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Muscatine Area Farmers Market Presents: Customer Appreciation Celebration!
The Muscatine Area Farmers Market is inviting the public to join them at their Customer Appreciation Celebration Market on Saturday, August 10 from 7:30am-12pm on the corner of 3rd Street and Cedar Street in Downtown Muscatine. The Muscatine Area Farmers Market is excited to celebrate their customers! In addition to...
North Liberty raises over $2.4 million to bring event center to Centennial Park
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - North Liberty has raised more than $2.4 million for its ‘Next Stage’ campaign, with an end goal of $3.5 million. The city is using funds from the campaign to bring a new event center, amphitheater, and splash pad to Centennial Park. The city...
15th annual Quad Cities Hot Air Balloon Festival set to soar this weekend
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The 15th annual Quad Cities Hot Air Balloon Festival takes off this weekend at Rhythm City Casino. The family-friendly event will include a wide variety of activities including bounce houses, live music, stands from local businesses, and of course plenty of colorful hot air balloons. Friday,...
Iowa women’s basketball to play in the Cancun Challenge
The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team remains a top draw for tournaments, networks, and fans alike. Despite the departure of Caitlin Clark, the Hawkeyes have reloaded and are looking to continue their success. Iowa will have a chance to test themselves early in the year when they hit the road and head south. The Hawkeyes will be taking part in the Cancun Challenge over Thanksgiving weekend. Iowa will play Rhode Island on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28 at 5:30 p.m. CT. The matchup against BYU will follow on Friday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. CT. Thanksgiving in Cancun 🌴#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/vMvE7XqBi4 — Iowa Women’s Basketball (@IowaWBB) August...
Roberts’ Gift Helps Next Stage Campaign Surpass $2.4 Million Mark
With a history of local public service and philanthropy, Dave and Rita Roberts have already made their marks on North Liberty. And now they’re leaving their mark in a different way: with a gift to North Liberty’s Next Stage campaign to transform Centennial Park into a magnetic gathering place.
One dead in Tama County house fire
TAMA, Iowa (KCRG) - Police in Tama said one person was found dead inside a home after crews extinguished a fire there Friday morning. Firefighters were called to the 600 block of Hall Street at 8 a.m. Officials said first responders found a person dead inside the home. The body...
Longtime Iowa firefighter touts importance of hydration to state fairgoers
A few hundred-thousand people are expected to pass through the Iowa State Fair gates this weekend, and they’re all being reminded about the importance of hydration, even if high temperatures are only forecast in the 70s. Des Moines District Fire Chief Ed Haase says they’re encouraging fairgoers to bring...
Meet Teddy Bear, the Iowa State Fair's Super Bull for 2024
His name is Teddy Bear and make no mistake, he’s a big, big Teddy Bear. Teddy Bear was big enough he took home the title of Super Bull at the Iowa State Fair Thursday night, weighing 3,064 pounds, besting the next closest competitor, Rampage, by 284 pounds and topping last year’s winner, Mean...
Kansas, 14 other state attorneys general file suit challenging health insurance for DACA recipients
TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of 15 states, including Iowa, in an attempt to stop President Joe Biden from expanding health care access to DACA recipients by making them eligible for participation in the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace. Kobach, a Republican who built a political career […]
Slagle Named to State Super Team, Several Local Athletes Earn All-State Selections
The All-State Iowa high school baseball and softball teams have been announced following the conclusion of the selection process by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association and Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. In class 3A baseball, Algona junior and Iowa Hawkeye commit Tate Slagle earned a spot on the All-State...
This weekend in Iowa: a brouhaha is brewing with Squonk, jazz under the stars and (gallery) talk of ‘Hurricane Season’
Today’s Weekender could also be titled: what to do beyond the State Fair. Don’t get us wrong, we are as morbidly curious about butter sculptures and all the different ways to fry up food as the next person, but there are lots of other things happening in Eastern and Central Iowa this weekend. In Des Moines, the immersive outdoor spectacle known as Squonk Brouhaha will be doing a run of free performances at Cowles Common. August sees the start of KCCK’s “Jazz Under the Stars” Thursday night series in Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids. Dubuque is celebrating the arts this weekend with ‘Dubuquefest’ in Washington Park. The festival has been running since 1979 and will feature art vendors, music and live performance.
Climbing Kites, Field Day Brewing seek to dismiss lawsuit against Iowa over new THC rules
Two Iowa makers of beverages infused with federally approved, hemp-derived THC are asking a judge to dismiss their lawsuit against the state of Iowa. Climbing Kites THC sparkling water — a joint venture of Des Moines-based Lua Brewing and Solon's Big Grove Brewery — and North Liberty-based Field Day Brewing, maker of Day...
Charles City man now facing federal prosecution for a gun crime
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A Floyd County man who allegedly threatened to kill someone is now facing federal prosecution. Dashaune Terrell Burns-Johnson, 31 of Charles City, was charged in Floyd County District Court with going armed with intent, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, possession of dangerous weapons under the influence, and unlawful possession of a prescription drug.
Charges dismissed in Davenport fatal shooting case
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Charges have been dropped in connection to a shooting in downtown Davenport. According to court documents, charges were dropped against Trevelyan Pugh, 24, and Sylvester Staples, 31, in connection with the shooting death of a man in 2023. Pugh and Staples were arrested in July on...
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