An Anamosa police officer was killed in a crash this weekend. Forty-year old Mitchell Kelchen of Bellevue died when the SUV he was riding in was struck head-on by a mini-van. The accident happened Saturday morning around 7:30 a.m. on Highway 62 in Jackson County. The Iowa State Patrol says Kelchen’s wife, 40-year old Tina Kelchen, was […]Powered by WPeMatico
Northern Iowa struck first and kept Iowa State in check early before the Cyclones rallied and went on to a 42-24 season opening win over the Panthers Saturday in Ames. UNI scored a touchdown on its opening drive and had control of the game until ISU returned two interceptions for touchdowns. “I thought a good […]Powered by WPeMatico
A “pioneer teacher and social worker” in Cedar Rapids was honored a week ago. Jane Boyd, who died 85 years ago, was inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame last Saturday. “Jane was born in 1869 and in her short 63 years she made an incredible impact on the Cedar Rapids community, Iowa’s immigrants […]Powered by WPeMatico
ABC/Adam Taylor(LOS ANGELES) -- Steve Harvey has revamped his self-titled daytime talk show and shortened the name to simply Steve, but he admits, he’s rather be on at night. “I always wanted to do late-night," he tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "It just wasn't in the cards and nobody's talked to me about it, so I just said, 'I'll do a late-night show in the middle of the daytime.' Instead of waiting until 11 […]
Empire City Garrison/Ray Eng(NEW YORK) -- Friday is "Force Friday II," the second unveiling of Star Wars toys, this one related to December's Star Wars: The Last Jedi. In New York City, as in other areas, members of the Star Wars costume charity group the 501st Legion helped bring a little of that "galaxy far, far, away" to local stores to help celebrate. For toy expert Jim Silver, the CEO and editor-in-chief of the […]
Marvel Studios - 2017(LOS ANGELES) -- The latest incarnation of '70s TV cop-buddy show Starsky and Hutch is coming to Amazon. Guardians of the Galaxy writer and director James Gunn, who is spearheading the reboot, made the announcement on Facebook Thursday evening. "When I was a kid, Starsky & Hutch was the first 'adult' show I ever saw, and I fell in love. It instilled in me a lifelong love of gritty street shows, of killer […]
ABC/Jennifer Clasen(LOS ANGELES) -- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Chloe Bennet discussed changing her last name from Wang in order to get cast for more roles after an Internet troll drew attention to it. The 25-year-old actress, who is half-Chinese, brought up the issue of discrimination in Hollywood as part of a debate over so-called white-washing of TV and film roles, saying "Hollywood is racist." Earlier this week she spoke out in support of […]
ABC/Alex Rocco (LOS ANGELES) -- Tyler Perry is the latest celebrity to be donating big bucks to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Perry announced in a video posted to his Facebook page on Thursday that he's donating $1 million to relief efforts, a quarter of which will be going to Joel Osteen‘s Lakewood Church. The Houston mega-church pastor was criticized for not initially opening the doors of his church to people seeking storm shelter, though […]
Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives(LOS ANGELES) -- In a fitting conclusion to what has been the worst summer box office season in more than two decades, Friday marks the first Labor Day weekend in 25 years without a new film premiering in wide release. The following films open Friday in limited release: * Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Stephen Spielberg's sci-fi classic starring Richard Dreyfuss, this […]
