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Changing climate contributes to record Iowa tornado season
(Ames) -- Weather researchers at Iowa State University say a shifting climate and warmer ocean temperatures are partially responsible for a record number of tornadoes this spring. Eleven hundred tornadoes were reported regionwide in May -- from Texas to Minnesota, and from West Virginia to Georgia. That's more than twice...
Iowa colleges see lower federal student aid completion rates
(Des Moines, Iowa) – As Iowa colleges and universities receive the last of the federal student aid applications for the upcoming school year, financial aid officials are seeing fewer students submit their documents and changes in how much those who do file receive. The Iowa Capital Dispatch reports Iowa’s completion rate of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is on par with the national average, but for individual colleges those numbers are more extreme. Almost 1.9 million students had filed the FAFSA by June 21, according to the National College Attainment Network, or just over 45% of the total high school class of 2024. This is an 11.8% drop from 2023. Iowa is firmly in the middle of the pack for rates of FAFSA completion, according to the network, with 43.8% of high school seniors having submitted the form by June 21. The rate of completion dropped by 11.7% from last year, or from 18,493 submitted applications to 16,039.
Disability Rights Iowa looks to grow its advocacy as it celebrates 40 years
Growing up in Iowa City, Catherine Johnson distinctly remembers watching Geraldo Rivera’s 1972 investigative documentary that exposed inhumane living conditions at Willowbrook State School, a facility for youths with intellectual disabilities in Staten Island, N.Y. She shared with her mom how appalled she was that people could be treated so poorly, and her mom told her, “Maybe when you grow up, you can do something about it.”
Leraas breaks single-season strikeout record in Bulldog sweep of Bishop Heelan
The Bulldog softball team saw another record fall on Wednesday night in their doubleheader sweep of Bishop Heelan. Junior pitcher Brenna Leraas struck out 12 hitters in the first game to bring her single-season strikeout total above 241 which was the previous record for the program held by Molly Renken from the 2013 season.
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 […]
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