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Kaylynn Murty to show in 2024 Governor’s Charity Steer Show
DES MOINES – The Iowa State Fair is quickly approaching and plans for the annual Governor’s Charity Steer Show are in full swing. Iowa cattlemen support this great event that benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. Kaylynn Murty of Tama has joined the Governor’s Charity Steer...
Iowa fairgoers take the stage for rooster crowing and chicken calling contests
DES MOINES, Iowa — It was opening day at the Iowa State Fair and plenty of Iowans came out and enjoyed this years theme "fair fever." The start of fair season means rides, fair food and even events fairgoers can participate in. Kids and women took the stage at...
Learn Grant Writing with ISU Extension and Outreach Online Workshops
Aug. 22, 1-4 p.m. Learn more and register at https://go.iastate.edu/W4C4R8. Sept. 24, 9 a.m.-noon. Learn more and register at https://go.iastate.edu/5V0KQ0. Oct. 23, 9 a.m.-noon. Learn more and register at https://go.iastate.edu/AN51RY. The registration deadline for each workshop is one day before that workshop. The fee is $25 per workshop. The online...
Check Your Ticket! $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Iowa
You have to love it when someone wins $1 million. Well, you would probably love it more if it was you. Maybe it is you or maybe it isn't, but someone in Iowa is $1 million richer. That's right, someone bought a Powerball winner that instantly made them a millionaire. They actually bought the only $1 million or more winning ticket in the country for Monday night's drawing.
Cold front brings breezier conditions, guarantees a pleasant weekend
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Without much moisture to work with, a frontal boundary moving through the state will have little chance of producing precipitation. Your First Alert: Winds pick up behind a cold front. It’s another quiet start to the day today, with a mix of clouds and clearer...
Meet 5 of Iowa's top rising high school girls basketball recruits from the 2024 offseason
Basketball might not be on the front of the mind for most people during the summer months, but that isn’t the case for some of the best players in Iowa. For the last few months, several of the top girls players in the state played AAU ball, competing with and against some of...
$1.2 million legal settlement after Iowa City teen’s death following misdiagnosis
State officials have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the parents of a teenager who died four years ago after University of Iowa Health Care staff misdiagnosed her symptoms as likely related to COVID-19. Seventeen-year-old Emma Nugent of Iowa City died of a pulmonary embolism. Her parents will be...
Dubuque Accident Serious Injures One And Damages Two Homes
Dubuque Police say one person was seriously injured and two homes along the street sustained damage in an accident involving two vehicles and four others that were parked. Police say the crash happened around 4 o’clock Monday evening on White Street near the intersection with 21st Street. According to the report a vehicle driven by 34-year old Justin Sandahl of Dubuque sideswiped a parked vehicle before veering to the other side of the street and striking three other parked vehicles. Another vehicle driven by 74-year old Mary Kircher of Dubuque was hit by one of the parked vehicles that rolled into her path. Kircher’s vehicle hit a porch on White Street trying to avoid the collision. One of the other parked vehicles that was hit also rolled across White Street and struck the porch of another home. Both home sustained around $60-thousand dollars damage each.
Davenport, IA – Fatal Motorcycle Accident on North Brady Street in Claims Life of 25-Year-Old Man
Davenport, IA – A fatal accident on North Brady Street claimed the life of a 25-year-old motorcyclist late Wednesday night. The Davenport Police Department, along with Davenport Fire and Medic EMS, responded to the scene at approximately 9:40 p.m., where the collision occurred in the 500 block of North Brady Street.
City of Jefferson Highlighted Several Times at Iowa Downtown Conference
Representatives with Jefferson Matters recently attended a statewide event. The Iowa Downtown Conference was held in Cedar Rapids earlier this week and Jefferson Matters Executive Director Matt Wetrich was one of the individuals that went. He said not only were there lots of Main Street communities, but other economic development entities and lots of speakers that were from Iowa as well as outside of the Hawkeye state.
In Iowa and across Corn Belt, farmers give up on price improvement, sell off 2023 grain
CHICAGO — A spike in bargain-basement crop sales by U.S. farmers needing to make room in storage bins for autumn harvests could boost profitability at grain handlers such as Archer-Daniels-Midland and Bunge Global. Both companies, which trade and process soybeans and corn and benefit from geographic differences in supply, recently flagged slow farmer selling as a...
Chicken owners march in Iowa's capital to protest planned restrictions
DES MOINES, Iowa: After some diehard fans of backyard chickens and roosters paraded around City Hall this week Iowa's capital city decided to establish a new pecking order for the feathered birds. City Manager Scott Sanders said on August 2 that the city could find a way to amend the...
New Cedar Rapids Restaurant Announces Closure After 3 Months
Another restaurant in Cedar Rapids will be shutting its doors in the very near future. Acapulco Seafood & Grill just opened its doors back in early May at 2925 Williams Pkwy SW, the former home of Vivian's Soul Food. After about three months in business, the restaurant revealed in the Cedar Rapids Area Foodies group on Facebook yesterday (August 7th) that they will be closing their doors this week. The post reads:
Naig guest speaker at SCIA annual meeting
(Shenandoah) -- Iowa's top agriculture official headlines a special event in KMAland later this month. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig is keynote speaker at the Shenandoah Chamber and Industry Association's Annual Meeting and Ag Banquet August 21st at the Waterfalls Event Center in Farragut. Speaking on KMA's "Morning Line" program Thursday morning, SCIA Executive Vice President Gregg Connell says Naig continues the event's tradition of notable guest speakers.
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