State News
May was 4th wettest on record
May rainfall ended up just a little short of being double the normal average for the month. State Climatologist Justin Glissen says we got trapped in a pattern that wouldn’t go away. “What we were […]
State News
Inslee touts Washington state record in NARAL forum
Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington state, says it’s time for a federal law guaranteeing access to abortion. “This is a freedom issue,” Inslee said this morning in Des Moines. “It is […]
State News
AAA Iowa says deadly roadway accidents pick up this time of year
We’re now a week into what are considered the 100 deadliest days to be on the roads, in Iowa and nationwide. Rose White, spokeswoman for AAA-Iowa, says the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day […]
Entertainment
Is James Holzhauer’s winning streak in ‘Jeopardy!’?
Jeopardy! Productions(LOS ANGELES) — (SPOILER ALERT) Footage that’s making the rounds online seems to show that the record-breaking run by James Holzhauer, the current Jeopardy! champ, ends tonight. Following 32 straight wins, Holzhauer apparently was dethroned […]
State News
Traffic cameras turned back on in Cedar Rapids
The city of Cedar Rapids turned its traffic cameras back along with a switch in the calendar to June. City public safety spokesman, Greg Beulow says drivers will get a grace period to adjust. “During […]
State News
Tornado damage won’t stop Floyd County Fair
While the Floyd County Fairgrounds in Charles City lost half of its buildings during a Memorial Day tornado, fair board president Amy Staudt says the show will go on next month. “I am sure that […]
Entertainment
Tony Soprano’s NJ house is on sale for $3.4 million
Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage(NEW JERSEY) — The North Caldwell, New Jersey property that Tony Soprano called home on the HBO series The Sopranos from 1999-2007 is up for sale, with an asking price of $3.4 million, […]
World News
Out-of-control cruise ship crashes into tourist boat on busy Venice canal
Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — An out-of-control cruise ship in Italy crashed into a dock and tourist boat on a busy Venice canal Sunday, injuring multiple people. The crash occurred in the Giudecca canal around […]
World News
Iran’s foreign minister says US sanctions are ‘economic terrorism’
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Iran will not be intimidated by President Donald Trump’s “art of the deal pressure” by using economic sanctions to push Iran to negotiate a new nuclear deal, the country’s top diplomat told […]
World News
Five bodies spotted in Himalayas during helicopter search for missing climbers
gawrav/iStock(NEW DELHI, India) — Helicopters searching for eight mountain climbers from the same expedition in the Indian Himalayas spotted five bodies Monday morning, an official confirmed to ABC News. The missing climbers were part of […]