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Spencer Schools Shifting 500 Students To Other District Buildings
Spencer, Iowa – One of Spencer’s school buildings won’t be opening this fall due to flood damage and about 500 third, fourth and fifth graders who would have been starting school at Lincoln Elementary next month will attend classes in other buildings in the district. Spencer Community Schools superintendent Terry Hemann.
Wisconsin women's basketball forward to participate in 3x3 action during WNBA All-Star weekend
Wisconsin women’s basketball forward Serah Williams will take on the 2024 USA Basketball 3×3 Women’s National Team in an exhibition on Friday at WNBA All-Star weekend. The contest marks the debut of 3×3 basketball at a WNBA All-Star weekend. The 2024 National Team of Rhyne Howard, Cierra Burdick, Dearica Hamby and Hailey Van Lith are set to tip off against the six-woman 2024 USA 3×3 Nations League roster.
Moving Company Offering Free Storage Space For Iowa Storm Victims
Monday night's storms brought severe damage and power outages throughout Iowa and the Quad Cities. Even as of Wednesday morning, MidAmerican reports that almost 700 people are still without power in the Quad Cities. More than 300 people in Des Moines also have no power. To help folks who need...
A Stray Shower Overnight, More Chances In The Coming Days
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A few showers are possible through the overnight hours, but most areas can expect to stay dry. Showers have been tapering off, leaving most areas dry this evening. While a stray shower cannot be ruled out overnight, most areas are expected to remain dry until Sunday afternoon. Lows tonight drop into the low to mid 60s with light winds out of the southwest.
Soybean prices facing downward pressure
IARN – USDA analysts are examining soybean planted acreage and other data in hopes of determining the size of the upcoming soybean crop. USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski. (Story and photo courtesy Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network)
Iowa National Guard unit to bring 150 soldiers back from Middle East deployment
DES MOINES, Iowa — A special "welcome home" ceremony was held at the Des Moines Airbase on Friday for a returning group of National Guard soldiers after a year-long deployment in the Middle East. The 831st Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC) was federally activated to support U.S. Central Command...
Dordt in the News: Summer Edition
“Iowa GOP delegate observing national convention as professor, too” (Radio Iowa) Jeff Taylor, a political science professor at Dordt University in Sioux Center, was also a delegate at the GOP’s national convention in 2012. “Not only do I get new stories from this one, but the students are probably going to be able to relate to this experience a little more just because it’s happening right now,” Taylor said, with a laugh. “This fall and next year and the following year this is still going to be fresh in their mind.”
Families of Iowa soldiers ready for Homecoming Day
IOWA — Iowa families are less than 24 hours away from being back in the arms of their loved ones. One hundred-fifty soldiers from the 831st Engineer Vertical Construction Company waved goodbye last September. The unit will return home Friday after nearly a year in the Middle East. “Super, super excited. We have a young daughter. […]
Explorers series opener against Sioux Falls postponed, doubleheader set for tomorrow
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Tonight’s Sioux City Explorers game against the Sioux Falls Canaries has been postponed due to inclement weather. The pair will play a doubleheader at Lewis and Clark Park, beginning at 5:05 p.m.
Remsen St. Mary’s softball takes unblemished record into State Tournament play
REMSEN, Iowa (KCAU) – There are just nine schools in Iowa that are sending both a baseball and softball team to the state tournament with one of those institutions located here in Northwest Iowa as the Remsen St. Mary’s Hawks softball team makes its return to State along with its baseball squad. The Hawks’ softball […]
Rock Valley Schools Have Plan for Fall
Rock Valley, Iowa – Iowa law allows schools to start on August 23rd this year — but the fall semester will begin September 5th in the Rock Valley school district as the community recovers from severe flash flooding that hit in June. In a message posted online, Rock...
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