Filming starts this weekend in Iowa on a documentary that tackles the topic of how society viewed unplanned pregnancies a century ago. Filmmaker Colleen Bradford Krantz, of Des Moines, says the documentary will be called, “Unintended 1900: Unlocking Myrtle’s Century-Old Secret.” “The main story I’m anchoring the documentary with is the story of a girl […]Powered by WPeMatico
Casey’s General Stores has announced it will begin offering the higher ethanol blends of E15 and E85 at 17 sites in Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas. The Iowa Corn Promotion Board applauds the move. Board president Larry Klever of Audubon says it’s something they’ve been discussing with Casey’s for quite some time. “It’s one of the […]Powered by WPeMatico
A riverboat that helped spark a new wave of tourism along Iowa’s eastern coast is leaving for Ohio.The “Spirit of Dubuque” riverboat has been paddling on the Mississippi River for 40 years. It has been sold and will be docking on the Ohio River soon. According to a website that tracks the history of steamboats, […]Powered by WPeMatico
A long missing piece of Grinnell College history was successfully found and dug up after it turned into a class project. Anthropology professor John Whittaker says the quest for what’s know as the “Peace Rock” goes back to 1914 and an annual campus tradition called the “Class Scrap.” “This was kind of a hazing thing […]Powered by WPeMatico
A child left in a warm car in Cedar Rapids has police reminding parents across the state to never leave kids alone in a car. Officer Shannon Sampson says a five-month old baby was found alone inside a locked car last week. “I guess the parent thought that instead of waking the baby heard the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Legislators have voted to give the state ag department $100,000 to prepare for disease outbreaks, like the bird flu that struck last year. Ag Secretary Bill Northey says the governor could still reject the proposal, so the “help wanted” sign isn’t up quite yet. “Those dollars will allow us to be able to bring a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Universal - 2017(LOS ANGELES) -- Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan has enjoyed his best buzz in years thanks to his latest twisty, twisted thriller hit, Split. The movie stars James McAvoy as a creepy kidnapper with multiple personalities. But the director who became famous for twist endings pulled off a surprise bigger in Split than the fact that Bruce Willis was dead the whole time in The Sixth Sense. Some background first: Split features a final scene that shows Willis' character from 2000's semi-superhero […]
Elizabeth Moss as Offred in "The Handmaiden's Tale" - Hulu 2017(LOS ANGELES) -- One of the buzziest new shows on Hulu, The Handmaid’s Tale, premieres on the streaming site today. The series, based on the 1985 feminist novel by Margaret Atwood, follows Offred, a woman forced to live in an oppressive society. Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss stars in the lead role and says she hopes young women learn something from […]
Universal - 2017(LOS ANGELES) -- Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan has enjoyed his best buzz in years thanks to his latest twisty, twisted thriller hit, Split. The movie stars James McAvoy as a creepy kidnapper with multiple personalities. But the director who became famous for twist endings pulled off a surprise bigger in Split than the fact that Bruce Willis was dead the whole time in The Sixth Sense. Some background first: Split features a final scene that shows Willis' character from 2000's semi-superhero […]
