The monthly Water Summary Update from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources shows things have dried out significantly as Iowa entered the second half of the year. The DNR’s Tim Hall helps compile the summary. “In early June there was just a tad bit of abnormally dry conditions way down in southern Iowa, and over […]Powered by WPeMatico
Trial dates are now set for next year in Iowa and six other states in class action lawsuits targeting agri-business giant Syngenta. Numerous suits are filed over the release of Viptera corn without Chinese import approval. Iowa State University ag law specialist Kristine Tidgren says the next big trial is next month. “We have a […]Powered by WPeMatico
One of the five Democrats running for governor will be off the campaign trail for three weeks and participating in military exercises in eastern Europe. Todd Prichard, a state representative from Charles City, is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. He leaves Sunday for the “Saber Guardian” exercise in Bulgaria. “I am a […]Powered by WPeMatico
2017 Twentieth Century Fox FIlm Corp.(NEW YORK) -- Friday sees the release of War for the Planet of the Apes, the third installment of the reboot series that began in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Andy Serkis reprises his role as Caesar, the brilliant leader of the ape clan. Serkis has played the character from the beginning thanks to the motion capture technology that he's has been helping to perfect […]
HBO/Helen Sloan(NEW YORK) -- Game of Thrones returns this Sunday night for its highly-anticipated seventh season. Here are some top burning questions heading into the big premiere: At the end of season 6, Jon Snow was declared King in the North, with sister Sansa by his side. But sneaky Littlefinger wants Sansa to take over, so he can rule beside her. Can he create a rift between her and Jon? What […]
ABC/Jeff Daly(LOS ANGELES) -- Corrine Olympios, the woman at the center of an alleged sex scandal on the set of ABC's Bachelor in Paradise, will join the man at the center of the scandal, DeMario Jackson, in an upcoming reunion special, according to a statement obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday. “I am very happy to be appearing on the Bachelor in Paradise special,” says Olympios in the statement. The alleged misconduct, involving Olympios and Jackson, caused […]
© 2017 CBS/Academy of Television Arts & SciencesThe major nominations for the 69th annual Emmy Awards were announced this morning by Shemar Moore and Anna Chlumsky. HBO's Westworld and NBC's Saturday Night Live lead the nominees, with 22 nods each. The Emmys, hosted by Stephen Colbert, will air live, Sept 17 on CBS Here are the nominees in the major categories:Drama SeriesBetter Call SaulThe CrownThe Handmaid’s TaleHouse of CardsStranger […]
Lifetime/Karolina Wojtasik(CALIFORNIA) -- Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller arrived at 12:25 p.m. to the Federal Correctional Complex, Satellite Prison Camp, in Victorville, California, on Wednesday according to a public information officer at the prison. Miller was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for bankruptcy fraud earlier this year. However, U.S. District Court Judge Joy Flowers Conti told Miller she could transition to a halfway house after serving 10 months of her […]
(L-R) Presenters Nick Offerman, Bill Murray - ABC/Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) -- NBA MVP Russell Westbrook won for best male athlete and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles won for best female athlete at Wednesday night's 2017 ESPYs. Biles, who took home four gold medals and a bronze at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics also won for best female Olympic athlete. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was honored as best NFL player. Unsurprisingly the Golden State Warriors […]
