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Nebraska Saturday Storms: Prepare for 2-Inch Hail and 60 mph Winds by 10 PM
Omaha, NE – Nebraska residents are urged to prepare for severe weather as a line of strong storms is forecasted to move through the area this afternoon into the evening. The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley, NE, has issued a severe weather outlook indicating that damaging winds, large hail, and locally heavy rain will be the primary threats.
Reminder: DNR Hosting Meetings on Declining Deer Population
(Lewis) The deer population in western Iowa is decreasing. A series of public meetings are scheduled next week to address the decline. John Lorenzen, from the DNR Office in Lewis, says the series of sessions is called the “Western Iowa Deer Initiative.”. The deer harvest figures showed a significant...
Essential Dos and Don’ts for Iowa’s New THC Regulations
On Monday, July 1st at midnight, a new law went into effect, causing some restaurants, bars, and distributors to panic. It's a new state law focused on the use and sale of tetrahydrocannabinol, otherwise known as THC. The new law (HF 2605) does not outright ban THC in products like...
Business Owner Tim Heisterkamp to Move Company to Corner Building in Downtown Jefferson
The final corner building on the downtown square in Jefferson is going to house a new business. Tim Heisterkamp is the owner of Journey Financial and has been operating in an over 500 square foot space at Home State Bank since 1998. He tells Raccoon Valley Radio that the business has since grown to three additional employees and he recently purchased the former Homestead Coffee and Bakery building at the corner of East Lincoln Way and South Chestnut Street. He explains that the bigger building not only allows employees to have nicer offices and a conference room, but he feels it gives him the space for one important aspect.
Man shot and killed in west Lincoln parking lot
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A 25-year-old man was shot dead Friday night in west Lincoln. The shooting happened about 10 p.m. in a parking lot at South Coddington Avenue and West A streets, police said. The Lincoln Police Department responded to a report of gunshots and vehicles fleeing the...
Iowa high school baseball highlights and scores (7-5-24)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Attached are the highlights and scores from our local Iowa high school baseball games from July 5th, 2024: Algona 4, Bishop Heelan 2 Creston 5, Denison-Schleswig 3 (Game 1 – Doubleheader) Denison-Schleswig 9, Creston 3 (Game 2 – Doubleheader) Sioux City North 5, Unity Christian 1 Akron-Westfield 12, Trinity Christian […]
TanTara Transportation Corp. bringing donations to Iowa flood victims
MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) - On Saturday, June 22, 2024, rapid flooding in Spencer, Iowa, caused a near-total shutdown of city services as residents dealt with a disaster rarely seen in the area. Twenty-one counties in the state of Iowa are under a disaster declaration. More than a dozen rivers flooded in the northwest part of the state. By Sunday night, disaster declarations covered 25 Iowa counties.
IRS data: Iowans flocking to states with no state income tax
(The Center Square) - Migration data from the Internal Revenue Service shows that thousands of Iowans are leaving the state for Texas and Florida, which have no state income tax. Texas drew nearly 5,000 residents from Iowa but 3,475 Texans left for the Hawkeye state. The state lost a net $68.3 million in adjusted gross income due to more people leaving Iowa for Texas, according to the data. Just over...
Rain, rain and more rain…when will it end?
We have certainly had no shortage of rain across southeastern Minnesota and northern Iowa over the last few days/weeks/months. Compared to this time last year, we couldn’t be more opposite in fact! While it has been great to see more rain, it has gotten quite excessive for many, leading to frequent flooding concerns.
Forecast: A Few Storms, Drying Out, and Beryl
Let’s get the most exciting news out of the way first: we have almost no severe storm risk for most of the 7-day forecast. Colorado State’s severe weather algorithm below shows a slight risk Sunday evening, but the likelihood seems low as I type this Friday evening. On Saturday, a trough of low pressure will […]
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