LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL 3A Substate Quarterfinals Creston at Boone 7pm on KWBG

Murr is the 16th DMACC baseball player to be drafted since 2009   Former DMACC baseball standout Austin Murr has been drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.   Murr, an outfielder and first baseman, was taken in the sixth round and was the 165th player taken in the draft. […]

BOONE, Iowa—The U.S. Drought monitor, released Tuesday, still shows Boone County remains in a severe drought category. The report, forwarded by the National Weather Service today, does show some improvement in the state, but the severe drought conditions in north central Iowa persist.                         […]

                                Sheep show in the show ring on Thursday morning.

DES MOINES, Iowa—The weekly fuel report is conducted and released by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. This week’s report shows that gasoline prices are continuing their climb. Regular Unleaded gasoline prices were up 3 cents across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week […]

BOONE, Iowa—A press release from the Boone County Convention and Visitors Bureau Wednesday, formally announced that the CVB Board of Directors had taken necessary action to complete the separation from the Boone County Chamber of Commerce: The Boone County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Boards of Directors have announced the separation has been completed. The goal […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch in effect until 9:00 p.m. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 378 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 33 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA BOONE                 DALLAS                GRUNDY HAMILTON              HARDIN                JASPER MARSHALL              POLK                  […]

AMES, Iowa—All the information you need to more easily travel Iowa’s state and U.S. highways and interstates is now on one, cohesive website www.511ia.org. For many years Iowa’s authoritative source of traveler information has been available in different formats depending on the needs of the driver and the bandwidth of your internet service. A single, fully […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) joined his colleagues on the House Biofuels Caucus as an original cosponsor of the Year-Round Fuel Choice Act of 2021. This bipartisan effort seeks to ensure the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can grant waivers allowing for the sale of higher ethanol blends year-round. The legislation comes after a D.C. circuit court ruling would eliminate […]