Governor Terry Branstad will resign at 10 a.m. tomorrow and a federal judge immediately will swear him in as the next U.S. Ambassador to China. “I was confirmed by the United States Senate with 82 votes,” Branstad told reporters this morning. “I was very proud to receive a strong, bipartisan endorsement in a time of […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa junior Jake Adams is the unanimous Big Ten Player of the Year. Adams is a rare combination of average and power. He finished fourth in the conference with a .344 average and led the Big Ten in home runs and RBI. His 24 homers broke Iowa’s single season record. “I knew I had the […]Powered by WPeMatico
A couple more cities have put their policies in place as the state prepares for the legal sale and use of most fireworks on June 1st. City leaders in Sioux City passed an ordinance Monday that allows for the use of fireworks in the city from June 25th through July 4th from one P.M. until […]Powered by WPeMatico
Terry Branstad is going to spend his last day as governor where — in his words — “it all began.” “I just want to say, ‘Thank you,’ to the people that launched my career,” Branstad said this morning. Branstad was born in the Forest City hospital, grew up on a farm near Leland and practiced […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says last night’s terrorist attack in England that killed at least 22 people and injured around 60 has cast a “somber” mood over this morning’s work at the U.S. Capitol. ISIS is claiming responsibility for the bombing in Manchester at a concert featuring American pop star Ariana Grande. “What was supposed […]Powered by WPeMatico
Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds will take the oath of office tomorrow at 10:30 in the state capitol, right after Governor Branstad resigns in the office he’s occupied for more than 22 years and is sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to China. Reynolds will deliver her first speech as governor tomorrow and she gave a hint […]Powered by WPeMatico
Ninety-two-percent of Iowa’s corn acreage is planted, according to the U.S.D.A. crop report issued Monday. Corn planting in Iowa is said to be three days behind last year’s pace. Soybean planting in Iowa is 62 percent complete. Paul Kassel, an Iowa State University agronomist based in Spencer, monitors 10 counties in northwest Iowa. “Corn is […]Powered by WPeMatico
Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co.(NEW YORK) -- "broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words." That's the first public reaction from Ariana Grande to the explosion outside of her concert in Manchester, England Monday night. The blast, believed to be the work of a suicide bomber, killed 19 people and injured 50. broken. from the bottom of […]
NBC/Will Heath(NEW YORK) -- While Alec Baldwin's imitation of President Donald J. Trump has helped Saturday Night Live see its best ratings in years, he may have some competition on his heels: his three-year-old daughter, Carmen. In a video shot by his wife -- and Carmen's mom -- Hilaria Baldwin and posted to her Instagram before this past weekend's season finale, Alec teaches her how to imitate the Commander-in-Chief. "Carmen, on […]
