How Iowa scientists are working to stop the bird flu outbreak infecting US cows
CDC issues warning about bird flu cases Fox News medical correspondent Dr. Marc Siegel talks about what you need to know about bird flu and the importance of not looking directly at the solar eclipse without the right glasses. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is studying pigs, cows and other animals at the National Animal […]
Iowa football committed the saddest recruiting violation ever
Time Iowa Hokies Longtime head coach Kirk Ferentz will not be leading the team when the 2024-25 college football season begins. The program suspended Ferentz. The team fired wide receivers coach John Budmaier following Week 1’s matchup against Illinois State for allegedly violating Level II recruiting rules related to recruiting quarterback Cade McNamara through the […]
Iowa archaeologists unearth 13,000-year-old mastodon skull
Archaeologists in Iowa have unearthed an intact ancient mastodon skull that they hope will shed light on humans’ interactions with the ancient animals. The bones were excavated from the banks of Wayne Creek earlier this month in a process that took about two weeks to complete. The eroded site was first Iowa State Archaeologist (OSA) […]
Mastodon skull excavated from Iowa creek
Listen, this is a big problem. Archaeologists unearthed an ancient mastodon skull from a stream in Iowa this month, the first such find to come from the state. It took excavators 12 days to slowly recover the enormous fossil, which was remarkably well preserved, including a large portion of the once-curved tusk. The mastodon was […]
Iowa man shot father in face over argument about stinky feet
An Iowa man has been arrested after allegedly shooting his father in the face following an argument over the man’s “smelly feet,” police said. David Carpenter, 48, was arrested Sunday and charged with attempted murder and child endangerment after calling police and admitting to shooting the father while the child was in the room. KCRG […]
US appeals court rules in favor of controversial Iowa book ban that bars materials depicting sex acts
The ban begins! An appeals court on Friday gave the state of Iowa permission to ban books that depict sexual acts from school libraries and classrooms. The ruling overturns an earlier ruling by the district court and also stops the provision of instruction and materials about gender identity and sexual orientation to students in kindergarten […]
Video Appears To Show Naked Man Stealing Car In Des Moines, Iowa, Running Over Victim
A video circulating on social media appears to show a naked man running through the city, stealing a car and running over the man’s vehicle in the process. The naked man, who was later arrested, was seen walking completely naked through downtown Des Moines, Iowa, just after midnight on Tuesday. according to To TMZ. In […]
RFK Jr. cancels Iowa State Fair campaign event over ‘increased security concerns’
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has canceled planned campaign events, citing “growing safety concerns,” his campaign said Wednesday. Kennedy, 70, had been scheduled to appear at the Des Moines Register’s political podium at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday afternoon but canceled the appearance because the outdoor venue posed increased risks to his […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine backs ‘Iowa Plan’ to snub last-ditch Dem gerrymandering amendment
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governor Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) has voiced his opposition to a Democrat-sponsored state constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would purportedly seek to “end gerrymandering” in the state. The only problem is that it won’t happen, Gov. DeWine said at a press conference Wednesday. The amendment in question would transfer power to […]
Iowa abortion ban takes effect
health care Full text Strict mask and vaccine rules could have saved as many as 250,000 lives, new study says A new study finds that tougher COVID-19 measures could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives in states that refused to impose restrictions, but efforts to close nursing homes and schools appear to have […]