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Major progress announced for $500 million downtown Des Moines soccer stadium and hotels project
DES MOINES, Iowa — This week marks a significant advancement in the ambitious $500 million downtown soccer stadium and hotel project in Des Moines. Developers are fervently working behind the scenes. Assistant Des Moines City Manager Matt Anderson shared his optimism. "To go from that worst-case scenario, which is...
Because you can cancan! See 'Moulin Rouge' cast teach the Des Moines mayor how to cancan:
Do you know the French cancan? Mayor Connie Boesen does now. "Moulin Rouge" has a tour stop at the Des Moines Civic Center this summer and ensemble member Stefanie Renee Salyers taught Mayor Connie Boesen the famous dance. ...
Key questions for Iowa State football to conclude fall camp
Iowa State football is putting a cap on its 2024 fall camp, beginning game prep for the regular season this coming week. The Cyclones return the most production in the country, with an opportunity to meet or exceed its seven-win total from the 2023 season. Returning stars like quarterback Rocco Becht, running back Abu Sama, wide receivers Jaylin Noel and Jayden Higgins, and a trio of safeties in Beau Freyler, Jeremiah Cooper and Malik Verdon head the young roster.
The 80s are back! Waukee Northwest rocks an old-school practice
With Waukee Northwest's new normal is music at practices. Though it's pretty typical for high school football practices to carry a tune, head coach Corey Kopatich recently introduced music. Kopatich told KCCI that all he wanted to hear was 80s music. KOIA made his request a reality.
Cyclones Host Victory Day At Jack Trice Stadium
AMES, Iowa – Something special was in the air Friday night at Jack Trice Stadium as the Cyclone football program held its annual Victory Day Celebration as a precursor to the upcoming season. The day is a highlight of every season as the event allows more than 60 kids...
Homeowner distraught after security camera catches woman mowing down hundreds of hand-planted flowers: 'I am devastated'
A gardener who worked for years to cultivate a yard full of sunflowers came home to find someone had cut them all down. Chris Bank, of St. Peters, Missouri, turned to sunflowers in that longest of years, 2020, as KSDK reported. He became an expert, buying dozens of varieties and cross-pollinating them. This year, as in the past, he planted 600 of the flowers in his front yard over a month, meticulously devising a bleacher formation so the different colors and sizes could stand out.
Iowa governor says she won’t weigh in on Cedar Rapids’ casino plans right now
Two years ago, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a two-year moratorium into law restricting any new casinos from being constructed in Iowa. The cap expired at the end of June, leading to Cedar Rapids developers moving forward with applications to Iowa’s Gaming and Racing Commission. Story continues below. Some republican...
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