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Seydou Traore Enters Transfer Portal

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10 months ago

April 3, 2025

Seydou Traore Enters Transfer Portal

Hawkeye Beacon can confirm that on Thursday, Iowa sophomore forward Seydou Traore will officially enter the transfer portal.

Traore, a 6’7″, 220-pound transfer from Manhattan, had an up and down season in Iowa City. Over the course of the season, he averaged 5.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, and 1.4 apg while shooting 43.6% from the field and 26.5% from three-point range. As a freshman at Manhattan, Traore started 27 of 28 games for the Jaspers and averaged 11.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.3 apg, and 2.8 blocks/steals per game in 2023-24.

Due to Iowa’s dismissal of Fran McCaffery as head coach, Traore and all other members of the current roster are able to enter the transfer portal within a 30-day window of the move. In addition to that, the standard transfer portal also opened for men’s basketball on March 25.

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Traore played in 27 games for Iowa this season and started the final 12 games of the year. Brought to Iowa to add some much-needed athleticism and dynamism to the lineup, Traore struggled to make a consistent impact this season.

“I feel like I bring a lot defensively, just being active out there, trying to guard the best player,” Traore said this season, in the midst of his minimal minutes. “I think the team just needs me to be out there and stay mentally strong for them.”

Injuries hampered the start of Traore’s season, as he was able to play in just six of Iowa’s first 12 games of the year. Even when he was healthy, though, it was difficult for Traore to carve out a regular role in Iowa’s rotation, as he routinely played under 20 minutes per game. That trend persisted when he entered the starting lineup at the end of the season as well; he played 20+ minutes in just four of his 12 starts.

Traore’s best game as a Hawkeye may have been early in the season, when he had 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting to go with six assists and three rebounds in Iowa’s blowout win over New Hampshire. His athleticism and playmaking skills were on full display in that game. In Big Ten play Traore went for double figures in scoring four times, most recently for 15 points in Iowa’s 91-84 loss to Michigan State a few weeks ago.

Traore will have two years of eligibility remaining and is the eighth player to enter the portal following the departure of McCaffery. Stay tuned to Hawkeye Beacon to follow along with transfer portal coverage.

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Year’s first bird flu outbreak is reported in north Iowa flock

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3 hours ago

January 22, 2026

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Year’s first bird flu outbreak is reported in north Iowa flock

The year’s first bird flu outbreak has hit a mixed flock in Kossuth County with 7,000 pheasants and 120 chickens, the Iowa Department of Agriculture reports.

The news comes as poultry producers are about to enter the fifth year of struggling with highly pathogenic avian influenza. The deadly disease has wiped out nearly 186.2 million chicken, turkeys and other domestic birds since it emerged Feb. 8, 2022, in an Indiana flock, U.S. Department of Agriculture data shows.

The toll has included 30.7 million birds in Iowa, the nation’s largest producer of eggs and seventh-largest turkey producer. Birds in flocks where the infection is detected are destroyed to contain the highly contagious disease.

Bird flu also has sickened dairy cows, other domestic and wild mammals and people who work closely with animals. While two people in the U.S. have died ― one in Louisiana and the other in Washington state ― the risk to humans is considered low, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The virus has been detected in milk from infected cows, and consumers are encouraged to avoid raw, unpasteurized milk.

Donnelle Eller covers agriculture, the environment and energy for the Register. Reach her at deller@registermedia.com.

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Dangerously low wind chills Thursday night into Friday in eastern Iowa

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15 hours ago

January 22, 2026

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Dangerously low wind chills Thursday night into Friday in eastern Iowa

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa’s News Now) — Brutally cold conditions combined with strong winds will result in dangerous conditions Thursday night into Friday across eastern Iowa. This kind of cold can cause harm in minutes if you’re not properly dressed.

A cold front will move in Thursday afternoon, winds will pick up and wind chills – what it feels like to your skin – will be below zero by 5-6 p.m.

The front will also send temperatures down fast — we’ll end up below zero around 10-11 p.m. Lows will end up in the teens below zero with wind chills of -35 to -45 expected for several hours into Friday morning.

Extreme Cold Warnings will go into effect as these wind chills are dangerous and can lead to frostbite within 5 or 10 minutes!

Timing of how soon you can be affected by frostbite

Signs of frostbite are as follows, per Mayo Clinic:

Numbness.
Tingling.
Patches of skin in shades of red, white, blue, gray, purple or brown. The color of affected skin depends on how serious the frostbite is and the usual skin color.
Cold, hard, waxy-looking skin.
Clumsiness due to joint stiffness.
Pain.
Blistering after rewarming.

Hypothermia can also occur if you’re not dressed for these conditions outside. It’s important to dress in layers and cover up as much of your body as possible (hats, gloves, scarves, etc.). Limit your time outside as much as possible and avoid overexerting yourself. Sweating can lead to clothes getting wet and your body will lose heat faster.

Wind chills will likely remain between -15 to -30 degrees through Friday afternoon. Schools and events may be delayed or canceled as a result of the cold. You can see the latest list of those announcements at this link.

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Driver injured after single-vehicle crash in eastern Iowa

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1 day ago

January 21, 2026

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Driver injured after single-vehicle crash in eastern Iowa

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) – A driver has minor injuries after losing control and driving into a yard Wednesday afternoon.

At approximately 4:25 p.m. Wednesday, authorities responded to a single-vehicle accident in the 400 block of County Home Road.

Police say a 2008 Toyota Avalon was heading east on County Home Road when the driver lost control, went into a yard and hit a large yard stone. The airbags deployed in the vehicle.

The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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