Iowa State Fair’s Big Pumpkin is a 1,221 pounder
Aug 14, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The winner of the Iowa State Fair’s Big Pumpkin contest is more than 200 pounds heavier than the pig that was crowned as the fair’s Big Boar. Kids, and…
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Jerry and Kathleen Rempe to be Inducted into Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame at State Fair This Weekend
Aug 14, 2023
OSKALOOSA — Jerry and Kathleen Rempe of Mahaska County will be inducted into the 2023 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug.…
Cyclones' Brock and ex-Hawkeye Bruce are among latest players charged in gambling investigation
Aug 11, 2023
DES MOINES (AP) -- Jirehl Brock and three other Iowa State football players along with three current or former Iowa football players and a student assistant were charged Thursday in connection with the state's investigation…
Mississippi Supreme Court won't remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare money
Aug 11, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove former NFL quarterback Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money meant…
Hart says Iowa Democrats undecided about Caucus date
Aug 11, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart says Democrats have not yet decided whether to hold their Caucuses on the same night as Iowa Republicans. The Iowa G-O-P announced in…
Oskaloosa Residents Collect School Supplies for Children Overseas
Aug 11, 2023
OSKALOOSA -- As the school year approaches, shoebox packers are making use of back-to-school prices to purchase gifts and essential items for children in need around the world. Residents in Oskaloosa are collecting school supplies, along with personal…
The Band's Robbie Robertson Dead At 80
Aug 11, 2023
The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson has died. He was 80. Robertson passed away on Wednesday, August 9, after a long illness. "Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his…
Bruce Springsteen Shares European Tour Highlights Video
Aug 10, 2023
Rock icon Bruce Springsteen recently released a video featuring highlights of his recently concluded European tour. Springsteen has released a two-minute, 15-second "video recap" of the recently concluded European leg of his 2023 tour with…
Donny Schatz Begins Knoxville Nationals Defense with Victory on Night #1
Aug 10, 2023
By Bill Wright KNOXVILLE -- Donny Schatz charged from the fourth row to earn victory on BRANDT Professional Agriculture Qualifying Night #1 of the 62nd NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s Wednesday night.…
Ex-Las Vegas Raider Henry Ruggs sentenced to 3-plus years in prison for fatal DUI crash in Nevada
Aug 10, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs was sentenced Wednesday to at least three years in a Nevada prison for killing a woman in a fiery crash while driving his sports…