Wow, the northern lights were spectacular, last night. Yes, last night, lucky for you friend, because of some stuff I'll explain in a minute, there may be another chance tonight to see the northern lights. Normally the North Pole is a hotbed of northern lights, the capital of the world for them but the lights have been on tour. Hopefully, Ticketmaster doesn't find out because the lights could then come with a hefty fee for viewing and then a fee, fee. Check them out before the price goes up. Why can you see the northern lights tonight? iowa iowa.

In 2024, the Cedar Valley welcomed a new sports team to the area. The Iowa Woo, an arena league football team, played its first season in the heart of Waterloo. All of the team's home games were played at the Hippodrome at the National Cattle Congress. During the regular season,...

Ratt have shared “Reach for the Sky,” a previously unreleased track from their classic ‘80s era. “It took 40 years to get that song heard,” declared a post on the band’s official Facebook page, announcing the tune. “Reach for the Sky” was originally written in...

Waffle House has its own storm center. No, it isn't the name for some sort of breakfast meal that contains a flurry of sausage, eggs and hash browns in a bowl. It's an actual, working storm center that is utilized during natural disasters. Why Does Waffle House Have A Storm...

The Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team will look VERY different heading into the 2024-2025 season. Several key starters graduated from the University of Iowa, including Kate Martin, Gabbie Marshall, Molly Davis, Sharon Goodman, and of course, Caitlin Clark, the greatest woman's college basketball player of all time. When you lose key pieces like this and one of the greatest college basketball players of all time...it creates a lot of questions heading into the next season.

Five years later, Steve Perry is still in a holly jolly mood. He's expanding 2021's The Season with six additional songs – including "What a Wonderful World," which you can stream below. He first began exploring Yuletide favorites with the Silver Bells EP in 2019. The Season followed as...

TINA, YOU FAT LARD, COME GET SOME DINNER. Back in 2004, no movie had a bigger hold on people my age than Napoleon Dynamite. I can STILL quote the most of the movie, and you can still catch me doing the butterfly hand motions to "The Rose" from time to time.

The fall colors are peaking. It is the perfect time to take a drive north, see the colors, and the Mississippi River, and try one of the Midwest's best burgers before they close for another year!. For 112 years, Pete's Hamburger Stand has been open for business in Prairie du...

Foghat has written and recorded a new song dedicated to original lead singer and guitarist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett. The single is humorously titled after his familiar stage introduction, "… on tonsils and sneakers, I'm Lonesome Dave." "On Tonsils and Sneakers" arrives on streaming services today and will be released...

I'll admit it. My expectations when going to a fast food restaurant aren't as high as when I go to a sit-down restaurant. Should they be? The only pre-requisite I have when hitting the drive through is that they get my order right. As long as I get what I ordered, I doubt I'll hit up the internet and leave a scathing review if my fries are a little cold. But other fast food fans clearly have higher standards than me.

The 1970s was all about extremes. Fashion was both shockingly tight and incredibly loose, often within the same outfit. It was more than a trend—it was a vibe. Just like fashion, popular culture had its own rebellious streak. Films were grittier than ever with scenes that would cause a riot in theaters today (if people actually went to theaters). At the same time, disco might have "sucked" but it ruled the music scene and became the soundtrack to iconic "only in the '70s" movies like Saturday Night Fever.

Inspiration can strike from anywhere, but as many artists will tell you, there is a clear similarity between songwriting and making movies. For those hoping to combine their love of music with a passion for cinema, there's an entire section of the recording industry dedicated to film scoring and writing music specifically for the big screen. We have a whole list, in fact, of rock artists who also penned tunes for movies.

If the unusual riff that leads Alice in Chains’ 2009 single “Check My Brain” makes you feel a little seasick, it’s worth knowing that the man who wrote it suffers the same reaction. Jerry Cantrell came up with the dissonant pitch-bending section as the band prepared...

When I moved to Cedar Rapids the first time 20-some years ago, I visited Walmart 5 times in one day as I kept forgetting this or that, and as I entered for the last time that night I asked the greeter what time they closed. he casually said 'Christmas', smiled and kept greeting. I said 'Wait, what? Christmas' He said 'Yes, sir it's the only day we close.' This was something new, our Walmart right outside Washington DC closed at mightnight and reopened at 6 am, that's 6 hours I can't shop. You know that's exactly the time that you'll need that scrub brush or 10-quart mixer with a stand or 4K TV, I don't know what you need. Though I would highly recommend the clearance aisle always a good buy there.

A few years ago while we were visiting Iowa, a friend, recounted how her father had been scammed in what was called a love scam. She said her dad was being taken advantage of by someone from another country claiming to be looking for love. It had been going on for some time and may have cost him thousands of dollars, she wasn't sure. After some investigating, her husband, a police officer, presented evidence to her father that he was being scammed. It did end but it's not the only one in Iowa, As we are learning it's not getting better.

The other day my wife and I were busy doing some work around the house and by the time we were done, neither of us felt like making anything for dinner. At our house, we can both tell when it's going to be one of those "let's just order something" kind of nights. After 8 years together...we don't even need to say anything at this point.

The largest barbecue chain restaurant in the U.S. has had a wave of closure following a challenging start to 2024. The year hasn't always been easy for chain restaurants. Last year really wasn't much better for them either. So far in 2024, we've had several recognizable names among chain restaurants...

With only a handful of weeks left in Iowa's high school football season, teams are pulling out all of the tricks and gadget plays as they fight for seeding heading into the playoffs. This is one of the best parts about high school football, in my opinion. There are only...

Some big Broadway musicals will be making stops in Iowa next year! Here are some of the national tours that have shows in Iowa in 2025:. Wednesday, April 30th at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22nd at 7:30 p.m. Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Cedar Falls. March 8th & 9th. Hadestown.

Despite an impressive back catalog and incredible rock history, James Hetfield insists Metallica will never become a “legacy band.”. During a recent appearance on the Metallica Report podcast, the frontman discussed what it’s been like adding songs from 2023’s 72 Seasons into their set lists – and why his band will always mix new material into their performances.