For the last two decades at Oklahoma, many things revolve around former longtime Sooners coach Bob Stoops. For example: the last time OU dropped back-to-back games was in 1999 — Stoops’ first year at OU. The last time the Sooners lost more than one regular season game was in 2016 […]
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G. Newman Lowrance Whatever else is taught at Iowa State, the school itself is imparting a lesson in reprehensible recklessness as it prepares to allow 25,000 to attend a football game even as its home city of Ames has become the hottest COVD-19 hotspot in America. The Iowa State Cyclones will […]
The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department plans to reopen pools this summer in a phased approach. Mercer Pool currently is open to the public for reserved lap swim, water walking, and open swim. Both residents of Iowa City and non-residents can make reservations, which cost $4 per person, per […]
CEDAR RAPIDS — A former assistant with the Black Hawk and Bremer County Soil and Water Conservation District was sentenced Monday to more than two years in prison for embezzling over $430,000 and using the money for vacation cruises, online shopping and home repairs. Leslie Carey, 44, of Waterloo, who […]
So what college kid wants to spend spring break and maybe a lot longer in Indianapolis? Ibiza, Ixtapa, Ipanema Beach? Sure. Google them and drool. But Indy? “Hopefully this vacation is a little longer than a week,” Iowa men’s basketball player Keegan Murray said. “Hopefully it’s three weeks, […]
Phillip Sitter | Ames Tribune Iowa State University canceled in-person classes for Tuesday morning on account of the extreme cold weather gripping much of the U.S. this week, after canceling classes and suspending other university operations Monday, too. The announcements appeared to be only the sixth time since 2010 that Iowa State […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature will convene Monday with Republicans holding large majorities and promising an agenda that could include tax cuts and changes to voting, gun and school attendance laws. Republicans, who in November expanded their majority in the House and maintained their edge in the […]
The expiration of a key provision in Iowa’s gambling laws quite literally places sports betting at the fingertips of state residents. As of Jan. 1, residents no longer are required to visit a state casino prior to utilizing online and mobile sports betting platforms. Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission Administrator […]
One of the two key battles in Week 13 that will affect the Big 12 Championship Game kicks off first thing Friday. No. 13 Iowa State, coming off a resounding 45-0 win over Kansas State, turns right around to travel to Austin, Texas, and play No. 17 Texas. It’s a key […]
CLOSE If you can’t visit family due to the COVID-19 pandemic, host a virtual Thanksgiving dinner instead. USA TODAY The pandemic forced you to cancel Thanksgiving dinner with the extended family and you don’t want to make a 16-pound turkey for yourself. What to do? Central Iowa restaurants are offering to-go […]
IOWA CITY — With COVID-19 cases rising across Iowa, its communities, and now public universities, the campuses are warning their tens of thousands of students likely headed home this month to make a plan for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday — including getting tested, if necessary. University of Iowa — which […]
Going into Election Day, Iowa has already broken previous election records. Secretary of State Paul Pate reported Monday morning that 2,095,580 had registered to vote in the state leading up to the 2020 election. By comparison, the last high watermark for registration was 2016 when 1,996,153 were registered to vote. […]
Census workers in Iowa say poor training, technology problems and waste — not to mention the challenges of counting population during a pandemic and after a derecho — make them question the accuracy of the count here. “Census figures, we use them for so many things,” said Amy Bennett, 48, […]