State News
Two teens die in rollover crash in Chariton
Two teenager were killed in a crash in south-central Iowa on Sunday evening. The state patrol says a Jeep tried to make a turn into the path of an oncoming pickup on Highway 34 in […]
Entertainment
Hilary Duff reveals she is isolating from family due to COVID-19 exposure
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Actress Hilary Duff must spend at least two weeks away from her family after being exposed to COVID-19. The Younger star on Saturday took to her Instagram stories to unhappily reveal, “Exposed to covid…Quarantine […]
Entertainment
Report: ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek was cremated
Jeopardy! Productions/Sony Pictures Television(LOS ANGELES) — Alex Trebek, who hosted Jeopardy! for over 35 years before succumbing to pancreatic cancer, was cremated following his death on November 8, according to a copy of the death certificate obtained by The […]
State News
Ammonia plant in north-central Iowa to get $140M upgrade
A major upgrade is planned for the Koch Fertilizer plant near the Webster County town of Duncombe to boost ammonia production. The upgrades will boost yearly production by 85,000 tons. The work on the project […]
State News
Crop insurance helped ease pain of derecho damage
The Iowa Insurance Division recently reported more than $1.6-billion was paid out for claims of damage from the August 10th derecho, which includes more than $70-million just for crop damage. Iowa Corn Growers Association president […]
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Deere to add 5G tech at factories in four Iowa counties
Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer is integrating fifth-generation technology — or 5G — broadband cellular networks into many of its facilities. Quad Cities-based John Deere won an auction from the Federal Communications Commission last week to […]
World News
Amount of materials extracted from Earth tripled since 1970, UN report finds
shotbydave/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 38 billion tons of material were extracted from the Earth in 2017 for trade, a figure that shows how much the demand for raw resources […]
Entertainment
Tyler Perry thanksgiving food drive draws thousands
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE(ATLANTA) — Tyler Perry put the “giving” in Thanksgiving on Sunday, feeding thousands of needy families ahead of the holiday. The star of the Medea franchise opened up his Tyler Perry studios in Atlanta […]
Entertainment
American Music Awards 2020: Taylor Swift, the Weeknd and Dan + Shay are this year’s big winners
Emma McIntyre /AMA2020/Getty Images for dcp, ABC(LOS ANGELES) — One of the biggest nights in music, the American Music Awards, kicked off Sunday night with a series of worldwide premieres, big wins and even bigger […]
State News
Rural bankers predict dip in holiday sales
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says Iowans may spend more online this holiday season, but in-store sales are likely to be down. His Rural Mainstreet Index indicates the combination means retail activity in the 2020 […]
World News
Insurgents launch rocket attack on Kabul as Pompeo set to meet with Taliban, Afghan negotiating teams
mustafabilgesatkin/iStockBY: ALEEM AGHA AND CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — People in Kabul, Afghanistan, woke up to the sound of rockets fired by insurgents Saturday as families rushed toward schools to check on their children […]
State News
Plant-based ‘spider silk’ to be made at Clinton facility
State officials are providing a $1 million forgivable loan to a Japanese company that plans to make what it calls “spider silk” at a facility in Clinton. Spider silk is plant-based and, according to a […]
Entertainment
Terminally-ill ‘Halloween’ superfan died minutes after Jamie Lee Curtis officiated his wedding
Andrew Eccles/Universal Pictures(SOUTH CAROLINA) — The news of the September 13 cancer-related death of a super fan of both of Halloween the holiday and Halloween the movie has now gone viral. Twenty-nine year old Anthony Woodie married his longtime […]
Entertainment
‘The Mandalorian’ gets a ‘Game of Thrones’ coffee cup-type goof of its own
Disney+(NEW YORK) — Remember that moment in the final season of Game of Thrones, when a Starbucks cup was accidentally left on a set table and wound up being broadcast on the episode? Disney+’s The Mandalorian just had […]
State News
Hinson says people expect Trump to be able to pursue ‘legal remedies’
Republican Congresswoman-elect Ashley Hinson of Marion says some Iowans are raising concerns with her about the electoral process. Hinson says President Trump’s legal team should be able to present their evidence in court. “The cases […]
State News
Iowa’s October unemployment rate fell to 3.6%
Iowa’s unemployment rate fell a full point during October, to 3.6%, tied with South Dakota for third lowest in the country, behind only Nebraska and Vermont. About 4700 people were hired in Iowa’s construction industry […]
State News
State agencies prep for the winter ahead, warn Iowans to do the same
Agencies like the Iowa State Patrol and the Iowa Department of Transportation are working with the National Weather Service to prepare for the winter ahead. While the calendar says winter starts December 21st, the DOT’s […]
Entertainment
‘Small Axe’: Letitia Wright shares the “beautiful connection” she had with ‘Mangrove’ activist Altheia Jones-LeCointe
Dave J Hogan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Letitia Wright had some pretty big shoes to fill in the new feature Mangrove from Steve McQueen’s anthology film series Small Axe. The film, which follows the Mangrove Nine — a group Black […]
World News
Hong Kong Disneyland opens reimagined castle in bid for fairy tale ‘new era’
Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesBy BRITTYN CLENNETT, ABC News (HONG KONG) — Hundreds of revelers gathered at Hong Kong Disneyland on Friday to witness the opening of the resort’s reimagined Castle of Magical Dreams. The […]
State News
Former Iowa State assistant and head of Iowa Games dies at 75
Jim Hallihan, former Iowa State assistant men’s basketball coach, who was a member of Johnny Orr’s staff for 12 years, died today. He was 75. Hallihan, a native of Decatur, Ill., was Orr’s top assistant […]