Have A Plan To Vote

DES MOINES, Iowa – “Please make a plan to vote and then get out there and make your voice heard” says Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald as his office prepares to put 111,000 absentee ballots in the mail Monday. Those ballots will begin showing up in mailboxes across the county Tuesday and Wednesday. Ballot requests…

List: What we know about top-level White House staff’s coronavirus test results

(KRON) — President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania tested positive for coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the early hours of Friday morning. The two were tested for the virus after Trump’s aide Hope Hicks had a positive test result. Team Trump has traveled extensively this week and efforts to determine who else might be…

Watch: All 12 Playbook: Big 12 teams look for strong showing in week 3 to send message to country

All 12 Playbook streams every Thursday at 3:30/2:30c. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – This week’s All 12 Playbook features a wrap-up of the conference opening weekend and look ahead to the second week of league play. Two of the games featured remarkable comebacks last week, with Texas rallying on the road to beat Texas Tech in…

Two Full Moons to Shine in October

COLORADO SPRINGS (KXRM/KSTU) — You can expect two full moons to rise in the sky in October. You’ll see the Harvest Moon on Thursday, followed by the rare Blue Moon on Halloween. The Harvest Moon usually appears in September and bears its name because it occurs closest to the autumnal equinox. The Sept. 2 full…

DART Shows Off New Electric Addition to its Fleet

DES MOINES, Iowa – Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority unveiled Iowa’s first all-electric, zero-emissions bus Thursday as a part of a pilot project. Seven electric buses will take the road this fall as 100 drivers learn how to operate the vehicles. “It is new technology and with that comes a lot of learning and…

New 2020 Election Iowa Poll Results Released Exclusively on WHO 13 Beginning Wednesday

Des Moines, Iowa — A new poll of Iowa voters is giving us a clear picture of where they stand on the key races and key issues with just over one month until Election Day. WHO 13 will exclusively release results from the Nexstar Iowa 2020 RABA Research Poll. Coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. on…

Deadline Nears: How to Submit Your Claim in Apple’s $500M iPhone Slowdown Settlement

TAMPA (WFLA) – Millions of iPhone owners have only a few days left to submit claims for part of a $500 million settlement. It stems from a multi-year legal battle where Apple admitted it used software updates to purposely slow down its iPhones. The company says it did so to protect phones with older batteries.…

Storm Lake Man Faces Possible Life Imprisonment on Drug, Firearm Convictions

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – A Storm Lake man pled guilty on September 16 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine while possessing firearms. Jacob Hernandez, 26, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearms in federal court in Sioux City. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Hernandez admitted he…

Des Moines Police Asking For Help to Find a Missing Boy on South Side

DES MOINES, IOWA — The Des Moines Police Department is asking for help to find a missing boy. Ten-year-old Marques Antonio Smith was last seen this morning near his home in the 4700 block of SE 14th Street. Police say they believe Marques left home on his own but they haven’t heard from him. He…

Silver Star Nation Interactive: Cowboys fall to Seattle, look ahead to Cleveland

Silver Star Nation Interactive is a place for Dallas Cowboys fans to get their questions answered. Join Wess Moore and Cowboys Insider Mickey Spagnola every Tuesday at 3pm. Use the hashtag #AskMickey to join the conversation. DALLAS, TX (KLRT/NEXSTAR) – DK Metcalf made up for a huge first-half blunder by catching a 29-yard touchdown pass…

Wisconsin Football Coach Fired After Exposing Players to COVID-19

(WTMJ/NBC News) A Wisconsin football coach was fired after officials say he attended a scrimmage game knowing that he may have been positive for COVID-19. Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann said that the coach had been feeling ill with symptoms of COVID-19 and went to his doctor’s office for a test last Thursday. It’s unclear…

Judge Upholds GOP-Backed Law Making Absentee Voting Harder in Iowa

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge refused to block a new Republican-backed Iowa law that makes it harder for county officials to process absentee ballot applications and more likely that incomplete requests won’t be fulfilled. In an opinion dated Friday and released Monday, Judge Lars Anderson rejected arguments by a Latino civil rights organization…

2 Dead, 10 Injured After Shooting Inside Club in Waterloo

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Two people died from their injuries and another 10 were hurt when at least two people began shooting at each other inside a private club in Waterloo. Police said Monday that the second person to die at a hospital this weekend was a woman from outside Waterloo, The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported. A…

Coalition Calling On President Trump for Help in Stopping Ethanol Waivers

A coalition of farm and ethanol groups are asking the Trump Administration to finish the job on waivers. David Geiger has more in the Agribusiness Report for September 28, 2020. Top Featured Tags: – Iowa News Press Release Distribution Service

IDPH: 4 More COVID-19 Deaths, 804 New Cases

DES MOINES, Iowa — Another 804 Iowans have tested positive for the coronavirus and four more Iowans have died from COVID-19, according to Iowa Department of Public Health statistics. The numbers are based on test results reported to the state’s coronavirus tracking website between 10 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. The reported positive cases…

Patriots look to rebound as they host 2-0 Raiders

FOXBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — After losing to the Seahawks, the Patriots will look to bounce back on Sunday as the Raiders come to Foxboro for the first time since 2014. For the second straight week, quarterback Cam Newton recorded two rushing touchdowns. He racked up 47 yards on 11 carries, and through the air, he…

Amy Coney Barrett Nomination Draws Praise, Concern From Iowa Activists

DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump on Saturday named Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court. Barrett would be the fifth woman to sit on the bench. At 48 years old, she would also be the youngest justice on the court. The mother…

Police: 1 Shot and Killed, 7 Wounded at Iowa Biker Gathering

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Gunfire erupted early Saturday at a gathering of motorcycle clubs in Iowa, killing one person and wounding seven others, authorities said. About 100 people were at the gathering inside a building in Waterloo when there was “some kind of confrontation shortly after 3 a.m., Joel Fitzgerald, the police chief of Waterloo,…

IDPH: 8 More COVID-19 Deaths, 992 Additional Cases

DES MOINES, Iowa — Another 992 Iowans have tested positive for the coronavirus and eight more Iowans have died from COVID-19, according to Iowa Department of Public Health statistics. Sixteen counties in Iowa now have an average positive rate over 15%. The numbers are based on test results reported to the state’s coronavirus tracking website…

Derecho Cleanup Bill: $700,000 at Iowa Cemetery

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — The derecho storm that hit Iowa left a lot of damage. Some are still dealing with the cost and the cleanup. At Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, the bill for three weeks of cleanup work: $700,000. “It was a direct hit and it looked like a war zone from one end to the…

The Future of Iowa: Rural Iowans Hoping for Change as Well

Iowa — Rural Iowans are hoping for change when they cast their ballots as well this fall. But their issues of concern vary from those of urban Iowans. Iowa farmers saw much of their crops destroyed by either derecho or drought in 2020. Those disasters hit as a trade war with China continues and the…

The Future of Iowa: Hope for the Future

Iowa — While there is plenty that divides us right now, Iowans say there is hope on the horizon. Here’s a look at what Iowans say is going well for them and what they expect to get even better soon. Top Featured Tags: – Iowa News Press Release Distribution Service

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