Category Archives: Local News

Chiefs Champions Tour Hits The Iowa Speedway

Chiefs Champions Tour Hits The Iowa Speedway

The “Chiefs Champions Tour” will be featured on the Iowa Speedway concourse, overlooking Turn 1, and fans are welcome to visit the tour on Sunday and celebrate “Chiefs Kingdom” with the reigning NFL champions. MORE

NEW Iowa State Fair Food Announced

NEW Iowa State Fair Food Announced

Typically, this coveted list of new foods is held and released later in July, but this year, in celebration of National Fair Food Day, the entire list of new foods has been released.MORE

Poppy The Giraffe Makes Debut

Poppy The Giraffe Makes Debut

Just in time for the ‘longest’ day of the year, Blank Park Zoo officials announced today that a new ‘tall’ animal is available for visits at Blank Park Zoo. Poppy is a one-year-old female giraffe that recently arrived at the Blumenthal Giraffe Pavilion at Blank Park Zoo.MORE

Blood Emergency Readiness Corps Activated

Blood Emergency Readiness Corps Activated

On Friday, June 16, the national Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC) was activated to send needed blood to the hospitals in and around Perryton, Texas, scene of Thursday’s tornados that swept through the town and claimed at least three lives and left dozens more injured.

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Blank Park Zoo’s Zoo Brew Returns

Blank Park Zoo’s Zoo Brew Returns

Zoo Brew returns to Blank Park Zoo on Wednesday, June 7. The age 21 and older fundraiser features music, adult beverages and the animals of Blank Park Zoo.MORE

Kick Off Summer with Ceelo Green

Kick Off Summer with Ceelo Green

The five-time Grammy Award-winning entertainer and former coach on NBC’s The Voice will take the stage on Saturday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m. MORE