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Let's settle the debate, Iowans: At what temperature do you set your AC thermostat?
It's a simple question, but an age-old debate: At what temperature should the air conditioning be set? The hot Iowa summer has been upon us, and 97% of the state's households use air conditioning equipment to stay cool, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. With the heat index in Iowa and Des Moines...
Iowa State University: Engineers use data to manage grid transformers, boosting reliability to homes, farms
This distribution transformer is one of about 5,500 across the city of Ames. and his collaborators are developing a data-based system to better manage the important links between the power grid and homes, farms and businesses. Larger photo. AMES, Iowa. - Pay attention the next time you drive near your...
Iowa State Unveils Fall Schedule
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State softball program has finalized its 2024 fall schedule, head coach Jamie Pinkerton announced. The Cyclones' fall slate includes eight contests, three of which are at the Cyclone Sports Complex, as the season spans over four weeks. ISU will again open its fall ball slate with DMACC, facing the Bears on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Cyclone Sports Complex. Later that week, the Cyclones will welcome NIACC to the CSC for a Sunday afternoon showdown on Sept. 22. September is rounded out with the Big Four Classic. This year, Drake is the host, as the...
How Iowa State turned 2023 challenges into 2024 strengths at safety
AMES – Every week throughout the 2023 college football season, Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell spoke about how young and inexperienced his team was – while also speaking with confidence about what his group could accomplish. By the end of the regular season, Iowa State surpassed many...
Roundtable: Projecting Iowa State basketball's individual stat leaders
Iowa State men's basketball is nearing the completion of an extended summer practice session as the calendar prepares to flip to August. The summer practice period has allowed Iowa State to integrate four transfers and an incoming freshman into a roster that returns the four leading scorers from 2022-23 and two All-Big 12 selections in the backcourt.
Waukee CSD to Celebrate Natatorium Opening on Aug. 5
Waukee CSD to Celebrate Natatorium Opening on Aug. 5. Waukee Community School District will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Natatorium facility on Aug. 5, 3:30 p.m., at 1655 NW Douglas Parkway in Waukee. The event is open to the community. Please park between the Natatorium and Trailridge School,...
Improvements, Updates Continue At Boone Ahead Of 42nd IMCA Super Nationals
BOONE, Iowa — Finish one project, check it off the list. Start another project, add it to the list. That list, as IMCA President Brett Root notes, is everything that has been done, is getting done or will be done before the start of the 42nd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s.
The Boone County landfill is filling up fast, officials predict only 30 years til capacity
Space at the Boone County Landfill is becoming an issue, Boone County Landfill Administrator John Roosa said. Slowing down the tons of solid waste taken in is the first step to slowing that process down. With just over one million tons of available space, the landfill would reach capacity in 13 years....
Let’s Talk Greene County (8/1/2024)-Susie Kundrat and Michelle Book
Susie Kundrat is a nationally-renown athletic dietitian and Michelle Book is the President and CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa are partnering together for an event on Saturday at Beaverdale Books in Des Moines to promoting Kundrat’s books, “Eat, Move, Groove” as a simple and easy to implement nutritious, healthy lifestyle with facing food insecurity. Kundrat is on a nation-wide book tour and is donating 22 percent of her book sales to food pantries and food insecurity efforts. The Saturday event in Des Moines will have those proceeds directed to the Food Bank of Iowa. Kundrat and Book are two Tower of Fame Awardees and Jefferson High School graduates.
Iowa State Fair butter cow sculptor teaches the craft at Des Moines Central Library
DES MOINES, Iowa — TheIowa State Fair begins one week from Thursday. One of the most popular things to see is the Butter Cow. The sculptor, Sarah Pratt, stopped by Des Moines' Central Library on Monday to teach 74 people how to make sculptures from butter. All of the creations are being recycled to help create the Butter Cow this year.
Several Local Athletes Earn All-State Softball Honors
Several KNIA/KRLS area athletes received recognition from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association and the annual All-State teams. Brynnly German, Martensdale-St Mary’s – 1st team. Campbell German, Martensdale-St Mary’s – 1st team. Sydney Bears, Martensdale-St Mary’s – 1st team. Jaycee Neer, Southeast Warren – 1st...
Iowa weather: This July was one of Des Moines' top 10 wettest
DES MOINES, Iowa — Parts of central Iowa finished July in soggy shape, thanks to this week's thunderstorms. Related video above: Marion County has flooding concerns as more rain moves in. All told, the Des Moines International Airport logged 8.99 inches of rain last month. That makes July 2024...
Des Moines teen accused of murdering his brother could undergo mental evaluation
DES MOINES, Iowa — A teenagercharged with the murder of his older brother may undergo a mental evaluation. Police say Mohamed Elzubeir, 16, stabbed his 19-year-old brother Abdelmagid Elzubeir in the neck on June 11. The case is now on pause until a judge decides whether Mohamed Elzubeir can...
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