After a steamy weekend across Iowa, forecasters now say the worst is yet to come with this late spring heat wave. Meteorologist Allan Curtis, at the National Weather Service, says unseasonable high temperatures the past three days will be rising even higher tomorrow afternoon. “Obviously, we’ve had the heat so far and Tuesday’s going to […]Powered by WPeMatico
There have been two officer-involved shootings in Iowa in the past 48 hours, one of them was fatal. Lee County Sheriff’s deputies were involved in a shooting this morning while responding to a burglary call at a mobile home just after 1 a.m. in Montrose. Officers fired and a male suspect was wounded and taken […]Powered by WPeMatico
The first proclamation Kim Reynolds signed after becoming governor focused on Iowa Museum Week, which opens today. Institutions statewide are holding special events over the next seven days to showcase their many resources. Sean Ulmer, executive director of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, says Iowa’s second-largest city is holding Cedar Rapids Museum Week to […]Powered by WPeMatico
Class 4A 1. Johnston (10-1) 2. Waukee (11-1) 3. Dowling Catholic (12-3) 4. Ankeny Centennial (11-3) 5. Cedar Falls (10-3) 6. Iowa City West (11-5) 7. Cedar Rapids Prairie (11-4) 8. Indianola (13-4) 9. Iowa City High (12-5) 10. Clinton (10-4) Class 3A 1. Harlan (13-0) 2. Davenport Assumption (16-2) 3. Vinton-Shellsburg (11-2) 4. Carlisle (10-3) 5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton […]Powered by WPeMatico
The U.S. Census Bureau is making a list and the head of the State Data Center is advising city and county officials in Iowa to help check it twice. “The Census Bureau gives you a list of what they have for their Census addresses and then you can compare it to your list of addresses […]Powered by WPeMatico
Cassi Alexandra(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- One year after 49 men and women were killed and 53 wounded at a gay nightclub in Orlando in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, survivors, family and friends remember.Independent journalist and photographer Cassi Alexandra over the year interviewed and created portraits of survivors of the massacre at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016, as a new chapter in her "We Are Family" […]
Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- First Lady Melania Trump and her son Barron have officially moved to the White House, according to the Trump administration. The first lady on Sunday night tweeted a photo from inside the White House with the hashtag "#Movingday." Looking forward to the memories we'll make in our new home! #Movingday pic.twitter.com/R5DtdV1Hnv— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) June 12, 2017 They were accompanied by President Trump's in-laws, Viktor and […]
Avon Volunteer Fire Department(NEW YORK) -- A New York City couple that wed Saturday in Connecticut put "for better or for worse" to the test almost immediately after tying the knot.After Maria Leonardi and Justin Stone exchanged vows inside the West Avon Congregational Church in Avon, Conn., they headed off to their reception. That's when, according to the Avon Volunteer Fire Department, the couple's bus caught fire."On arrival, crews found […]
iStock/Thinkstock(PISCATAWAY, New Jersey) -- One person is in critical condition and 1,900 residents are without power following an overnight house explosion in New Jersey, according to WABC-TV in New York. Twitter user Kareem Ali Elasmar took dramatic photos of the aftermath of the blast in Piscataway, New Jersey, showing a plume of smoke rising from the remains of the house. Piscataway is about 37 miles southwest of New York. 1 […]
