Jacob Park hopes to complete a rarity at Iowa State: Start and finish the season as the Cyclones’ starting quarterback. The native of Charleston, South Carolina, began last season as the back up to Joel Lanning before taking over as the starting signal caller the final five games. He finished 2016 with nearly 1,800 yards […]Powered by WPeMatico
A bill cosponsored by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley that’s designed to crack down on waste, fraud and abuse in federal spending has cleared the U.S. Senate and heads next to the House. Grassley, a Republican, says the bill targets the use of travel and purchase cards by federal workers. Grassley says, “This goes back to […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Waterloo City Council voted 6-1 last night to go ahead with plans to install automated traffic cameras at several intersections within the city. Councilman Tom Powers says he has some ideas as to what to do with the revenue. “I look at it as a safety thing and since we’ve thrown out a couple […]Powered by WPeMatico
The boys’ state basketball tournament is being reduced to a five-day event with championship games being held on Friday. Alan Beste is executive director of the Iowa High School Athletic Association and says Saturday was eliminated with the hopes of avoiding college basketball tournaments and spring break. It is the first major change in the […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator is in Iowa today for meetings with farmers and state officials. Iowa is the 18th state Scott Pruitt has visited as his agency considers a new “Waters of the U.S.” rule to replace regulations drafted by the Obama Administration, but put on hold by the courts. “When the EPA defines a […]Powered by WPeMatico
A concert scheduled for this weekend in Ames will showcase the talents of people with Parkinson’s disease who’ve found singing serves as a form of therapy. Elizabeth Stegemöller, an assistant professor of kinesiology at Iowa State University, has been researching how singing benefits those suffering with the disease. “Singing did significantly improve muscle activity associated […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Hot Lotto game is heading into retirement this fall after a run that started back in April of 2002. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says Iowa and the 13 other lotteries that sell the game decided to make the move after a performance review. “Any game has a life span and through the years […]Powered by WPeMatico
Art Streiber/CBS(NEW YORK) -- Daniel Dae Kim, who, along with Grace Park, left CBS's Hawaii Five-0 ahead of its upcoming eighth season over a lack of pay parity with fellow cast members Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan, says his decision was a matter of maintaining his sense of "self-worth." At a Television Critics Association event last week, CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl and CBS SEVP of Programming Tom Sherman fielded questions questions […]
Marvel Studios/Disney(NEW YORK) -- Ryan Reynolds just shared the first two images of Josh Brolin as his partner in crime in the upcoming Deadpool 2. Brolin will play tough-as-nails mutant and time traveler Cable, the other half of the "Cable & Deadpool" duo. "We all have that one, grumpy, heavily armed Uncle from the future. #PremiumCABLE #JoshBrolin," Reynolds posted on Twitter alongside a picture of Brolin with his finger raised […]
