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Not your typical festival: At Corn Bred Cornbread, you can be 'unapologetically corny'
A festival created by teens for teens is returning to Des Moines' Riverview Park this Saturday. Presented by Hip-Hope Inc., the second annual Iowa Corn Bred Cornbread Festival seeks to spotlight the local nonprofit's youth participants who have become leaders, entrepreneurs and artists through the organization's programs. Hip-Hope Inc. is based in West Des Moines and offers educational resources for young people to learn money management, explore various careers or develop their music and arts talent. ...
The Elbert Files: Caitlin Clark is pure joy
Caitlin Clark is a great distraction. At a time when many things seem to be going off the rails, the girl next door from West Des Moines has Iowans of all stripes cheering as she turns women’s basketball into a mass market event. I can’t remember experiencing so much...
Eastern Iowa, Western Illinois Brace for Heat Wave, Storms
Quad Cities, IA/IL – Residents in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois should prepare for a hot and humid weekend with scattered thunderstorms. Temperatures are expected to rise into the lower 90s, bringing with them increased humidity and storm chances. According to the US National Weather Service Quad Cities, the...
Court again denies injunction of Iowa THC law, says new rules clarify serving limits
A federal judge for the second time has refused to block a new Iowa law that controls consumable hemp products, finding that subsequent state administrative rules have resolved concerns the law might be unconstitutionally vague. Ten companies sued the state in two separate lawsuits in federal court in June, claiming the law is...
Red Oak restaurant among a dozen establishments cited for food safety violations in recent weeks
(Des Moines, Iowa) – A restaurant in Montgomery County is among a dozen establishments cited for food safety violations in recent weeks, according to a report from the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing (IDALS). The Iowa Capital Dispatch says the state inspections department reminds the public that their reports are a “snapshot” in time, and violations are often corrected on the spot before the inspector leaves the establishment. You can read a complete report about some of the most serious violations and the establishments that were cited by IDALS, HERE.
'Tough, smart, kind, empathy:' Andy Beshear praises Kamala Harris at Iowa Democratic event
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear helped rally Iowa Democrats at their biggest fundraiser of the year Saturday night, less than a week after President Joe Biden dramatically upset the 2024 election cycle by ending his reelection campaign and throwing his support to Vice President Kamala Harris. Beshear, who delivered the keynote address at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Liberty & Justice Celebration, is among the politicians reportedly being vetted as a potential running mate for Harris. ...
Lynnville-Sully tops defending champ Remsen St. Mary's to claim 1A Iowa state baseball title
CARROLL — Lynnville-Sully did two things at an elite level to win the Class 1A championship at the Iowa high school state baseball tournament. Pitching and defense. More: Iowa high school state baseball tournament: Scores, bracket updates ...
'What we do, we do because he allowed us:' Clive police Chief Michael Venema retires
CLIVE, Iowa — After 12 years serving Clive as the city's police chief, and 40 in law enforcement, Michael Venema is retiring. The community honored the former chief Friday evening at a retirement ceremony. Under Venema's leadership, the police department introduced a K-9 unit and was the first in...
Crossroads Park in West Des Moines Closed Temporarily
West Des Moines Police, in collaboration with West Des Moines Parks and Recreation, have temporarily closed Crossroads Park located at 5205 Ashworth Road. This closure went into effect Saturday afternoon and will remain in effect through the weekend. This decision comes after events at the park the previous night. Police...
Clouds & Showers Overnight, More Storms Sunday and Monday
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Mostly cloudy skies remain over eastern Iowa as a few scattered showers form late tonight and early Sunday morning. You might notice over the next couple of days that the sky is a bit hazy and has a grayish-white color to it. That’s because we’re still dealing with wildfire smoke in our upper atmosphere from Canadian and western wildfires. While this smoke will give us vibrant colors in our sunrises/sunsets and hazy skies during the day, it will stay thin and elevated through the weekend. Therefore, air quality impacts are expected to be minimal. You can always check the latest air quality measurements on KCRG.com. Mostly cloudy skies linger through the overnight hours as lows drop into the upper 60s and low 70s. A few scattered showers are expected to form late tonight and early Sunday morning.
WATCH: Youth baseball players dance to 'Baby Shark' before championship game in Iowa
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Opposing youth baseball teams — and their home plate umpire — warmed up before a game Monday at Holiday Park in West Des Moines by dancing to "Baby Shark." The video above was recorded before USSSA 10U Class A state championship game...
Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust
Rural regions like the one surrounding this southern Iowa town used to have a lot more babies, and many more places to give birth to them. At least 41 Iowa hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery units since 2000. Those facilities, representing about a third of all Iowa hospitals, are located mostly in rural areas where birth numbers have plummeted. In some Iowa counties, annual numbers of births have fallen by three-quarters since the height of the baby boom in the 1950s and ’60s, when many rural hospitals were built or expanded, state and federal records show.
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