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New college football rankings have been released. See if Iowa football made the cut.
Video: Kirk Ferentz discusses Iowa football’s loss to Iowa State
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz discusses Hawkeyes’ heart-breaking loss to Iowa State.
IOWA CITY — The latest iteration of the USATODAY US LBM college football coaches poll has been released. Iowa football dropped out of the top 25 following Saturday’s loss to Iowa State.
Iowa State pulled off a win in stunning fashion over the Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday.
Down by two points with less than 10 seconds remaining, Iowa State kicker Kyle Konrardy drilled a 54-yard field goal to give the Cyclones the lead. It was the first time Iowa State led all day, and the Cyclones won 20-19.
Leading by 13 at the break, the Hawkeyes had multiple blown opportunities, which allowed Iowa State to stay within shouting distance. Twice in the first half Iowa failed to score touchdowns after having first-and-goal. On each of those occasions, Iowa got three points on the board with Drew Stevens’ made field goals.
But the Hawkeyes left points on the field, which in an eventual one-point loss turned out to be critical.
Iowa rankings update
On Sunday, Iowa received votes but was not included in the top 25 in the newest version of the USATODAY US LBM coaches poll. The Hawkeyes were previously No. 21.
Iowa, now 1-1 on the season, hosts Troy on Sept. 14 before starting Big Ten play with a road matchup against Minnesota.
“It’s all about how we respond,” star linebacker Jay Higgins said following Saturday’s loss to Iowa State. “It kinda felt like this last year Week 4 at Penn State, where you lose a tough game early in the year. I mean, luckily for us, the year’s not over. It’s Week 2. If I was a betting man, the sun’s probably gonna be up tomorrow.”
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US LBM Coaches Poll
Here is a look at the new full US LBM college football coaches poll top 25.
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Texas
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Missouri
- Penn State
- Tennessee
- Utah
- USC
- Miami (FL)
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Kansas State
- Michigan
- LSU
- Arizona
- Notre Dame
- Clemson
- Louisville
- Washington
- Iowa State
- Nebraska
- Memphis
Schools Dropped Out
No. 20 Kansas; No. 21 Iowa; No. 23 North Carolina State;
Others Receiving Votes
Texas A&M 68; Boston College 36; Syracuse 33; Illinois 33; Northern Illinois 30; Wisconsin 28; South Carolina 25; UNLV 19; Boise State 18; Iowa 17; Kansas 10; North Carolina State 9; UCF 7; Texas State 7; TCU 6; North Carolina 5; California 5; Liberty 4; Pittsburgh 2; Michigan State 2; BYU 2; Tulane 1; James Madison 1; Indiana 1;
AP poll update
The new AP poll is set to be released later Sunday.
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Iowa
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.
Iowa
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
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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