The Cubs and Indians were all tied up as they came into Game 7 of the 2016 World Series on November 2.  Hear the final game starting at 5pm today on KWBG.

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Freeze Warning that includes Boone County for Monday morning. URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 247 PM CDT Sun May 10 2020 …FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT MONDAY… * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low […]

On Sunday, the Iowa Department of Public Health identified 288 new cases of coronavirus in our state, an increase from the 214 COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday.  Iowa has now had 11,959 cases of coronavirus, which have resulted in 265 deaths:  9 in Saturday’s update and 13 on Sunday.  In central Iowa, from Saturday to […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all state flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise on Sunday, May 10th to sunset Friday, May 15th in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week. The governor’s order is issued in conjunction with President Donald Trump’s proclamation to lower all United States flags […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Fire Department was called to the scene of a structure fire on the northwest side of Boone Friday morning.  The department released this information and photos on the departments Facebook page.   Friday morning at approximately 8:30am the Boone Fire Department was dispatched to a mobile home on fire at 429 W […]

BOONE, Iowa—Work continued on the Green-space project at 8th and Story Streets this weekend.  Saturday, volunteers placed the span across the front of the stage, lifting the sections into place.  Todd Rasmussen, Terry Moorman, Corey Moorman, Ryan Moorman, Jared Eslinger and Nic Roney at the volunteer builders at that Green-space.          

KWBG Classic Sports for this afternoon (May 10th)   Boone Baseball and Humboldt fans were ready for this one, and both teams left it all on the field in this classic from July 22nd 2015. 1pm “first pitch” on KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—The LifeServe Blood Center will hold a one-day community blood drive in Boone, Monday afternoon from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Central Christian Church, 803 Greene Street.  Due to the coronavirus pandemic, LifeServe requires appointments to be made.  Walk-in donations will not be accepted.  By using appointments, LifeServe is able to control […]

KWBG Classic Sports for this afternoon (May 9th   Boone Softball and Dallas Center Grimes had a very memorable game on July 8th 2017, and that’s where we’ll go to revisit. Late game heroics once again. 1pm “first pitch”