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How did Prairie Meadows go from a turkey to Polk County's golden goose?
Just curious: This occasional feature in the Des Moines Register aims to answer your questions about Iowa. Is there some place, event, lore, history or cultural quirk you're just curious about? Email your question to the Des Moines Register's Bill Steiden at wsteiden@registermedia.com. As another season of live racing kicks...
Smoke or fog? Lowered visibility in some areas
TOPEKA (KSNT) – You may experience some lowered visibility this morning, but is it smoke or fog? Wildfires in Canada have been causing worsening air quality for a number of midwest cities. Parts of the upper Midwest and westward toward the Rockies, including Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, saw the worst dips […]
Northern Lights that lit up weekend skies played havoc with Iowans' tractors, spring planting
After days of rain, Jolene Riessen’s family was able to finish planting the last acres of corn on their northwest Iowa farm this weekend. But it wasn’t easy. The solar storm that caused the northern lights to erupt in the nighttime skies over Iowa, shimmering in waves of reds, greens, purples, pinks and blues,...
Want to dodge the rain in Iowa? Forecast shows one day with a break
If you're looking to spend some time in the sun this week, Tuesday is probably your best, and maybe your only, bet. Central Iowa can expect a generally rainy week with the most rain falling on Monday and Thursday, the National Weather Service in Des Moines said on social media.
No license to carry: A look into Iowa’s open carry law
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - ”If you’re going to pull a gun out in public, you better have a very good reason why you did so,” said Ernie Traugh. Cedar Valley Outfitters Owner. Security footage from outside the KCRG-TV9 studio in Downtown Cedar Rapids shows two teenagers...
Organization that took over Planned Parenthood book sale says it's canceled this year
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's Biggest Book Sale, which Planned Parenthood ran for more than 60 years in Des Moines before Altoona'sCaring Hands Outreach took it over last winter, has been canceled this year. Video above, previously: Planned Parenthood ending massive book sale fundraiser after 60 years in Des...
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