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School Speed Zones Go Back Into Effect In Iowa This Week
Students in the Quad Cities are gearing up for the 2024-2025 school year. With students returning back to school, that means school zones return to make sure motorists slow down and stay alert for the safety of these kids. The Davenport Police Department is helping folks prepare for the return of school zones by conducting special traffic enforcement in those school zones.
Get Ready For Massive South Dakota, Iowa, & Minnesota Storms
Strong storms are blowing in on Monday to parts of South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota. The Tri-State area could see large hail, damaging winds, and even some isolated tornadoes. Our friends at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls are preparing South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota for potential severe weather...
Time is Running Out on the Unclaimed $500,000 Iowa Lottery Ticket
The winner of a massive lottery prize has less than a month to claim it before a six-figure piece of paper effectively becomes worthless. Back in March, a Powerball ticket was purchased at a Kwik Star, located at 1502 South Federal Avenue, in Mason City, IA. That ticket proved to be a lucky one, as it's now worth $500,000. The prize will expire if unclaimed by the September 12th deadline.
Dad of 5-Year-Old Wants Answers After Child Wandered from School
It is a parent's worst nightmare. A Cedar Rapids family is angry after finding out that their 5-year-old daughter walked out of her elementary school on Monday and no one at the school realized she was gone. That young girl's father, John Thompson, appeared before the Cedar Rapids School board...
Cheesy New Restaurant Officially Opens in the Westdale Area
Things are about to get REAL cheesy! Cheesy Noodle Macs & Snacks is now welcoming customers at 3998 Westdale Pkwy SW in Cedar Rapids!. According to the Facebook page, Cheesy Noodle Macs & Snacks is a "build-your-own mac & cheese company" that also serves grilled cheese, loaded fries, soup/chili, and Italian Ice. The mac & cheese menu includes "Fan Favorites" like Classic, Philly, Cheeseburger Deluxe, and Texas Cowboy, but you also have the options to choose your own toppings. First you pick your base, which can be regular noodles, gluten free noodles (which are prepared in a separate cooker and are made to order), fries, or broccoli, and then you choose your sauce and your protein. Next up is the mix-ins, followed by the cheese topping and the drizzle of sauce on top. And if all of that isn't enough, you can "add some crunch" to the top for an additional .50!
Working Iowa: Cedar Rapids librarian helps patron get job
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Librarians do more than connect people to books and information, they’re also helping Iowans find jobs. “I do work a lot of the public service desks so the desks that patrons come up to when they need assistance in the library, but I’m also a reference librarian,” said Rebecca Vernon, Public Service Librarian at the downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library.
Iowa men’s wrestling roster set for shakeup on eve of fall semester
The first day of classes in Iowa City isn’t officially until tomorrow, and the opening day of the 2024-25 NCAA wrestling season not for another two-plus months after that. But here we are in late-August, and it sure seems like the Iowa men’s wrestling program is somewhere between ‘on the precipice’ and ‘smack dab in […] The post Iowa men’s wrestling roster set for shakeup on eve of fall semester appeared first on On3.
Father starts dental school 30 years after first being rejected: ‘Follow your dream’
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG/Gray News) - Decades after being rejected from dental school, a father is getting his chance to live his dream and learn dentistry. John Pace, 50, always wanted to be a dentist, but after being rejected from dental school 30 years ago, he put that dream aside. He instead worked in artificial intelligence and data sciences for over 10 years before he decided to try for dentistry again, KCRG reports.
Warm convocation concludes Class of 2028 welcome week
To cap off an eventful week on campus, thousands of students from the Class of 2028 gathered at the Old Capitol Building to receive encouragement from university officials and this year’s convocation speaker for the start of their collegiate journey. In the 90 degree weather, University of Iowa President...
City Closures for September 2, 2024 – Labor Day
City Hall, Building and Neighborhood Services, and the Administrative offices at the Police Department and the Fire Department will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024. All phone calls will be returned on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, when normal office hours will resume. The Parks & Recreations Administrative Office and...
Cornell men predicted to contend for MWC championship
MOUNT VERNON – Cornell's men's cross country team has lofty goals in store for the 2024 season with an accomplished lineup essentially back intact that propelled the Rams to No. 9 in the final Midwest Region rankings last fall. "We'll let the guys dictate the goals," said fourth-year head...
Carter Schmidt named Kid Captain after defeating juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
A bone marrow transplant at University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital allowed Carter Schmidt to overcome an extremely rare form of leukemia. Carter was healthy until he was 9 months old, when he became pale and lethargic and stopped eating. After a blood draw at his...
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