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Iowa’s Greta Krob ready to compete in junior elite gymnastics U.S. championships

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2 years ago

May 27, 2024

Iowa’s Greta Krob ready to compete in junior elite gymnastics U.S. championships

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) – When dozens of the top gymnasts in the U.S. arrive in Fort Worth, Texas for the U.S. championships, among the future and current Olympians will be 13-year-old Greta Krob.

Krob, who trains at Iowa Gym-Nest in Coralville, will be among 14 junior elite women, the top U.S. gymnasts under the age of 16.

“She has really big goals and she’ll do pretty much whatever it takes to get to them,” said one of her coaches, Erika Briscoe.

“I’m hoping to make the national team one day, and compete at the Division I level,” said Krob. “My goals (for the competition) are to be confident and then just hit my routines like I do in practice, and not get overwhelmed.”

Krob started gymnastics for fun, but her talent and drive took her to competitions at age seven.

“(At) two years old I joined a mommy and me class. I was a little bit wild so I needed something to get my energy out,” Krob said.

“She was taking off through the levels,” said Briscoe. “Most kids will do one level a year or maybe two years at a level, she was skipping through some of the levels, and it was coming pretty easy to her.”

Briscoe says Krob is talented and hard-working, but she also has maturity far beyond her years.

“She comes in, she gets here on time, she gets done whatever we ask of her,” Briscoe said. “She isn’t willing to give up easily even when we’re like ‘it’s ok if don’t get this skill this year, it’s ok if we don’t do this level this year,’ she’s like ‘no I’m gonna do it, don’t doubt me, I can do all of this.”

In last year’s Hopes classic – for ages 10 to 12 – she won the all around competition, scoring highest in the uneven bars and balance beam.

“I think she’s really good on bars and beam cause she’s able to stay calm under pressure,” Briscoe said.

In a competition, like the one coming up in Forth Worth, Krob says all those early mornings and tough practices lead to the landing.

“It is just a big sigh of relief knowing that all my hard work really paid off.”

Next Friday competition can be streamed on the USA Gymnastics YouTube channel.

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Reynolds orders flags lowered for funeral of Iowa Sen. Julian Garrett

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June 19, 2026

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Reynolds orders flags lowered for funeral of Iowa Sen. Julian Garrett

DES Moines, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff Saturday in honor of state Sen. Julian Garrett, who died June 8 at the age of 85.

Flags will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset June 20, the day of Garrett’s funeral, on the Iowa Capitol Building and across the Capitol Complex. The order also applies to all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.

Garrett served 16 years in the Iowa Legislature, first representing House District 55 from 2011 to 2013 before serving in the Iowa Senate through the 2026 legislative session.

In addition to his legislative service, Garrett was a farmer, attorney and former employee of the Iowa Attorney General’s Office.

“Sen. Garrett was a friend who served our state with integrity — whether as a cattle producer, a Little League coach, an attorney in the executive branch, or a legislator,” Reynolds said in a statement. “For 15 years, we worked together to unleash opportunities for the Iowans we served, and his impact will be felt for generations to come.”

Reynolds is encouraging individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government entities to lower their flags to half-staff during the same time period as a sign of respect.

Garrett represented southwest Iowa in the Legislature and was known for his work on judiciary and agriculture-related issues during his tenure at the Statehouse.

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Iowa man injured in 3-vehicle crash on I-35 near Albert Lea

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19 hours ago

June 19, 2026

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Iowa man injured in 3-vehicle crash on I-35 near Albert Lea

An Iowa man was injured Thursday afternoon after three vehicles traveling northbound on Interstate 35 collided near Albert Lea.

Thomas Gene Anderson, 34, of Winnebago, Iowa, was taken by Mayo Ambulance to Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea for non-life threatening injuries, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Anderson was listed as the driver of a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer.

The report states the Blazer and a 2020 Nissan Rogue, driven by Brenda Sue Bangs, 52, of Glenville, and a 2021 Chevrolet Blazer, driven by Lisa Ann Bettin, 64, of Altoona, Iowa, were all northbound on I-35 near milepost 10 when the vehicles collided at 3:49 p.m.

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Iowa High School Baseball Stats: Leaders On The Diamond This Summer

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June 18, 2026

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Iowa High School Baseball Stats: Leaders On The Diamond This Summer

As we work through the month of June, things are starting to heat up on the diamond around Iowa high school baseball.

With the start of postseason play just around the corner in July, teams are working to get prepared for the stretch run.

High School On SI Iowa has a Top 25 state power ranking while the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association releases weekly class-by-class rankings.

Here are leaders as of June 17, 2026 for several major hitting and pitching categories. Stats are from those uploaded to the Bound website.