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Fireworks pose a very real risk to your eyesight
An eye doctor who serves northeast Iowa dreads being on call during the Fourth of July, as she says there’s always a case of someone being blinded by fireworks. Dr. Anna Kitzmann, an ophthalmologist with Gundersen Health in Decorah, says fireworks can cause devastating injuries to the hands, face and especially to the eyes.
This Is The #1 Party School In The State Of Iowa
School is out, but it's time to look back at which one's went the hardest. We live in a world that only puts focus on negatives and scary stories about the world. Today I just want to party! You most likely already have a college in mind when it comes to the best party schools in the great state of Iowa. We will look at the top three party colleges in all of Iowa!
Local Iowa high school softball highlights and scores (7-3-24)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Attached are the highlights and scores from our local Iowa high school softball games on July 3rd, 2024: Lawton-Bronson 13, Alta-Aurelia 3 MVAOCOU 13, Cherokee 2 Sioux Central 14, Unity Christian 4 Ridge View 6, Akron-Westfield 3 Sheldon 7, Sibley-Ocheyedan 5 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 7, Central Lyon 6 Gehlen Catholic 2, […]
Cover Crop Business Accelerator from PFI and ISA celebrates 5 years
Practical Farmers of Iowa and the Iowa Soybean Association offer their Cover Crop Business Accelerator (CCBA) program to support cover crop adoption in the Midwest. The program is now in its fifth year, and it helps new and emerging cover crop businesses with the seed and application services they need to reach their conservation goals. Ross McCaw, a CCBA participant and farmer from Marengo, talked about why he started his cover crop business.
WATCH: Can Iowa State navigate the non-conference and Big 12 schedule?
Iowa State's offseason last summer was not ideal. A gambling scandal sprung a surprise on the roster and cost the Cyclones a number of important players. They managed to avoid danger against the FCS's Northern Iowa, which has beaten Matt Campbell's team and scared it two other times, but they couldn't avoid the somewhat frequent non-conference landmine. Iowa State plays Iowa every year -- the COVID season was an exception -- and is 1-6 against the rival under Campbell. That includes a loss last season, but last season also included a loss to Ohio to go alongside 2020's head-scratcher against Louisiana-Lafayette.
Google spending $1 billion on its ‘Iowa Cloud’
Google plans to spend $1 billion this year on its complex in western Iowa. Radio Iowa reports that Google opened a data center in Council Bluffs in 2009 and added a second in 2013. Google data centers keep the platform running, including Google’s cloud storage, Google Maps and Google’s search function as well as Google’s “Gemini” artificial intelligence. In March, Google announced it would build a data center in Cedar Rapids.
Honoring heroes: Czech WWII historian preserving veteran stories aims to return to Iowa
Note: If you know of a World War II veteran living in Iowa or nearby states, contact Jiří Klůc on his Facebook page or email: sokolovo1943@seznam.cz. Jiří Klůc is in a race against time. The World War II historian, a doctoral student at Charles...
State Auditor Rob Sand holds town meeting at Yocom Park
State of Iowa Auditor Ron Sand, a Democrat, held a town meeting at Yocom Park in Chariton Tuesday morning, June 18. Auditor Sand spoke about a variety of topics and answered questions from the audience. There were 10 people present for the town meeting. Auditor Sand told about the local...
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