State News
Iowa Cubs Edge New Orleans
Francisco Arcia’s sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning was the game winner as the Iowa Cubs won at New Orleans 2-1 in Pacific Coast League action on Monday. Starters Adbert Alzolay and […]
Month: May 2019
Entertainment
‘Aladdin’ tops Memorial Day weekend box office with $86.1 million three-day opening
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Disney’s live-action remake of its classic 1992 animated feature Aladdin topped the Memorial Day weekend box office, grabbing an estimated $86.1 million between Friday and Sunday and passing the three-day opening for […]
Entertainment
‘The Bachelorette’ recap: Hannah lays down the law and sends one guy packing
Peter and Hannah Brown; ABC/John Fleenor(NEW YORK) — On Monday night’s episode of The Bachelorette, Hannah was back in “beast mode,” putting one man in his place and sending another one home. In the first group date, Jonathan, Mattao, John […]
World News
Japanese man who swallowed 246 cocaine packets dies on Bogota-to-Tokyo flight
Office of the Attorney General of the State of Sonora(NEW YORK) — A 42-year-old Japanese man died on a Bogota-to-Tokyo flight after swallowing 246 packets of cocaine and having a seizure. An autopsy revealed the […]
Entertainment
‘A Million Little Things’ creator DJ Nash recounts the painful personal experience that inspired the series
ABC/Matthias Clamer(NEW YORK) — The hit ABC drama A Million Little Things, about a close group of friends left reeling when suicide unexpectedly claims one of their own, takes its inspiration from a very real […]
World News
Lawyer from Colorado is 11th person to die on Mount Everest
iStock/miljko(NEW YORK) — A Colorado man has become the eleventh person to die climbing Mount Everest this year. Chris Kulish, 62, of Boulder, died Monday while descending from the highest summit in the world, his […]
State News
Tornadoes in northeast Iowa, striking Charles City, Elma, Lime Springs
Clean-up is underway in Charles City after a tornado tore through the fairgrounds, hit the local fertilizer plant and damaged homes in the area early Monday afternoon. Floyd County Fair Board President Amy Staudt was […]
State News
Post-flood, Davenport’s Skybridge is one focus of major renovation plans
After this spring’s record flooding, Davenport leaders are considering a proposed $53-million revitalization plan for the Mississippi riverfront. One focal point is the Skybridge, a distinctive glass-and-steel pedestrian bridge that runs 575 feet over River […]
State News
Iowa FFA students to be featured on national cable channel
Twenty northeast Iowa students will be featured on national TV tonight in a weekly program about Future Farmers of America. Charles City and Rockford FFA members will appear on R-F-D T-V tonight at 6. They […]
State News
Hemp enthusiast touts wide range of potential markets for Iowa farmers
As state ag officials work to create the rules for industrial hemp production, Iowa farmers are weighing whether the crop would be a good fit in their operations. Christopher Disbro, founder of the Iowa Hemp […]