Severe thunderstorm warning until 9:15 p.m. for Perry area
News Desk The city of Perry activated its storm sirens at 8 p.m. Wednesday during a severe thunderstorm warning that will last until 9:15 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located…
July 2024
Big Ten basketball tournaments heading to Las Vegas for one year each
Lang 7/31/24 The Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are heading to Las Vegas…at least for one year each. On Wednesday, the conference announced its postseason tournament sites through…
County employees recognized with service awards
T-R PHOTOS BY ROBERT MAHARRY The Marshall County Board of Supervisors honored a total of five employees for their work anniversaries during Wednesday morning’s meeting. Public Health Registered Nurses Paula…
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture introduces program to help fight food insecurity
DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — On Wednesday, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig launched a program to help lower food insecurity within communities in the state. The Choose…
Johnson County Sheriff’s office investigating Lake MacBride drowning
Lang 7/31/24 The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Wednesday afternoon drowning at Lake MacBride. The office says in a news release that deputies responded to Lake MacBride Beach…
Siouxland Habitat for Humanity holds golf tournament
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — Siouxland Habitat for Humanity teed off Wednesday at the Green Valley Golf Course for their second annual tournament fundraiser. Teams of four were…
MRHD to provide special grants for flood-related projects
Sioux City, IA (Iowa Media Wire)– The MRHD Impact Match Grant Program is changing requirements for groups impacted by flooding. For this year’s cycle the Missouri River Historical Development begins…
Coralville man accused of dognapping enters not guilty plea
Lang 7/31/24 A Coralville man accused of dognapping has entered a not guilty plea. 30-year-old Aleksander Czerwinski of Hanover Park, Illinois entered the plea on Friday. According to arrest records,…
Choose Iowa program to fight food insecurity
Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture announced the launch of the Choose Iowa food purchasing program. Secretary Mike Naig is pushing the food bank pilot program that connects Iowa food banks with…
Trump insults Harris, makes false claims, quarrels with Black journalists at conference
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump is questioned by journalists at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The event was…
Gov. Reynolds offers support for other states passing laws like Iowa ESA program
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds gave the 2024 Condition of the State address in the Iowa House chambers Jan. 9, 2024. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) After winning her years-long…
Bill Skare, Boone City Administrator talks about projects underway in Boone. There are updates on the Story Street mill and overlay project. He points out that once phase 2 is completed work will move north of the railroad tracks and continue to 11th Street. He also talked about the new Rec Director for Boone, Nathan Osmundson begins his duties Thursday. Aired Wednesday, July 31, 2024.
https://www.kwbg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bill-Skare-Administrator-City-of-Boone-073124.mp3 Bill Skare, Boone City Administrator talks about projects underway in Boone. There are updates on the Story Street mill and overlay project. He points out that once phase 2…
Weather Service Updates Severe Weather Forecast
DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines has updated projections for severe weather this evening. Severe weather with strong winds and heavy rainfall are possible this evening.…
Iowa lab finds higher number of mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus than ever before
AMES, Iowa (WHO) — Iowa State University and the State Hygienic Lab test mosquito populations from around the state for West Nile Virus. Recently they found mosquitos carrying the virus…
Former Iowa high school hoops star Peter Jok an Olympian for South Sudan
(WHO) — Kacoul Dut “Peter” Jok grew up in the Des Moines metro and was a high school basketball star before moving on to the University of Iowa. Jok is…