State News
Biden pressed by Iowan to pick Klobuchar as VP
A woman in the crowd at a Mason City event told former Vice President Joe Biden he would secure her vote if he promised to pick one of his female rivals as his running mate. […]
Year: 2020
Entertainment
Robert Downey Jr. claims “90 percent” of his black friends thought he was “great” in blackface in ‘Tropic Thunder’
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — During an interview on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Robert Downey, Jr. claimed that his controversial blackface role in Tropic Thunder was apparently a fan favorite among his “black friends.” In the 2008 film, Downey Jr. dresses up in […]
State News
Iowa Guard seeks $22 million for state share of new armory
Iowa National Guard officials are asking legislators to set aside $22 million over the next three years for a new armory in central Iowa. “It would be one of our traditional armories where we have […]
State News
Western Iowa Tech president says they are working with international students
The President of Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City answered questions and concerns Tuesday on the handling of a foreign exchange student internship program at the school. President Terry Murrell says he was […]
Entertainment
Watch new trailer now: Final season of ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ debuts February 21 on Disney+
Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) — For Star Wars fans, the announcement that Star Wars: The Clone Wars would be resurrected on Disney+ rocked last summer’s San Diego Comic Con. Now, Disney+ has dropped a brand-new trailer, revealing the seventh season of the Emmy-winning […]
State News
Missouri River flooding continues to be a concern
Climate observers are renewing their warning of conditions that could lead to another round of widespread flooding this spring, especially in the Missouri River valley. Doug Kluck, the Central Region climate service director for the […]
Entertainment
Ellie Kemper on witnessing her first ‘Manhattanhenge,’ and what fans can expect of the ‘Kimmy Schmidt’ special
Photo courtesy MullenLowe(NEW YORK) — Actress Ellie Kemper is best known as the the eternally sunny Erin on The Office and the title character of the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, so she seems like the perfect person to take in a […]
World News
Psychologist who devised ‘enhanced interrogation’ technique for CIA testifies at 9/11 trial hearing
BCFC/iStock(GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba) — The psychologist credited with devising the C.I.A.’s program of “enhanced interrogation” during the war on terror defended his record at a pretrial hearing for the alleged masterminds of 9/11. James Mitchell, […]
World News
Shark attacks declined throughout the world in 2019, according to new report
ramihalim/iStock(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — Looks like it’s safer to get back in the water. There were 64 unprovoked shark attacks reported around the world in 2019, 22% fewer attacks than the five-year average of 82 incidents […]
State News
Iowa’s Barta to head playoff committee
The College Football Playoff (CFP) Management Committee has appointed Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta as selection committee chair for the 2020 football season. Barta replaces Rob Mullens, the athletics director at the University of Oregon, […]
Entertainment
Henry Winkler says his relationship with Tom Hanks is Ayyyyyyyy-OK
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — No, Henry Winkler hasn’t held a grudge against Tom Hanks since the first Bush Administration. That’s he word from the former Happy Days star-turned Barry Emmy winner to TMZ. At issue with this long-running Hollywood myth […]
State News
Student injured in crash of University of Dubuque helicopter in Independence
Investigators are looking into the crash of a University of Dubuque helicopter that injured a student pilot in northeast Iowa Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened near a hangar at the Independence Municipal Airport around 4:15 […]
Entertainment
Jessica Simpson reveals childhood sex abuse, says she was “killing myself with drinking and pills”
Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) — While Jessica Simpson has generally enjoyed a squeaky-clean image, she admits in a new memoir that her real life was anything but. She tells People she’d been approached to write a “living your […]
State News
Mick McCall joins Iowa State coaching staff
Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell announced today that Mick McCall, who was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Northwestern the past 12 seasons, was added to the Cyclone coaching staff to coach the […]
State News
Governor to visit state facility that’s under federal investigation
Governor Kim Reynolds is going to meet with staff at the Glenwood Resource Center this afternoon. It’s the governor’s first visit to the facility that cares of patients with severe intellectual disabilities since she fired […]
Entertainment
After ratings change, Netflix claims ‘The Witcher’ scored its best numbers for a new original show
Netflix/Katalin Vermes(NEW YORK) — Netflix unveiled a new ratings method on Tuesday, and claimed that by using the new approach, its original series The Witcher scored its best numbers for a first-season original TV series, according to Variety. Instead […]
Entertainment
Terry Jones, Monty Python’s Flying Circus co-founder, dead at 77
Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival(LONDON) Terry Jones, who as a founding member of the British comedy troupe Monty Python’s Flying Circus left an indelible mark on film and TV comedy, has died […]
Entertainment
Oscar winners Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King, Rami Malek announced as Academy Awards presenters
Rami Malek — ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar winners Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Rami Malek were announced as presenters at the 92nd Oscars, show producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain announced on Tuesday. Ali, Coleman, King and Malek were Oscar winners in their […]
State News
Iowa lawmakers consider trust funds for student-athletes’ pay
Legislators in the Iowa House and Senate are discussing steps that would let Iowa college athletes earn money if their name or likeness is used for profit. Senators Nate Boulton, a Democrat from Des Moines, […]
State News
DNR seeks information on eagle killed in Ankeny
The Department of Natural Resources is asking for the public’s help in finding the person who shot an eagle earlier this month in central Iowa. DNR Conservation Officer Dustin Eighmy says the eagle was found […]