New Iowa Lottery vending machines are now being used across the state. Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich says the new machines provide have several upgrades over the old machines. “Our older vending machines lasted about three or four years longer than what they were expected to last, so we are replacing them with new modern […]Powered by WPeMatico
The northern Iowa town of Osage will be the site for a $20 million demonstration plant to produce a highly-digestible feed product from excess corn stover. Stover Ventures was formed in 2015 by Ag Ventures Alliance Cooperative of Mason City and Cellulose Sciences International of Madison, Wisconsin. Jude Conway is the executive director of Ag Ventures Alliance says […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Des Moines man is in jail, accused of stabbing his son. Police say 55-year-old Jimmie Haines got into a fight with his 18-year-old son and stabbed him in the chest. It happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday at an apartment complex on Des Moines’ northwest side. Josiah Haines had surgery overnight and is expected to […]Powered by WPeMatico
After a hot weekend with high temperatures in the 90s, much cooler weather is rolling in, and Iowa farmers are starting to get their tractors and combines rolling into the fields. Angie Rieck Hinz, an agronomist with Iowa State University, says harvest season is just beginning. “We’ve got some corn out,” Rieck Hinz says. “The […]Powered by WPeMatico
Thousands of uncollected claims remain from a lawsuit won against the city of Des Moines when a utility franchise tax was found to be illegal. State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald says his office has been asked to help find the 61,558 people who have unpaid claims. He says Des Moines had to repay around $31 million of franchise […]Powered by WPeMatico
A non-profit group based in Clinton is hoping to set a world record on Saturday for a parade of pooches. “Guinness gave us the go-ahead to attempt to break a world record for the most dogs in a costume parade,” says Sandi Bartels, co-executive director of Midwest Pets for Life. “Back several years ago, a San Diego […]Powered by WPeMatico
Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Playboy(NEW YORK) -- Hugh Hefner, founder and chief creative officers of Playboy Enterprises and a man who became both a symbol of the sexual revolution and a target of criticism from feminists, has died at 91. Playboy announced Hefner's death on Twitter Wednesday night. "American Icon and Playboy Founder, Hugh M. Hefner passed away today. He was 91. #RIPHef," the message read. Hefner was born in Chicago […]
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(NEW YORK) -- Empire and Star creator Lee Daniels has two primetime hit TV shows on his hands. And as they both prepare to return tonight, he's sharing some very specific goals this season for each of them. After bringing on an impressive list of guests like Mariah Carey, Eva Longoria, and Nia Long, Daniels says this season, he'll be listening to the fans and returning Empire to what it's main focus should be: the Lyon family. "You always want to make […]
NBC/Chris Haston (NEW YORK) -- There were clearly lots of people waiting for the return of This Is Us. The NBC drama's Tuesday-night season two premiere of This Is Us scored the second-highest ratings in the series' run to date, scoring some 12.6 million viewers -- 36% higher than its series opener, Variety reports. By comparison, last season's finale was the show's high-water mark, with 12.8 million viewers. Tuesday's episode, however, set a new high in […]
