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Billie Eilish named Variety 2019 Hitmaker of the Year; BTS, Ellie Goulding, Ryan Tedder also honorees

November 19, 2019 KQRadio 0

ABC/Randy HolmesBillie Eilish has been named Variety‘s 2019 Hitmaker of the Year. The “bad guy” singer will be honored with the title at the trade publication’s annual Hitmakers Brunch, held December 7 in Los Angeles. […]

Number of Thanksgiving travelers expected to be up

November 19, 2019 KQRadio 0

It’s predicted tens of thousands of Iowans will be traveling at least 50 miles from home next week to share a Thanksgiving meal with family and friends. Rose White, at AAA-Iowa, says the state’s highways […]

Economist predicts an increase in Christmas shopping this year

November 19, 2019 KQRadio 0

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss is projecting growth for retailers in Christmas sales this year. “Based upon our surveys, in these two surveys of manufacturers and bank CEO’s in ten states, including Iowa — the […]

Northeast Iowa lags behind rest of state in harvest

November 19, 2019 KQRadio 0

Snow last week added to what have been continual delays in the harvest. The U.S.D.A. crop report out Monday shows the northwest and north central districts have harvested more than 85 percent of their expected […]

Woman injured in Las Vegas mass shooting has died: Coroner

November 19, 2019 KQRadio 0

Page Light Studios/iStock(NEW YORK) — A 57-year-old woman who was injured in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting has died, according to officials. Kimberly Gervais of Mira Loma, California, suffered spinal injuries in the massacre […]

Winter storm set to bring heavy rain, flash flooding to Southwest

November 19, 2019 KQRadio 0

honglouwawa/iStock(NEW YORK) — Seven Western states are under flood or snow alerts as two storms combine in the Southwest. The biggest threat from this weather system will be flash flooding from Southern California to Arizona, […]

Idris Elba to star in Jay-Z produced all-black western ‘The Harder They Fall’

November 19, 2019 KQRadio 0

ABC News/Steve Iervolino(LOS ANGELES) — Idris Elba is putting on some cowboy boots for his next major role. Netflix has announced that Elba will saddle up with Jonathan Majors for the all-black Western feature The […]

A Moment Like This – ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ renewed for second season

November 19, 2019 KQRadio 0

NBC(LOS ANGELES) — Kelly Clarkson’s daytime chat show will be back for season two. NBC has announced the syndicated talk show has been renewed through the 2020-21 season. “The Kelly Clarkson Show is connecting with viewers […]

Facial reconstructions released in hopes of identifying girl found dead in Delaware

November 19, 2019 KQRadio 0

Smyrna Police/National Center for Missing and Exploited Children(SMYRNA, Del.) — Police released facial reconstruction images in the hopes of identifying a little girl who had been dead for weeks by the time she was found […]

Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation

November 19, 2019 KQRadio 0

DNY59/iStock(STOCKHOLM) — Sweden has dropped a rape investigation involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Officials said the evidence against Assange has weakened due to the long period of time that has elapsed since […]