Class 4A 1. WDM Valley (6-0), LW #1 vs C.B. Abe Lincoln 2. Dowling Catholic (5-1), LW #2 @ Sioux City East 3. Cedar Falls (6-0), LW #3 vs Waterloo West 4. Bettendorf (5-1), LW #4 @ #5 CR Kennedy 5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (5-1), LW #5 vs #4 Bettendorf 6. Ankeny Centennial (5-1), LW […]Powered by WPeMatico
Pat Grassley — the 36-year-old grandson of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley — is the new GOP leader in the Iowa House of Representatives. The 53 Republicans who serve in the House met this morning to elect a new speaker. “Talked with almost every single member as I walked out the door and I think we’re […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa National Guard has unveiled an updated logo that features red, white, and blue colors with a “Minute Man” in the middle. Guard spokesman, Colonel Michael Wunn says the new logo comes as Major General Ben Corell takes over command of the organization. “The old logo served us well — and with new leadership […]Powered by WPeMatico
Frequent users of Interstate 29 in western Iowa can’t seem to catch a break. Renewed flooding over the weekend has again forced the closure of a ten-mile section of Interstate 29. Due to water over the highway, it’s barricaded from Exit 61 near Crescent to Exit 71 near Loveland. It’s at least the fourth time […]Powered by WPeMatico
Des Moines police are asking the public for help following a homicide. Officers responded to a disturbance call at a house on Saturday and found 43-year-old James Moss Junior critically injured and he died later at the hospital. The case is considered a homicide though investigators didn’t release a cause of death. Police are searching […]Powered by WPeMatico
Visitors from as far away as Australia are expected to head for southwest Iowa’s Madison County this coming weekend during the 50th annual Covered Bridge Festival. Heather Riley, executive director of the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, says there will be guided tours of the historic wooden bridges, arts and crafts, a photo contest, live […]Powered by WPeMatico
The state of Iowa will use a U.S. Department of Justice grant to try a new approach to dealing with the impact of opioid addiction. Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) director, Dale Woolery, says the $1.7 million will be used in three counties. “This pilot will allow for law enforcement and prosecutors to […]Powered by WPeMatico
Lovers of guitars, music, woodworking and history will want to see (and hear) an exhibition now open in eastern Iowa. “Medieval to Metal” is a collection of stringed instruments from the National Guitar Museum in Orlando. Jeff Miller, vice president of the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids, says it’s the […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Walt Disney Company(NEW YORK) -- Rip Taylor, the flamboyant comedian known as "The King of Camp and Confetti" and "The Crying Comedian," died Sunday in Beverly Hills, California, ABC News has confirmed. He was 84. A cause of death was not revealed. Taylor, born Charles Elmer Taylor in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1935, was one of TV's most recognizable personalities, with over 2,000 appearances on Password, The Merv Griffin Show, The Mike […]
