State News
The heat is on across Iowa
Another hot, muggy day is ahead with most of Iowa under an excessive heat warning, as temperatures will climb into the 90s and heat index values could be as high as 110 degrees. Meteorologist Paul […]
Month: July 2019
State News
Two people found dead in Burlington residence
The Burlington Police Department is investigating two deaths that are being called suspicious. Sometime between 11:30 a.m. and noon on Wednesday, the Burlington Police Department was called to do a welfare check at the 600 […]
State News
Manchester nurse accused of taking painkillers from patients
An eastern Iowa nurse is accused of stealing pain medications from patients in her care at a nursing home. Thirty-one-year-old Katie Boll of Manchester is charged with thirteen counts of acquiring a controlled substance by […]
Entertainment
School’s back in session for ‘A.P. Bio’ on NBCUniversal’s streaming service
Vivian Zink/NBC(LOS ANGELES) — A.P. Bio, dropped by NBC back in May after two seasons, has been resurrected for NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The comedy, from executive producers Lorne Michaels, […]
World News
Iranian Republican Guard seizes foreign oil tanker in Persian Gulf: State media
KeithBinns/iStock(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran claims it has seized a “foreign vessel” carrying oil with 12 crew members aboard in the Persian Gulf, according to a statement from the country’s Republican Guard carried by the state […]
World News
More than 20 feared dead in blaze at Kyoto animation studio
JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images(KYOTO, Japan) — In what could be the deadliest mass killing in Japan in three years, at least 13 people died and 10 others are presumed to have died in an arson attack […]
State News
This year’s Iowa State Fair to feature lots of new food
The Iowa State Fair will have 50 new foods available when the gates open in August. Spokesperson Mindy Williamson says they try to add some new foods each year. “I think our highest number yet […]
State News
Iowa State sees slight drop in external funding
Iowa State University reports the school attracted 469 million dollars of funding from outside sources in the fiscal year that just ended. Iowa State’s vice president for research, Sarah Nusser, says that’s a drop of […]
State News
Survey says: Iowans like to fish
A survey finds Iowa anglers fished for more than ten-million days last year, a big boost from about a decade ago. Jeff Kopaska, the DNR Fisheries research biometrician, says they surveyed more than 16-hundred random […]
Entertainment
Disney eyes Javier Bardem to play King Triton in live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’
LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Javier Bardem, who won an Oscar for playing the relentless psychopathic killer Anton Chigurh in 2007’s No Country for Old Men, is lightening up quite a bit for his next […]
State News
AARP forum showcases party divide over Medicare for All
The three presidential candidates who addressed a crowd of AARP members in Cedar Rapids today showcased the Democratic Party’s debate about how to achieve universal health care coverage. Former Maryland Congressman John Delaney suggests a […]
Entertainment
Apple TV banks on ‘The Banker’ starring Samuel L. Jackson, Nia Long and Anthony Mackie
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Apple TV has added a major addition to its growing slate. According to Deadline, the provider has acquired the rights to George Nolfi’s fact-based period drama The Banker for their upcoming […]
World News
King Tut’s golden coffin to be restored for the first time
Egyptian Ministry Of Antiquities Handout(CAIRO) — Egypt has started a project to restore the wooden coffin of Tutankhamun for the first time since the boy king’s tomb was discovered in 1922, the country’s antiquities ministry […]
World News
WHO declares Congo Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
Motortion/iStock(NEW YORK) — The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an international emergency. An emergency committee of experts convened by the WHO, the global health […]
Entertainment
“It’s weird” seeing how the ‘Stranger Things’ kids have grown, says co-star David Harbour
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Millions of fans of Netflix’s Stranger Things have already binged the show’s entire third season, which debuted July 4. In fact, the streaming giant claimed just days after its anticipated debut that […]
World News
South Korea and Japan trade dispute could lead to ‘dire consequences,’ official warns
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — A thorny trade dispute between South Korea and Japan could end up with “dire consequences” and “adversely affect companies like Apple, Amazon, Dell, Sony, and billions of consumers all over […]
Entertainment
Watch Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson, James Corden and more rehearse some feline moves in ‘CATS’ first look
GILES KEYTE(LONDON) — Before we get the first trailer for CATS on Friday, a new behind-the-scenes glimpse of the making of the movie musical has been released. The “Look Inside” features the movie’s stars — […]
State News
Woman and two children found murdered in Des Moines apartment
A triple-homicide is under investigation in Des Moines. Des Moines police were called to an apartment complex near downtown about 11 o’clock Tuesday night where three bodies were found in a single unit. The victims […]
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Weather Service radio remains out in 6 southwest Iowa counties as tornadoes hit
Several funnel clouds and tornadoes menaced southwest Iowa’s Cass County Tuesday afternoon, but residents in a six-county area who rely on weather radio were clueless. The National Weather Service weather radio transmitter near Hancock, in […]
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Horse racing in Iowa doing well despite overall industry declines
A new report on the economic impact of the horse racing industry on the state is positive, but cautious. University of Kentucky researcher Alison Davis conducted the study which shows the economic impact of horse […]