Going-out-of-business sales are underway at JCPenney stores in Carroll and Marshalltown and the company announced today it will shed a thousand jobs, mostly from its corporate office in Texas. JCPenney filed for bankruptcy in May […]
The number of Iowans hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19 has been on a steady uptick this month. As of 10 a.m. today, 190 Iowans are hospitalized, up 22% since July 1st. Governor Kim Reynolds said […]
Photo by Vestron/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey is teaming up with Lionsgate for a new dance movie, and Deadline reports “rumblings” that it could be a new film based on the 1987 classic. Lionsgate holds distribution rights […]
Matthew Horwood/Getty ImagesBY: KARMA ALLEN, ABC NEWS (LONDON) — Just weeks after protesters illegally toppled a controversial statue of a 17th century British slave trader, an acclaimed sculptor secretly replaced it with a brand new […]
A north-central Iowa drug kingpin’s requests to delay his execution scheduled for later this week have been denied. Dustin Honken’s motions to delay his execution were denied on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Leonard Strand. […]
Myriam Munoz/iStockBY: ELLA TORRES, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The vanishing of a rare bird colony in New Zealand has left ornithologists both baffled and concerned for the species’ future, according to experts who spoke […]
Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Like the casts of other classic TV shows and movies, the cast of 1993’s beloved coming-of-age baseball movie The Sandlot has gotten back together via Zoom for a good cause. For the film’s […]
U.S. Marshals in Michigan have arrested an Iowan wanted for a murder in Dubuque. Security camera video showed 25-year-old Curtis R Smothers, Junior being shot in the chest on July 2nd during a fight in […]
You know it’s a bad storm when the National Weather Service staff has to abandon its office and take shelter underground. Severe thunderstorms rolled across central Iowa last night, bringing winds up to 60 miles-an-hour […]
The Iowa Department of Public Health and the Iowa Board of Pharmacy are sponsoring a new program to give out doses of a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. Health Department Opioid Initiatives Director Kevin […]
It appears Iowa City’s School Board is the first in the state to vote to hold all classes online when school starts in August. Other schools have developed multiple options, including remote learning or weekly […]
The manager of the University of Iowa’s Van Allen Observatories says if the clouds clear, Iowans should take advantage of a very rare opportunity to see a comet this week. Caroline Roberts, who also coordinates […]
ABC/Tyler Golden(LOS ANGELES) — Chrissy Teigen has had enough of internet trolls, so much so that she deleted 60,000 tweets and is concerned for the safety of her family. The 34-year-old model recently came under fire […]
Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Actress Naya Rivera, best known for playing Santana Lopez on the hit musical comedy Glee, accidentally drowned while swimming in Lake Piru in Southern California on July 8, the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s […]
John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli are hoping a judge reconsiders their $1 million bond. The two, who pleaded guilty for their role in the Varsity Blues college admissions cheating scheme, are requesting a […]
A statewide Amber Alert was issued early today for a Davenport girl who was reportedly abducted last Friday. Davenport police say 10-year-old Breasia Terrell is still missing and is in danger. She’s black, four-foot-five and […]
Amy Sussman/Getty Images for ABA(LOS ANGELES) — A major shakeup is happening on Dancing with the Stars with a brand new host taking the reins from Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, who exited the series on Monday. Tyra Banks will now […]
solarseven/iStockBy BRITT CLENNETT and KARSON YIU, ABC News (HONG KONG) — Life in Hong Kong had more or less returned to normal. Restaurants, shopping malls and public areas appeared to be buzzing once again. However, […]
The League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa and a group called “Majority Forward” have filed a lawsuit that seeks to block a new state law on how county election officials handle absentee ballots […]
Seventeen Iowa communities are splitting $300,000 worth of new state grants. Only cities with fewer than 20,000 residents were eligible. “These inaugural innovation grants are a fantastic showcase of what the governor’s Empower Rural Iowa […]
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