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Iowa State University’s public safety director, Jerry Stewart, says football fans could see a triple threat tonight, and it won’t have anything to do with the football game on the field. Stewart says motorists will face traffic from three sources as they make their way to Jack Trice Stadium.

Stewart says one is the Farm Progress Show traffic in nearby Boone, the second is normal traffic from the business community as workers head home, and the third is a cross country meet that’s being held west of the campus in the fields off Mortenson Road.

Stewart says you also may find your favorite parking spot is not available due to flooding and recent rains. He says they lost about one-third of two lots they use to flooding, and the recent rain exacerbated the situation as lots G-4 and G-5 became lakes of water in the recent rains and won’t be available. Stewart says start out as early as you can and think about taking a different route to get into the game.

Stewart says people coming in from the north and northwest have fewer problems than those coming from the south and east, so staying away from I-35 northbound and Highway 30 westbound is “pretty solid advice.” Once you get to the stadium, Stewart says things will be the same as they have in the past.

Stewart says he’s not aware of any changes to rules on what is allowed in the stadiums and parking lots. He does say they are not encouraging people to bring buses and large R-V’s as those will be tough to park on the grass lots. Stewart says they will have for this game only, a shuttle bus running from the K-Mart parking lot that will begin at five p.m. and run after the game. Iowa State takes on Northern Illinois at seven p.m.

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Author to read new book in Iowa City

by Matt Kelley 09/2/10 8:54 AM

A best-selling novelist who writes mysteries with her adult son will be in Iowa City today to read from their newest collaboration. Caroline Todd is co-author of “An Impartial Witness,” about a British battlefield nurse serving in France during the First World War. In an interview with Radio Iowa, Todd says she grew up in [...]

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Travel expected to be up for Labor Day weekend

by Radio Iowa Contributor 08/31/10 3:31 PM

The final holiday fling of summer is just ahead and an increase in travel is expected, compared to last year. Gail Weinholzer, spokeswoman for Triple-A-Iowa, says there will be plenty of motorists on the state’s roads over the Labor Day weekend. Weinholzer says an increase of about ten-percent is expected over 2009, which is “fairly [...]

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Kurt Warner to appear on “Dancing with the Stars”

by Pat Curtis 08/31/10 12:07 PM

An Iowan will be part of season 11 of A-B-C T-V’s top-rated reality show “Dancing With the Stars.” The show’s season debut is Monday, September 20th and will include Cedar Rapids native Kurt Warner. Warner, along with the rest of the season 11 cast, was introduced at a Hollywood press conference now posted on ABC’s [...]

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DNR director says “tragedy” of Lake Delhi dam collapse continues

by O. Kay Henderson 08/31/10 10:54 AM

The head of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Richard Leopold says the collapse of the Lake Delhi dam has contributed to problems downstream in the Maquoketa River.  Leopold met with editors and reporters from The Des Moines Register Monday and he said the “tragedy” that started with the dam’s collapse continues.

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LeMars hosting celebration of “old time” country music (audio)

by Pat Curtis 08/30/10 2:00 AM

A week-long festival celebrating “old time” country music begins today in northwest Iowa. Listen to report from Radio Iowa’s Pat Curtis: pcBobWrap.mp3 :48 The 35th Annual National Old Time Country Bluegrass Festival runs through Sunday at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds in LeMars. Bob Everhart of Anita and his wife Sheila organize the festival – which [...]

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First meeting of Lake Delhi dam task force today

by Pat Curtis 08/27/10 7:28 AM

Nearly two dozen members of a task force will meet for the first time this morning to discuss plans for restoring Lake Delhi. The lake was drained on July 24th when an 83-year-old dam gave way under pressure from several days of heavy rain. Jeff Madlom, chair of the Delaware County Board of Supervisors, is a [...]

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