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Petersen Selected by Nationals in 8th Round of MLB Draft
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa junior Sam Petersen was selected by the Washington Nationals on Monday in the 8th Round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. Petersen was the 230th pick overall. Petersen is the 31st player drafted under head coach Rick Heller. The Huxley, Iowa,...
Key Events and Prospects for Iowa Hawkeyes: Updates on Caitlin Clark, Brody Brecht, and Recruiting
Discussion shifts from early-season commotion to basketball buzz in Hawkeye Nation, particularly focusing on Caitlin Clark's progression in the WNBA amid controversies and interactions with seasoned players, leading to increased entertainment for fans. Caitlin Clark received a technical foul in the recent 81-74 victory against Minnesota. Brety Brecht was selected...
American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe set to open 1860’s home featuring finds from show as fans gush ‘looks gorgeous!’
MIKE Wolfe has promoted the opening of his 1860s LeClaire, Iowa home featuring finds from American Pickers. Fans gushed that the restored home “looks gorgeous” after the History Channel star shared photos of the property on Instagram. On Saturday, Mike, 60, shared several snapshots of the home’s interior with the caption, “@ontwolanes mission has always […]
Monday Musings in Hawkeye Nation
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Thankfully early-season silliness has mostly given way to basketball talk when it comes to The W. That's the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for folks that haven't yet joined the league's rising fan base. As we in these parts are aware, much of the hubbub swirled...
MidAmerican Energy issues update on power outages in Iowa City, Quad Cities, and Des Moines
Good evening Des Moines, Iowa City and Quad Cities assignment desks,. Here is an 11:00 p.m. storm update for Monday, July 15, 2024. As of 11:00 p.m., about 40,000 MidAmerican customers are currently without electric service due to tonight’s severe storm outbreak, including more than 31,000 in the Quad Cities metro area, just under 8,500 in the Des Moines metro area and about 90 in the Iowa City area.
Johnston developer at center of fraud allegations remains free in North Liberty
By the time Johnston developer Daniel Pettit was locked up in January for contempt in connection with three civil court cases, a wide web of people in several states had accused the one-time millionaire of fraud. Investors, lenders and attorneys monitoring the showy businessman’s three-year free fall assumed local, state or federal authorities...
Big Red Radio Keokuk Co Expo Preview
The KCII Summer Town Tour continues this week as the Big Red Radio makes its next stop at the Keokuk County Expo on July 16 and 18th. We will be broadcasting live from the grounds in Sigourney on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm. The Keokuk County Expo, which kicked off on Sunday, continues through Saturday, July 20th with wall-to-wall activities. Musical performances, food, games for all ages, and 4-H presentations highlight the week’s festivities. For more information, visit the Keokuk County Expo Facebook page, or expokeokukco.com.
‘We knew we could get the job done’: Lensmeyer, Ankeny girls oust Wahawks
It wasn’t ideal for the Ankeny softball team to be entering postseason play on the heels of a six-game losing streak. The lack of momentum didn’t seem to bother Aubrey Lensmeyer. The junior combined with Abby Rusher on a three-hitter and also hit a home run to lead...
Iowa State research sets funding record; total external funding increases to $544.6 million
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State researchers attracted a record $346.2 million in external funding for the fiscal year that ended June 30. That’s the third straight year of record research funding and the second straight of more than $300 million. Overall, Iowa State’s total external funding for fiscal...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portion of Southwest Iowa
(Des Moines) A Severe Thunderstorm Watch in in effect until 11:00 p.m. for the following counties in southwest Iowa: Adair, Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, Guthrie. The National Weather Service in Des Moines says hail and tornadoes are possible, but the primary severe threat will be destructive wind gusts as the thunderstorms head eastward.
Hey Iowa, Changes Are Coming to Your Favorite Target Store
Changes are coming to Target department stores across Iowa and the rest of the country beginning on July 15th. To be fair...there's a good chance this change doesn't affect you at all. Target will stop taking a once-popular form of payment beginning next week, and there's a good chance it's been years or even decades since you've paid at a Target register using one of these.
As a baby bust hits rural areas, hospital labor and delivery wards are closing down
In some rural areas, births have dropped by three-quarters since the late 1950s, and hospitals are shuttering labor and delivery units, leaving mothers little access to care when they need it.
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