by Matt Kelley | Jan 26, 2023 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
Pro football fans in Iowa who’d like to see the Super Bowl in person in Arizona next month can get a chance by rolling up their sleeves and donating blood. Josh Murray, spokesman for the American Red Cross in Iowa, says a special promotion between the agency and...
by Dar Danielson | Jan 13, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
The State Board of Education has approved a change in the bylaws of the organization that oversees boys high school sports to allow them to consider a school’s socioeconomic status for football classification. Iowa High School Athletic Association executive...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 11, 2022 | Crime & Courts, News, Top Story
The director of the University of Iowa Public Safety Department says the introduction of alcohol sales in Kinnick Stadium has led to some positive changes. Director Mark Bullock told the Board of Regents he didn’t anticipate that happening. “I was...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 7, 2022 | Human Interest, News
Iowa State University kicked off its 100th anniversary remembrance of Jack Trice Friday. Trice was the school’s first black athlete, who died from injuries suffered in a football game. Trice’s cousin, George Trice, spoke at the opening ceremonies....
by Dar Danielson | Oct 10, 2022 | Education, Human Interest, News, Top Story
Iowa State University is planning a year-long tribute to Jack Trice, the university’s first black athlete, who died in Ames on October 8th, 1923 from injuries he suffered two days earlier in a football game. The Cyclone’s football stadium is named in honor of...