Iowa
Denny Hamlin has baffling start, falls a lap down early in Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Speedway
Despite starting P12 and running in the top-10 early at Iowa Speedway, Denny Hamlin and his No. 11 Toyota fell like a rock. The first five laps went well, but it has been downhill for the NASCAR driver since then.
Kyle Larson shot out from the field like a cannonball. He is by far the most dominant driver early on in this Iowa Speedway race. Denny Hamlin on the other hand went DOWN a lap after just 34 laps on the track.
Tires are the big story but it appears that Hamlin is having more than just tire troubles. Will the 11 team get things figured out?
Between last week’s race at Sonoma and the start of this one, things have been falling off for Denny Hamlin and his team. Short tracks are usually a strength for Hamlin and his crew. But Iowa Speedway is a new track for him.
While other, younger drivers have raced at Iowa in the past, Hamlin has not. He was already a full-time Cup Series driver by the time Iowa Speedway was built. So no Xfinity, Truck, or ARCA starts for Hamlin at the facility.
Could it be that his unfamiliarity with the track is to blame? I’m not so sure. Hamlin is a veteran and as I mentioned, short tracks are his thing. Unless the 11 crew can make adjustments, the day might be over before it starts for the second straight week.
Denny Hamlin needs to get it figured out
Up until the last two weeks, Denny Hamlin has looked like a true championship contender. As he continues to age, his opportunities are going to continue to vanish. Hamlin has three wins on the year, four if you include the Busch Light Clash. But he can’t afford these moments.
In a tightly contested fight for the regular season championship, and the 15 bonus playoff points that come with it, Hamlin is battling Larson. Every stage and every position matters when it comes to this race for the regular season title.
Then again, Larson is starting to look like he did in 2021. Remember his three straight wins during that summer? Well, it happened right around this time. With the pole award locked up and a strong first stage, Larson has back-to-back wins in mind right now.
Denny Hamlin has to get it figured out sooner rather than later. If the tires are such a big deal in this race, he might have a chance. Catch a few breaks, get into a groove, and try to pass.
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.
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
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.
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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