk of change the other day after we won big with the Iowa Lottery. To be exact, he scored $50,000 and the place he bought the ticket from is right down the road from the Quad Cities metro.
IHOP Is bringing back all-you-can-eat pancakes. Where to find the deal in Iowa.
Stacks on stacks. One of the sweetest meal deals is back until Sept. 15. Earlier this week, IHOP's all-you-can-eat pancakes returned to menus nationwide, and this year, customers have two ways to access the endless supply of the classic breakfast item. ...
AMA Iowa names winners of annual marketing awards
The Iowa Chapter of the American Marketing Association announced the winners of its 19th annual NOVA Awards during a ceremony held on July 17 at the Krause Gateway Center in Des Moines. Iowa companies’ marketing efforts were recognized with awards for categories including branding, data analytics and marketing research, integrated marketing campaign and marketing communications. “Every year, marketing teams across the state of Iowa design and execute the most creative and impactful marketing initiatives,” AMA Iowa President Ben Currie said in a prepared statement. “Teams use various data and multiple marketing channels to reach customers. The NOVA Awards recognize the best of those initiatives based upon various criteria.” The full list of award winners is available on the AMA Iowa website.
Conservation Is a Contact Sport
AMES, Iowa – The decisions Iowans make about their watersheds affect the people and the communities downstream. That’s why Sara O’Connell enrolled in the Master Conservationist Program delivered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. O’Connell is the Youth Corps coordinator for Polk County Conservation and depends...
How much rain did central Iowa receive overnight?
DES MOINES, Iowa — It's been a rainy start to the week in central Iowa. Several rounds of storms swept over the Hawkeye State Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The storms produced heavy rain and even some hail measuring 1" in diameter. Here are the cities that received the...
More campus DEI offices closed in Alabama, Missouri, and Iowa before of the fall semester
Several universities in Alabama, Missouri, and Iowa are closing their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offices in anticipation of the upcoming fall semester. The move is in response to laws that prohibit the promotion of certain ideologies on campuses. On Monday evening, Auburn University declared that it intends to dissolve its...
UAW Rips 'Corporate Greed' of John Deere as Mass Layoffs Follow $43 Billion in Stock Buybacks
The United Auto Workers on Tuesday condemned the manufacturing company John Deere over recent mass layoffs at factories in Iowa and Illinois, arguing the company's strong profits, lavish handouts to investors, and exorbitant CEO pay give the lie to claims that the job cuts and outsourcing were necessary. "John Deere's reckless layoffs and job cuts are an insult to the working-class people of Iowa and Illinois, and the United Auto Workers will fight for justice for our members and communities affected by these moves," the union said in a statement. "Let's be clear: there is no need for Deere to kill...