Year: 2017

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First Main Street Iowa Restaurant Week ready to kick off

More than 150 restaurants across the state are involved in an upcoming event organized by the Iowa Tourism Office. The inaugural Main Street Iowa Restaurant Week begins Friday and includes eateries in 16 towns and cities. Shawna Lode, with the Iowa Tourism Office, says each community will offer special menus and rewards. “We want to […]Powered by WPeMatico

todaySeptember 13, 2017

State News

Vote to dissolve Gladbrook-Reineck fails, superintendent hopes to move forward

The Gladbrook-Reinbeck School District will stay intact after voters in the district turned down a measure to dissolve it by an overwhelming majority. Unofficial totals show only 690 voted in favor of dissolving the district, while 1,545 voted to keep the district. That’s good news to school superintendent David Hill. “I think it shows that […]Powered by WPeMatico

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Entertainment

New “Bachelor in Paradise” couple Taylor Nolan and Derek Peth say bodily functions brought them together

ABC/Paul Hebert(LOS ANGELES) -- You know it's true love when you don't need to hold anything back from your significant other, even, um, a little flatulence.  At least that's the way it was for this season's Bachelor in Paradise love match, newly engaged couple Taylor Nolan and Derek Peth. The pair tell ABC Radio they knew right away they had a connection because they weren't afraid to share their bodily […]

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Entertainment

Watch Matthew McConaughey, George Clooney, Oprah & more tonight on Hand in Hand telethon for Hurricane Harvey relief

Hand in Hand - 2017(HOUSTON) -- Stars of TV, music, and movies can be seen tonight as part of an all-star telethon to benefit the victims of Hurricane Harvey -- among them Matthew McConaughey, George Clooney, Oprah, and Houston native Beyoncé. There are so many stars appearing as a part of the Hand in Hand event, in fact, it's amazing organizers can cram them all in. In addition to recording artists […]

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Entertainment

Watch Matthew McConaughey, George Clooney, Oprah & more tonight on Hand in Hand telethon for Hurricane Harvey relief

Hand in Hand - 2017(HOUSTON) -- Stars of TV, music, and movies can be seen tonight as part of an all-star telethon to benefit the victims of Hurricane Harvey -- among them Matthew McConaughey, George Clooney, Oprah, and Houston native Beyoncé. There are so many stars appearing as a part of the Hand in Hand event, in fact, it's amazing organizers can cram them all in. In addition to recording artists […]

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Entertainment

Louis C.K. ignores Tig Notaro’s calls to “handle” sexual misconduct rumors

ABC/Randy Holmes(TORONTO) -- Louis C.K. is continuing to shrug off unsubstantiated rumors of sexual misconduct with female comics, in spite of fellow comedian Tig Notaro's remark in a Daily Beast article calling on him to "handle" the rumors. “I’m not going to answer to that stuff, because they’re rumors,” C.K. said during an interview with the New York Times at the Toronto International Film Festival over the weekend, where his film I […]

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Entertainment

“Get off of my lane!” Harrison Ford directs traffic in NYC

ABC/Ida Mae Astute(NEW YORK) -- Harrison Ford has assumed a lot of different roles over his career, but on Friday, he tried his hand at being a New York City traffic cop -- sort of. Ford must have been running late for an appointment when his car got stuck in traffic by a toll plaza at the entrance to the city's Queens-Midtown tunnel. A video obtained by TMZ shows the 75-year-old actor […]

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Entertainment

Return of the J.J. – Abrams back to direct “Star Wars: Episode IX”

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- J.J. Abrams, the co-writer and director of the blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens, will be back in the director's chair for Star Wars: Episode IX. The announcement from Lucasfilm comes days after Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow parted ways with the project, reportedly over creative differences.  The news was also tweeted from the official Star Wars Twitter. "With The Force Awakens, J.J. delivered everything we […]

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Entertainment

Report: “Hawaii Five-0” Vet Daniel Dae Kim in talks to join “Hellboy” reboot

Screen Grab/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) -- Hawaii Five-0 veteran Daniel Dae Kim reportedly is in talks to join the cast of the Hellboy reboot, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Kim would replace Ed Skrein who bowed out of the project after whitewashing controversy. Kim is in line to replace Skrein as Major Ben Daimi in the Hellboy film.  In the original comics, Daimi is Japanese-American, […]

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