Muslims go digital to celebrate Ramadan in quarantine
Courtesy Fadumo OsmanBy MUNA MOHAMED, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A little over a week ago, Muslims around the world rang in the start of Ramadan, the holy month where Muslims fast from food and […]
Courtesy Fadumo OsmanBy MUNA MOHAMED, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A little over a week ago, Muslims around the world rang in the start of Ramadan, the holy month where Muslims fast from food and […]
NBC(LOS ANGELES) — For the first time ever, NBC’s The Voice jumped into uncharted waters on Monday by forging ahead with the live shows. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic making it impossible for the finalists to traditionally perform […]
State tax revenues plunged 39 percent in April. One reason for that double-digit drop is the delayed deadline for paying state income taxes. Individuals and corporations normally must pay their state income taxes by April […]
Farmers made some record progress putting crops in the ground last week. Warm, dry weather allowed the wheels to roll on tractors and planters and farmers now have 46% of the beans in the ground. […]
ABC/John Fleenor(LOS ANGELES) — On the heels of last week’s first round of musical performances, Monday’s The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart saw the remaining six couples — Natascha and Ryan, Julia and Sheridan, […]
One of the five candidates running for the Iowa Democratic Party’s U.S. Senate nomination has ended his campaign. Contractor Cal Woods of Des Moines, a Navy veteran, is endorsing retired three-star U.S. Navy Admiral Mike […]
The Board of Regents held a short meeting this morning, where they heard a proposal for tuition rates. Regents chief business officer, Brad Berg, presented the plan that freezes tuition and mandatory fee rates. It […]
A top administrator has confirmed six residents of a state-run facility for the disabled have tested positive for COVID-19. Iowa Department of Human Services director Kelly Garcia says three employees at the Woodward Resource Center […]
Michael Kovac/Getty Images/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Tiger King, Netflix’s hit documentary, is becoming a TV series, with none other than Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage starring as Joe Exotic. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the project will be an eight-episode scripted show, […]
The State Hygienic Lab is still working to clear a backlog of COVID-19 tests. Governor Kim Reynolds says due to a high volume of tests and the double processing required for “Test Iowa” kits, it […]
Officials with the Wapello County Fair announced the event’s cancellation this morning. The fair was scheduled for June 17th through the 21st. Wapello County Fair President Jim Sloan said in a statement the fair board […]
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — This Star Wars Day “will be a day long remembered” for fans. It’s the day news broke that fan-favorite director Taika Waititi has been officially tapped to direct a feature film in George Lucas’ galaxy far, […]
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Chris Hemsworth took a break from working out to shoot a heartfelt thank-you to fans for making his Netflix action thriller, Extraction, “the number-one film on the planet right now.” In the film, Hemsworth […]
A Cedar County man will spend ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to enticement of a minor. Thirty-four-year-old Jason Koontz of Clarence admitted in his plea hearing that in July of 2017 he […]
Wright in “Westworld” – HBO/John P. Johnson(LOS ANGELES) — With the upcoming November release of Universal’s James Bond sequel, No Time to Die, Jeffrey Wright is weighing in on the possible ban of Universal films in theaters following […]
Restaurant owners in 77 Iowa counties had the option of reopening dining areas to half capacity last Friday. “When the governor said that we could reopen on May 1st, it totally took me by surprise. […]
The Big Ten Conference announced today that it will extend the previously announced suspension of all organized team activities through June 1, 2020, and will re-evaluate again at that time. This is an additional measure […]
Iowans are finding ways to salute “essential workers” during this pandemic. In eastern Iowa, Greg Preussner helped organize a convoy of semi tractors through Dubuque and Delaware Counties on Saturday. “For the medical, law enforcement, […]
The Board of Regents will hold a meeting today where they will discuss a proposal to freeze tuition and fees for the 2020-2021 academic year. The presidents of the three state schools reported to the […]
This spring planting season in Iowa started out much like last year, cold and wet, but conditions have improved significantly in recent weeks. Angie Rieck-Hinz, a field agronomist with Iowa State University Extension and Outeach, […]
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