It’s not a good time to be a fish in some of Iowa’s streams and ponds. Iowa Department of Natural Resources Spencer field office supervisor Ken Hessenius says they’ve been seeing more reports of fish kills in recent weeks. “We have a couple of things going on –the water levels are dropping, so the stream […]Powered by WPeMatico
Former Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard has made a quick transition to the NFL. The third round pick of the San Francisco 49ers is in contention to be the back up to Brian Hoyer and has been impressive in camp. Beathard says the game is starting to slow down for him after a couple of weeks […]Powered by WPeMatico
The quarterly earnings report released by ABC’s parent company Disney gives a little more information on the settlement reached in the lawsuit filed by Beef Products Incorporated against ABC News and reporter Jim Avila. Disney paid $177 million dollars plus insurance recoveries, to settle the defamation case with BPI. Disney’s financial tables do not specify […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa-born astronaut Peggy Whitson will be staying aboard the International Space Station longer than first expected. The Beaconsfield native’s third stay aboard the station is now in its tenth month. Originally scheduled for an April return, NASA opted to extend her stay through early September. In an interview from the orbiting station, Whitson says the […]Powered by WPeMatico
More and more Iowans are getting rid of their “land lines” and the Iowa Utilities Board has issued an order that deregulates that original form of phone service. The Iowa Utilities Board decision means it will no longer require telephone companies to offer land-line service statewide. Most state standards for the quality and customer service […]Powered by WPeMatico
ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) -- Chloe Grace Moretz has always been outspoken about promoting body confidence for everyone, but the actress reveals that a few years back, she was on the receiving end of some intense shaming because of her size. In an interview with Variety, Moretz, now 20, says that a male co-star made a comment when the cameras were not rolling that really affected her, when she was just 15 […]
Bill Murray with the cast of the Broadway musical "Groundhog Day"; Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) -- Bill Murray was so impressed with the Broadway musical rendition of his hit film "Groundhog Day," he was moved to tears when he saw it for the first time Tuesday night. Murray, 66, starred in the 1993 film, which follows egotistical TV weatherman Phil Connors as he relives the same day over and over again, […]
ABC/Craig Sjodin(NEW YORK) -- After Rachel Lindsay broke up with Peter Kraus on Monday night's finale of The Bachelorette, fans of the 31-year-old Wisconsin native made #TeamPeter a trending topic on Twitter. Though there has been a grassroots campaign to make Kraus the next star of The Bachelor, he isn't sure he'd take the job if it was offered to him. During a press call on Tuesday, Kraus said he […]
Tuangtong/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- The escalation of tensions between the U.S. and North Korea comes amid the new assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies that North Korea has the capability of fitting a miniaturized nuclear warhead inside an intercontinental ballistic missile.In the wake of newly issued sanctions by the United Nations, North Korea warned that it would take "thousands-fold" revenge against the U.S., leading to President Donald Trump to vow that North […]
