Iowa

Central Iowa tornado survivors lean on their faith

Published

2 years ago

May 21, 2024

Central Iowa tornado survivors lean on their faith

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Tornadoes Tuesday night left behind more than physical damage.

Many of the people faced with destruction are saying they sent up prayers as the storms headed their way and then turned to their faith when confronted with the aftermath.

“I’m just thanking Jesus that we’re all here,” said Maggie Masker from Greenfield. “And my, like, last thing was I knew my daughter was ok, she was at daycare, and all my family and friends who live right here were all ok. But the dog wasn’t here. But we found her. So I’m just so thankful to God that we’re all here.”

”Before I went down the basement, I went all around my house and I prayed, I prayed for God to keep us safe,” said Valerie Warrior. ”I’m just praying that everybody was safe. Everybody is safe and nobody got hurt.”

Only people who live in Greenfield are allowed into the community Tuesday night, and the town is under a mandatory curfew from 10:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. Wednesday. They are providing shelter and food for survivors

Source link

Click to comment

Iowa

Kee High School remembers legendary coach Gene Schultz

Published

9 hours ago

February 27, 2026

Press Room

Kee High School remembers legendary coach Gene Schultz

MANCHESTER, Iowa — The state of Iowa lost a titan of the prep coaching world this week. Former Kee High School baseball coach Gene Schultz died on Monday at the age of 80.

Schultz spent 45 seasons as the baseball coach at Kee, helping turn the program into an Iowa dynasty. He won 9 State championships (not counting 2 fall titles, which the IHSAA doesn’t recognize in the record books), and took the Hawks to 19 State tournaments, which is also the most in Iowa history.

His 1,754 wins are not only the most in Iowa history, but the most of any high school baseball coach in the country.

Source link

Iowa

Judge calls state response to comments about Charlie Kirk ‘deeply troubling’

Published

21 hours ago

February 26, 2026

Press Room

Judge calls state response to comments about Charlie Kirk ‘deeply troubling’

“A licensing authority’s enforcement apparatus should not be mobilized in response to political pressure to suppress disfavored commentary on a public figure’s death — and this record raises serious questions about whether that is precisely what occurred here,” a federal judge wrote.

Source link

Iowa

Iowa State falls to Oklahoma State on senior night

Published

1 day ago

February 26, 2026

Press Room

Iowa State falls to Oklahoma State on senior night

AMES, Iowa (KCRG) – The Iowa State women’s basketball team was outscored 28-17 in the fourth quarter, falling behind and losing to Oklahoma State 88-77.

The Cyclones celebrated their lone senior, Sydney Harris, who had 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from behind the arc.

Jada Williams and Audi Crooks each tallied 19 points to lead the Cyclones.

Iowa State drops to 21-8 on the season, 9-8 in Big 12 play.

Source link