Grand View gets an early start on the football season tonight when the Vikings open at home against Evangel University. Coming off a fourth straight trip to the NAIA playoffs the Vikings have lofty expectations for the new season and open ninth ranked in the pre-season poll. “Once you get into this third week you […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Cedar Rapids city employee brought out a shotgun to the City Services Center Wednesday morning and indicated he wanted to harm himself. In a news conference Cedar Rapids Deputy Police Chief Tom Jonker says officers arrived quickly and assessed the situation. “Police confirmed that no one was injured by the individual. He was however […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds has visited several Iowa schools this week to mark the start of the academic year for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. During a stop in Forest City on Wednesday morning, Reynolds stressed that nearly half the state budget is spent on education. “It’s the biggest piece of the pie in our […]Powered by WPeMatico
An eastern Iowa woman born during an eclipse 38 years ago gave birth to a baby on Monday, during the latest solar eclipse. Dawn and Jonathan Gettler are from South Amana. Dawn told KCRG-TV that baby Clair was actually a few days late. “We were kind of hoping to have her on the 17th because that’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney(LOS ANGELES) -- Scarlett Johansson is sporting a massive back tattoo on the Atlanta set of Avengers: Infinity War, according to Entertainment Tonight, but it's unclear whether the new ink is real or just part of her Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow character in the film. The body art, which appears to be floral design, stretching across her upper back, was on display for all to see as […]
Leigh Vogel/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) -- Big Little Lies star Shailene Woodley also is an environmental activist, and she isn't ruling out a career in politics someday. “There was a point last year when I was working for Bernie Sanders where I thought, ‘Huh, maybe I’ll run for Congress in a couple years.’ And you know what? I’m not going to rule it out,” she tells the New York Times. “Who knows? Life is big, […]
Courtesy HBO(NEW YORK) -- Singer Michael Bolton put his own ‘90s spin on the Games of Thrones theme song, and the results are epic. In a new YouTube video from Screen Junkies called “Honest Retro TV Themes!,” Bolton and several other artists re-imagine modern TV themes from some Emmy-nominated shows. Bolton takes on Game of Thrones, even though it isn’t eligible for Emmys this year. “House Bolton does what it […]
ABC/Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) -- Imagine getting a role in a Star Wars film and a Ron Howard film....and then losing it. That's just what happened to The Wire's Michael K. Williams. Williams was set to appear in an unrevealed role in the upcoming Han Solo stand-alone prequel. But back in June the movie's original directorial duo, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, left the production over creative differences with producers, […]
Jared Leo as The Joker and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in “Suicide Squad”; Clay Enos/Warner Bros./TM & (c) DC Comics(NEW YORK) -- It may seem like an unlikely match -- the director of one of the raunchiest of R-rated comedies and the clown prince of crime -- but Variety reports that The Hangover director Todd Phillips is in talks to co-write and direct an origin movie focusing on Batman's […]
