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Local Iowa high school softball postseason highlights and scores (7-15-24)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Attached are the highlights and scores from our local Iowa high school softball postseason games on July 15th, 2024: Remsen St. Mary’s 2, Newell-Fonda 0 Audubon 1, MVAOCOU 0 West Monona 13, MMCRU 0
Iowa DNR is Hosting meetings in Western Iowa
Cherokee IA, (KICD)–The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting eight meetings in western Iowa to discuss the status of the region’s deer population levels. State Deer Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Jace Elliott, spoke with KICD about the upcoming meeting in Cherokee. Elliott talks...
KXEL-AM Helps Raise $10k for Iowa VFW At ‘Roast and Ride’
NRG Media’s News/Talk 1540 KXEL-AM, serving Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, IA, recently helped raise $10,000 for Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation. KXEL broadcast from US Senator Joni Ernst’s annual “Iowa’s Roast and Ride” charity event in Des Moines. This event combines a motorcycle ride,...
'Make America great again!': Iowa Republican chair gives fiery Trump nominating speech at RNC
MILWAUKEE — Republican Party of Iowa Chair Jeff Kaufmann delivered a fiery speech on the floor of the Republican National Convention Monday formally nominating Donald Trump for president, calling it the culmination of an important democratic process that kicked off in Iowa. “Today is the final step before Election Day in this venerable...
Judge finds that Board of Medicine withheld information from accused doctor
State licensing officials failed to provide all of the necessary information to an Iowa physician accused of incompetence, a judge has ruled. In 2022, an Iowa-licensed surgeon, Dr. Giovanni Ciuffo, formerly of Sioux City, was accused of unnecessary surgeries and lying to patients. Last year, the Iowa Board of Medicine charged Ciuffo with professional incompetence, […] The post Judge finds that Board of Medicine withheld information from accused doctor appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
First Ever State Record Fish in Iowa
(Lewis) Starting January 1, there will be a new list of state record fish to attempt to get in addition to the original list. On Saturday morning, DNR Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen’s DNR Report on KSOM, the state conservation commission, established a set of records of large Iowa fish caught by anglers in June 1962, thus beginning the official list of State Record Fish. Interestingly, the first record submitted was from a seven-pound, four-ounce, 22.5-inch largemouth bass caught at Cold Springs Park southwest of Lewis.
Cedar Rapids school district gets approval to expand food program after Hy-Vee closure
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A meal site in Linn County will soon be expanding its operations in direct response to the closure of the First Avenue Hy-Vee. The Cedar Rapids Community School District will be operating a summer meal program out of the Johnson STEAM Academy building. just blocks away from the former 1st Avenue Hy-Vee.
What we know so far: Damage reports, power outages across QCA and surrounding areas
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The QCA and surrounding areas have tornado warnings in effect for Monday night. Monday is a First Alert Day thru 11 p.m. for high heat and severe storms. Several reports of damages are already starting to come in. According to the National Weather Service several tree...
New Pedestrian Law in Iowa City: What You Need to Know About Crosswalk Safety
A new law in Iowa City is shaking up the rules of the road by expanding the definition of “pedestrian.” This narrow definition meant that drivers were only required to yield to people walking, leaving bicyclists, wheelchair users, and other vulnerable road users (VRUs) without legal protection in crosswalks. Under this updated legislation, the term now covers everyone from bike riders and wheelchair users to people pushing strollers, skating, or scootering. In other words, if you’re in a crosswalk, drivers have to yield to you—no exceptions.
Man accused of shooting at someone near Iowa City hookah bar
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - An Iowa City man was arrested and faces numerous charges after police said he was in possession of drugs and fired a gunshot at someone earlier this month. In a criminal complaint, police said it happened near a hookah bar near Burlington Street and Van...
Cedar Rapids tree debris collection
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids will be picking up tree debris left in the wake of Monday night's storms. Stack in the City right-of-way between the street and sidewalk, or within the first 10 feet of the street if there is no sidewalk. Report the collection location: call...
Drier & cooler after Monday’s storms
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Temperatures and dew points will continue to drop over the next several days. We’re experiencing a mix of sun and clouds today, with occasional patches of thicker cloud cover through the afternoon and evening. Temperatures have warmed steadily but not as rapidly as the past few days. Instead, we’ll wind up with highs just a hair below normal for mid-July in the upper 70s to low 80s. A light northwesterly wind will be present, with intermittent clouds and sun.
Thousands Without Power After Monday's Storms
(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- over 40- thousand Ameren Illinois and MidAmerican customer's were without power on Monday Evening. The outages started around seven on Monday night. As of 10 Monday night, the amount of outages started to go down. About 35 thousand were without power in the Quad Cities metro.
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