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Blood and Brains: Directing 'Salome'
For about one month every year, the Des Moines Metro Opera hosts its repertory festival, featuring three to four full stage productions and ensembles. During the 2024 festival season, Nathan Kouri talked with Salome director Alison Pogorelc about her vision and the depths of the opera's story.
COACH QUOTES: T.J. Otzelberger's July 16 press conference
A full transcript of everything Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger said during his Tuesday morning press conference. Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger spoke with local media members on Tuesday morning at the program's practice facility in Ames. Cyclone Alert publisher Alec Busse provides a transcript of the press...
Perry Police Report July 16
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. A pickup truck, driven by Todd Haynes of Yale, struck a deer on Iowa Highway 141 near Diagonal Road. No injuries were reported. The vehicle sustained front-end damage. Steven Alan Sholley, 59, of 1215 Bateman St., Perry, was arrested...
Rece Davis Identifies Biggest Obstacle For Potential Big 12 Contender
On the most recent episode of the "College GameDay Podcast" with Rece Davis and Pete Thamel, the former discussed the Iowa State football team's chances to compete in the Big 12 Conference this season. With a shoutout to former President George W. Bush, Davis shared skepticism regarding the ...
Iowa Speedway holds Indy Car Fan Friday
NEWTON, Iowa –The Hy-Vee IndyCar Weekend started off with Fan Friday, where fans could get in free. “It’s the opening day IndyCar race weekend 2024, certainly a lot of interest and attention is being put on what we see on track here today,” said Merrill Cain, of Hy-Vee IndyCar Weekend Public Relations. “There’s a new re-pavement and a partial re-pavement of the circuit and it really makes a big difference.”
Inside Out Wellness & Advocacy Welcomed to Perry Community with Ribbon Cutting
A local business within the Perry community recently held a ribbon cutting to show off their facility. The Perry Chamber of Commerce was at Inside Out Wellness & Advocacy Friday to celebrate the organization’s new Children’s Crisis Stabilization Center and Outpatient Mental Health Clinic in Perry. According to Inside Out, the stabilization center will be providing mental health services for children later this summer and plan to add an adult crisis center in the fall.
Where to stay and eat during Farm Progress Show
Visitors to the Farm Progress Show come from more than 40 states and 50 countries. That means as all those folks descend on Boone, Iowa, for the Farm Progress Show from Aug. 27-29, they’ll be looking for a place to stay and some good Iowa food to eat. We’ve...
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...
Storms spawning a EF1 tornado in Iowa on Monday were part of a derecho. What to know:
The storm that Iowans experienced Monday was part of a derecho. “The derecho began in Iowa and went through portions of Illinois and southern Wisconsin into Indiana and southern Michigan,” Matthew Elliott, a warning coordination meteorologist with the Storm Prediction Center and National Weather Service, said in an email to the Des Moines...
More than 30,000 ESA applications approved for the upcoming school year
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Department of Education says it has gotten more than 35,000 Education Savings Account applications. Already, 30,000 of them have been accepted for the upcoming school year. Last year, the first year of the program, just under 20,000 applications were authorized. The ESA program gives...
Derecho event spawned Des Moines metro tornado
DES MOINES, Iowa — A strong area of storms developed Monday afternoon as Channel 13 Meteorologists forecasted earlier in the day and is now confirmed to be the beginning of a derecho event across the Midwest. The storms fired up near the Carroll area expanding southward to the Des Moines Metro where a tornado occurred. […]
Storm sent debris flying into traffic in Iowa: Video
WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa (FOX 9) - A storm sent debris flying into traffic in Windsor Heights, Iowa, on Monday as a tornado moved through the region. Kevin Grimes captured video on his dashcam of the scene while he drove through the storm. Footage of the chaos shows downed trees, damaged street signs, power flashes and captured the sound of tornado sirens.
Fewer vacancies, more applicants: Iowa school districts say 4-day week already paying off
Superintendents in two central Iowa school districts says their switch to a four-day school week is already paying off — before students are even back in class. Saydel Community School District, which has about 1,400 students in unincorporated Polk County between Ankeny and Des Moines, opted in February to change the school week...
Midwest Storm Damage Survey Underway Today Following Monday Night’s Severe Weather
Des Moines, IA – The National Weather Service (NWS) will conduct a storm survey today across parts of the Midwest, focusing on the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that hit the region Monday night. The survey aims to assess damage in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan. According to the...
Watch Donald Trump get officially nominated by Iowa Republican Chair
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray TV Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Iowa Republican Party Chair Jeff Kaufmann got to declare that Donald Trump won the party’s caucuses in January to begin the process of selecting a presidential nominee. And Monday in Milwaukee he formally nominated the former president as the party’s choice.
Tell your story for the next Des Moines Storytellers Project show in October
The Des Moines Storytellers Project is seeking Iowans who want to share their true, first-person stories about overcoming hardships or finding new purpose live on stage for our next show. "Overcoming" will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at Hoyt Sherman Place, 1501 Woodland Ave. Stories can be literal...
Women in Ag Tech (WiAT) at Tech Hub LIVE
Organization provides a community for collaboration, mentorship and idea exchange. The Women in Ag Tech (WiAT) community is gearing up for its third in-person meeting at Tech Hub LIVE July 29, 10 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. CDT in Des Moines, Iowa. Building on the success of last year’s launch, organizers said in a news release that this one-day event will provide a platform for women in ag tech to connect, engage and build a supportive community.
HomeWi$e: How to improve your credit score
DES MOINES, Iowa — On this week’s episode of HomeWi$e Amanda Krenz and mortgage expert Tyler Osby continue their conversation about credit. Specifically, they talk about how you can improve your credit score before buying a house. Past Episodes:
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