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Deadspin | Steven Wilson gets 3rd eNASCAR win of season at Iowa

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2 years ago

June 12, 2024

Deadspin | Steven Wilson gets 3rd eNASCAR win of season at Iowa

The start/finish line at the Iowa Speedway Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.

Steven Wilson became a hometown hero on Tuesday night, holding off Parker White in overtime to win at a virtual Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, as part of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series.

Wilson, who resides in Iowa City, Iowa, came away with his third victory of the season. His No. 10 Ford got a push from White coming around the final turn, but Wilson was prepared for it, and he coasted across the finish line shortly after, 0.091 seconds ahead of White.

Things got chippy toward the end of regulation, as Wilson cut out in front of Graham Bowlin, forcing him to the outside edge of the track and grabbing the lead. Bowlin tried to answer with a bump and run, but he couldn’t find a way to get around Wilson.

“I’ll be honest … I kind of used (Bowlin) up there,” Wilson said before overtime started. “He has a free will back at it, but I just really want to win this goddamn home race for me. I really want to win here. So, I’ll do what I can for it I guess.”

Bowlin, racing in the No. 48 Toyota, ended up coming in third, behind White’s No. 53 Chevrolet.

“I don’t know what I could have done differently,” said Bowlin, who lives in Houston. “I drove a pretty good race, and I pass (Wilson) around the outside cleanly, and then I was holding a steady gap at the end before the caution came out. Was probably gonna win if it went green. Same thing if it went green with two tires, and he just throttled into my left rear.

“Like, I don’t know.”

Wyatt Tinsley (No. 20 Toyota) came in fourth and Zack Novak (No. 5 Chevrolet) landed in fifth to round out the top five.

The series will resume on June 25 at a virtual Nashville Superspeedway.

–Field Level Media

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Semi-truck crash causes Iowa power outage impacting hundreds

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January 9, 2026

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Semi-truck crash causes Iowa power outage impacting hundreds

TAMA COUNTY, Iowa — A pair of power outages left more than 700 people without power in Tama County Friday afternoon.

Alliant Energy says the larger outage, just north of Garwin, was caused by a semi-truck striking one of their power poles. That outages impacted 690 customers as of 5 p.m. Friday.

The smaller outage impacted roughly 36 people in Tama. The outage was caused by equipment needing repairs.

Alliant says crews are on site and working to fix both outages.

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Iowa Great Lakes businessman Butch Parks dies at 81

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January 9, 2026

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Iowa Great Lakes businessman Butch Parks dies at 81

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa (KTIV) – The Iowa Great Lakes community is remembering Leo “Butch” Parks, a longtime lakes-area businessman and founder of Parks Marina.

He died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the age of 81.

Parks established the marina on East Lake Okoboji in 1983, growing it from a small fishing boat operation into a business with marinas, sales, service, rentals, storage, and popular destinations like the Barefoot Bar.

Parks and his wife, Debbie, also owned Okoboji Boat Works for 23 years.

Funeral services are set for Friday, Jan. 16, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake. It will be followed by a celebration of life at Snapper’s restaurant in Okoboji that evening.

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Iowa woman accused of pandering for prostitution and harassment after incidents at Casey’s and a daycare

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January 8, 2026

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Iowa woman accused of pandering for prostitution and harassment after incidents at Casey’s and a daycare

AURELIA, Iowa (KTIV) – A Northwest Iowa woman is facing charges of harassment and pandering for prostitution after two incidents took place in December 2025.

Forty-seven-year-old Kristal Miller of Odebolt was taken into custody on an arrest warrant and faces three charges: one count of pandering for prostitution and two counts of first-degree harassment, according to court documents.

Kristal Miller(Cherokee County Jail)

The charges stem from two separate incidents that took place on Thursday, Dec. 18. 2025.

According to court documents, at 6:15 a.m., Miller reportedly went to the Casey’s General Store, located at 100 Pearl St. in Aurelia. Documents state Miller approached an employee and customers, requesting money from them.

Authorities state Miller claimed she was wanted by the FBI and told people, if anyone called the police, “she would kill them.”

During this encounter, she also allegedly asked an employee to remove the string from her hooded sweatshirt. Documents state when the employee refused this request, she threatened to strangle them.

That same day at 7 a.m., Miller reportedly approached a female employee outside an Aurelia daycare and asked them for money.

Court documents stated Miller suggested the unnamed employee leave her boyfriend. Miller reportedly told the employee, if she did, then she and Miller would both be paid.

Authorities say when she was told no by the employee, Miller became upset and started yelling at them.

Miller also allegedly threatened to “steal her car” and ”take her away to her guys to start a new life.”

She was booked into the Cherokee County Jail on a cash-only bond of $5,000. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled in Cherokee for Friday, Jan. 9, at 10 a.m.

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