ALERT DAYS for severe thunderstorm potential Monday and Tuesday
The main focus of today’s forecast is the potential for severe thunderstorm development along and near a warm front Monday evening. There is a conditional threat of severe weather Tuesday, which depends a lot on how things transpire Monday. Warmer, humid and unstable air has been blowing into north...
First Alert Days issued for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Monday is the first of three days that will bring the chance of severe weather to Eastern Iowa. Because of this severe weather activity, the First Alert Storm Team has issued First Alert Days for each of these days. Monday. Monday will start dry and...
Homewi$e: Understanding, qualifying for the Homestead Tax Credit
DES MOINES, Iowa — On this week’s episode of Homewi$e Amanda Krenz and mortgage expert Tyler Osby discuss the Homestead Tax Credit. Learn if you qualify, how you claim the credit, and how much you can save. Past Episodes:
Data centers offer Iowa no future worth having | Opinion
There’s big money in building data centers, specifically big money for businesses like the Des Moines construction firm The Weitz Co. But what’s in it for the rest of us? Ryan Lamb from Weitz argued in an April 5 Register opinion piece that data centers offer a better future for all of Iowa. They don't. Lamb presented some numbers and they sound big. He...
All-hazard severe weather threat Monday evening/night
(KIMT) -- An unseasonably warm and moist air mass will surge northward into the Upper Midwest throughout the day Monday, launching high temperatures to the upper 70s to low 80s. Dew points will spike to the mid 60s. As this occurs, a massive trough of low pressure is digging into...
Monday severe risk upgraded, tornadoes are possible
UPDATE... The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded Monday’s severe risk for much of central and Southern Minnesota. It is looking more and more likely that severe storms with the potential to produce tornadoes will move across parts of central and southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. The Storm Prediction Center...
Former Bondurant elementary principal found drunk on school property had blood alcohol level twice...
BONDURANT, Iowa — A former central Iowa principal, allegedly found intoxicated on school property, had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit, a new report reveals. An investigation began on March 9 after Bondurant–Farrar Community School District Superintendent Rich Powers contacted the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Powers picked up former Morris Elementary principal Carrie Ratliff from the school after staff said she was...
He posted a meme – then spent 37 days in jail as outrage grows...
Attorney John Bryan, host of The Civil Rights Lawyer, does not treat the case of Larry Bushart like some murky close call. In his telling, it is one of the clearest examples of government retaliation against protected speech you are likely to see.
Atlantic Boy’s Golf Coach Kendra Henningsen Reacts to Teams Opening Win at Jester Park
(Atlantic) The Atlantic boys’ golf team finally got on the course for a meet this past week—and made it count. Atlantic captured the tournament title at the Des Moines Christian meet at Jester Park. As reported earlier, the Trojans turned in an impressive performance, highlighted by Gage Gross...
Dowling Catholic taps Hawkeye Ella Schmit to lead future of girls wrestling
When Iowa wrestling's Ella Schmit concluded her final dual at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the Bettendorf native let folks know she was seeking a job opportunity after she graduated. "Any companies out there, here I am," Schmit joked during a Jan. 18 post-dual press conference. Now that opportunity has come for one...

















