The U.S.D.A. crop report released Monday shows more then 90 percent of south-central Iowa’s topsoil is in the short to very short categories, while 99 percent of northeast Iowa’s topsoil falls into the adequate to surplus categories. The wide variation in rainfall is an issue in many areas. Iowa State University Extension Agronomist, Virgil Schmidt, […]Powered by WPeMatico
State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald is asking Iowa’s governor to ensure Iowa taxpayers don’t foot the bill for the judgment the former communications director for Republicans in the Iowa Senate won from a jury last week. “We do have a tight budget and now we have this $2.2 million for those scoundrels up in the Republican […]Powered by WPeMatico
ABC/Bob D'Amico(SAN DIEGO) -- The Marvel Universe has tapped Laurence Fishburne for a supersized role in their upcoming superhero film. At San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, Marvel announced Fishburne is joining the cast of Ant-Man and the Wasp as Dr. Bill Foster. Foster, also known as Black Goliath, is a brilliant scientist who has the ability to grow in size. Incidentally, Fishburne is one of the rare actors to jump from the DC […]
ABC/Fred Lee(NEW YORK) -- In the new ABC limited-run drama Somewhere Between, Paula Patton plays a journalist and mom whose young daughter is murdered. However, the grieving mother is given a second chance when she's catapulted back in time seven days prior, giving her a chance to save her daughter's life and solve the crime before it happens. Patton, the ex-wife of singer Ryan Thicke and the mother of their son Julian, says she didn't know much […]
ABC Radio(NEW YORK) -- Hilary Duff got quite a scare last week when she returned home from a vacation with her son and discovered that her Los Angeles home had been burglarized."This is a scary and upsetting situation for anyone to go through, but Hilary is thankful that her family, her staff, her home and her pets are all safe," Duff's rep tells Entertainment Tonight. "That said, she has a […]
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- Jimmy Kimmel took to Twitter Friday to provide an update on his three-month-old son Billy and to share a photo of the infant, the first since Kimmel's emotional opening monologue in May, when he revealed that Billy had undergone open-heart surgery three days after his birth. "Billy is 3 months old & doing great," the host of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! tweeted, posting a photo of […]
Sonequa Martin-Green as Lt. Commander Michael Burnham; CBS Interactive/Jan Thijs(SAN DIEGO) -- San Diego Comic-Con wrapped up this weekend and as is standard, the entertainment industry rolled out new trailers for some of the most anticipated movies and TV shows coming out this fall and next year. CBS debuted a new trailer for Star Trek: Discovery giving Trekkies a good look at Sonequa Martin-Green's Lt. Commander Michael Burnham and a […]
The cast and director of “Thor: Ragnarok” at Comic-Con in San Diego, CA; Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney(SAN DIEGO) -- The Marvel panel was one of the highlights of San Diego’s Comic-Con over the weekend, and Chris Hemsworth and Thor were one of the main attractions. Hemsworth debuted new footage from the upcoming sequel, Thor: Ragnarok, opening in November. Backstage, Hemsworth talked about reaction to Thor’s new […]
HBO/Helen Sloane(LOS ANGELES) -- (SPOILERS AHEAD) On episode two of Game of Thrones' seventh season, Daenerys, Cersei and Jon Snow meet with their respective allies, Samwell Tarly tries to help Jorah Mormont out of a scaly situation, Arya is reunited with a couple of long-lost friends, and Yara and Theon Greyjoy have a not-so-friendly reunion with their Uncle Euron. We begin on a dark and stormy night on Dragonstone… DragonstoneDaenerys Targaryen […]
