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Iowa Suicide Prevention Coalition Summit Is Aug. 14 in Ankeny

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach ·

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Suicide Prevention Coalition Summit will be held Thursday, Aug. 14, at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny. This year’s summit will focus on “Life after a Suicide Loss: A Community Response.” The event is sponsored by the...

Apple rolls out update helping travelers race through airport security

Daily Mail · June 29, 2025

By OSHEEN YADAV FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 08:00 EDT, 29 June 2025 | Updated: 08:00 EDT, 29 June 2025 Advertisement Apple has rolled out an update across nine states that's being hailed as a game-changer for travelers. Users can now add their...

Audrey Wallace Putney

Estes Park News - Colorado ·

Educator, Librarian, Wife, Mother, Sister, Aunt, Friend Audrey Wallace Putney, beloved wife, mother, sister and aunt, valued friend, gifted educator and librarian, passed away in the Estes Park Hospital in Colorado on July 2, 2025, after a long...

Iowa measles cases double with 3 new patients identified in eastern Iowa

Des Moines Register - Iowa ·

Iowa health officials reported finding three new measles cases in the past week, charting the spread of the highly infectious disease last seen in Iowa in 2019. The new cases disclosed Thursday, June 19, double Iowa's share of what the Department...

Iowa women's basketball star chosen to USA Women's AmeriCup Team

Hawk Central - Iowa ·

Hannah Stuelke has had an impressive career in Iowa City as she gears up for her senior season. She was the Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year in 2023, a second-team All-Big Ten player in 2024 and of course helped lead the Hawks to back to back...

Iowa State Patrol Calls Now “100 Deadliest Days Of Summer”, Illinois Launches Hot Weather Patrols

US 104.9 - Iowa · June 20, 2025

It's rather toasty. As much fun as we have during the summers, it's important to remember there are risks too. For example, we're all frying lately: Ugh: Extreme Heat Watch Issued For Eastern Iowa And Western Illinois And it's because of that that...

Keeping history alive in Our Town Elkader

KCRG - Iowa · July 16, 2025

ELKADER, Iowa (KCRG) - People are keeping history alive in Our Town Elkader, whether that’s through pictures from the 1800s, or a four-story shop that brings memories to life. Local historian David Beck has influences all over Our Town Elkader and...

Iowa Speedway let farmers ride in style with WHO Great Tractor Ride

Newton Daily News - Iowa ·

Behind the grandstands of the Iowa Speedway were nearly 400 tractors gathered for the WHO Great Iowa Tractor Ride, and each one of them told a story. Parked near the back of the second fleet was a bright red Farmall H tractor with two brothers...

Iowa weather: Scattered severe storms follow heat for much of the state

KCCI 8 - Iowa · June 24, 2025

GOOD NEWS. TODD MAGEL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND ALL THIS RAIN IS KIND OF TAKING THE NEED TO USE YOUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM OUT. SO FOR CENTRAL IOWA WATERWORKS CUSTOMERS, THAT’S NOT SO BAD. THAT’S A LOT OF HELP RIGHT THERE. THAT IS A LOT OF HELP. AND...

Ben McCollum discusses coaching philosophy after joining Iowa men's basketball

Iowa City Today · June 27, 2025

Ben McCollum recently returned from a family vacation, his first in nearly two years. The trip followed a busy spring where he led Drake to the NCAA Tournament's Round of 32 and took on the role of Iowa men's basketball coach. During this period,...

Iowa measles cases have doubled since last week, state data shows

WOI-DT - Iowa · June 19, 2025

Johnson County health officials also shared that the infected individuals are "currently stable" at home and they do not expect additional public exposure. JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — Iowa health officials reported three new measles cases in eastern...

Iowa State Patrol: 70-year-old driver dies in Poweshiek County crash

WOI-DT - Iowa · June 19, 2025

POWESHIEK COUNTY, Iowa — One person is dead following a wrong-way collision in Poweshiek County Thursday morning, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report. 70-year-old James Jacobi of Belle Plaine was driving south on Highway V18 around 7:40...

Discover the best summer escapes with with Iowa travel writer, blogger

KWQC - Iowa · June 28, 2025

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -Travel writer and lifelong Iowa resident Sara Broers comes back to QCL to share destination ideas on how to be a tourist in Iowa or anywhere across the country. Broers was recently recognized by Feedspot.com as the #1 Iowa...

AAA forecasts record travel numbers for Nebraska, Iowa area

KETV 7 - Nebraska · June 28, 2025

ONLINE@KETV.COM. 740 NOW NEBRASKA AND IOWA ARE ABOUT TO SEE RECORD INDEPENDENCE DAY TRAVEL NUMBERS. ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A, KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MARY REGLI. SHE JOINS US LIVE NOW WITH A BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS. GOOD MORNING MARY. GOOD...

3 years later, Iowa campground reopens after suffering major tornado damage

WQAD 8 - Illinois ·

Beginning, July 1 campers will be able to stay at Red Haw State Park. In March 2022, an EF 3 tornado wiped out numerous buildings and trees damaging the area. CHARITON, Iowa — On July 1, visitors can experience an enriched camping area at Red Haw...

Travel Trouble: Texans Among the Rudest Airline Passengers

Power 95.9 - Arkansas · June 19, 2025

I'm sure we've all been there. You pay for an overpriced ticket to sit at your gate for 2 hours only for one passenger who seemed to have conveniently forgotten their headphones during their phone calls... Well, it turns out that Texas is no...

Remains of World War II veteran escorted home to Iowa Falls

KCCI 8 - Iowa · June 27, 2025

Iowa Falls native Cpl. Melvin Huff was escorted home Thursday night after his remains were returned by an airplane that landed at Des Moines International Airport.Huff was just 19 when the Army lost contact with his plane in Papua New Guinea in...

Iowa State Patrol: Coon Rapids man dies in Highway 141 crash during rainstorm

WOI-DT - Iowa · June 18, 2025

Iowa State Patrol says Jerry Hager, 60, was not wearing a seatbelt and suffered fatal injuries from the crash GUTHRIE COUNTY, Iowa — One man is dead after a multi-vehicle crash in Guthrie County Tuesday night. Iowa State Patrol says 60-year-old...

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark wins ESPY for Best WNBA Player

The Times of India ·

Caitlin Clark win ESPY. Image via: Imagn Images Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark had reason to celebrate despite a concerning injury setback. Just a day after leaving a game due to a groin injury, the 23-year-old Fever sensation was named Best...

The Dyrt names an Iowa campground as one of the Midwest's best

Iowa City Press Citizen ·

F.W. Kent Park Campground, near Iowa City, was ranked the eighth best Midwest campground. The campground offers 86 first-come, first-served sites. The park includes a 27-acre lake for fishing and over 13 miles of hiking trails. An eastern Iowa...