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Bowling (fifth) paces Iowa wrestlers at U20 World Championships
After a long week in Somokov, Bulgaria at the 2025 U20 World Championships a pair of Iowa wrestlers are headed back home. Both Leister Bowling IV and Naomi Simon will likely do so with slight disappointment over their results. In his first World...

Mountain Lion Spotted Roaming Through Northwest Iowa
The state of Iowa is full of all kinds of mega and micro fauna you may not expect to see. Animals like moose, black bears, and yes, even armadillos can be spotted roaming through the Hawkeye State. While these creatures may startle the average...

Sports on the air: Here’s what games are on TV and radio for the week of Aug. 24-30
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How to Watch Iowa State vs Kansas State: Live Stream NCAA College Football, TV Channel
By Ben Verbrugge is a freelance sportswriter with a journalism degree from CSU Dominguez Hills. He is a member of the Los Angeles media and spends most of his time covering the NBA, NFL, and MLB. When not writing, he is either playing or watching...

Eastern Iowa teachers march for public school funding ahead of school year beginning
LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Monday is the first day of school for several school districts across the state. But this weekend, dozens of eastern Iowa teachers took to the streets of Mount Vernon and Lisbon, advocating for better funding for public...

Twins set to play in ‘Field of Dreams’ game in Iowa against Phillies next August
Major League Baseball is expected to announce its 2026 schedule Tuesday, and the Twins will likely have one game in Dyersville, Iowa. The Twins are tentatively scheduled to play in the “Field of Dreams” game against the Philadelphia Phillies next...

Kansas State QB Avery Johnson's Family Apologizes for Fight After Iowa State Loss
No. 17 Kansas State was upset by No. 22 Iowa State in its season opener on Saturday, 24-21, but the damage continued from the field at Aviva Stadium to the streets of Dublin. A video of Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson's father and older...

Nighttime closure planned for eastbound I-80 in West Des Moines
Eastbound Interstate 80 will be closed from Grand Prairie Parkway (exit 118) to the Southwest Mixmaster in West Des Moines on Tuesday, September 2. The Iowa Department of Transportation's Creston construction office announced that the closure will...

YWCA Clinton to host Street Fest on Sept. 6 in downtown Clinton, Iowa
YWCA Clinton will host a Street Fest in honor of its 110 years of service from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 6 in downtown Clinton, Iowa. This event is presented by YWCA Clinton in recognition of its 110 years of service. The festival will feature various...

Iowa State DOMINATES In Ireland, Proves They're TOP of Big 12, Major Upsides On Offense, Rocco Becht
The Iowa State Cyclones’ 24-21 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats in Dublin, Ireland, was more than just an early-season win; it was a statement. Author: cbs19.tv Published: 4:02 PM CDT August 23, 2025 Updated: 4:02 PM CDT August 23, 2025

Avery Johnson's father and brother 'in fist fight with each other' after Iowa State loss
Avery Johnson's international outing with Kansas State in Dublin went from bad to worse after his father and brother allegedly got into a parking lot brawl after Saturday's loss to Iowa State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The...

Phillies to play Twins at Field of Dreams in Iowa: Report
If you build it, and schedule it, they will come. The Philadelphia Phillies are set to play at the iconic Field of Dreams in Iowa next season, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. However, after Nightengale broke the initial news that the...

Des Moines Public Schools starts school year with 13 new principals
Des Moines Public Schools has 13 new principals for the 2025-26 school year. One principal was hired on an interim basis. The new administrators come at a time when the district is undergoing an overhaul due to Reimagining Education. Thirteen new...

Big 12 football TV lineup: Where (and when) to find the games
The second season of the new Big 12 features expanded broadcast partnerships, with TNT joining ESPN and Fox as the third prong in the conference's content-delivery machinery. Except it's not really three prongs. Combine linear TV (over-the-air and...

Antonio Brown brutally mocks Avery Johnson's father over viral fight with brother in Ireland after Kansas State's Week 0 loss to Iowa State
Avery Johnson's Kansas State suffered a 24-21 loss to Iowa State on Saturday in Week 0 of the 2025 college football season at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. However, after the game, there was an incident outside the stadium involving Johnson's...
Iowa State Fair butter cow is centerpiece of new exhibit at Smithsonian museum
Des Moines, Iowa – A replica of the Iowa State Fair’s iconic butter cow is part of an exhibit that’s opened Friday at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons will travel to DC in mid-September to...

35-fight UFC veteran says BKFC beats the UFC in one key area: ‘That’s why we’re on…’
Jeremy Stephens knows what he signed up for in BKFC. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has quickly found its place in the combat sports world since its inception in 2018. From fast-paced fights to brutal knockouts to bloody gashes, BKFC is...

Iowa High School Football: Week 0 Roundup
Week 0 of the Iowa high school football season is typically used for scrimmages, both intra-squad and against an opponent. But for a handful of eight-player teams, the week meant an official contest that will count in the standings. Here is a...

Iowa State takes down Kansas State 24-21, winning the first college football game of the season
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa State Cyclones picked up a huge conference win before the rest of the Big 12 even kicked off. The Rocco Becht-led Cyclones outdueled Kansas State in a ‘week zero’ contest in Dublin, Ireland 24-21. Up by three,...