Back Porch Revival transforms Kinnick Stadium for concert
Iowa City’s Kinnick Stadium is converted into a concert venue for Saturdays Back Porch Revival featuring Blake Shelton with Tucker Beathard Big and Rich and Thomas Rhett. The eight hour show aims to host 58 000 fans with forklifts crane and goalpost removal during the effort led by Mark Jennings.
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Native Fund fundraiser with Dallas Clark and Back Porch Revival
Former Hawkeye and NFL star Dallas Clark discusses how Back Porch Revival became a fundraiser for the Native Fund. Online readers can view photographer Adam Wesley’s time lapse of Kinnick Stadium’s transformation into a concert venue.
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Branstad defends Iowa Medicaid managed care fraud gains
Iowa Governor Branstad touts moving the $5 billion Medicaid program to private insurer management as saving money by detecting fraud earlier. Despite rising investigations, Iowa accounts for 1.8 percent of nationwide Medicaid probes and about 3 percent of indictments, per HHS figures.
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Iowa floodwaters force evacuations after deadly car washout
In northeast Iowa floodwaters overwhelmed homes in Winneshiek County near Decorah after heavy rains Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Basements collapsed and one man died when his car was swept off a road. the Chickasaw County Sheriff reported the unidentified victim.
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Cedar River flood alert as Little Turkey River washes car away
Officials monitor Cedar River in northeast Iowa amid flood fears after a 911 call traces to Little Turkey River near Lawler. A vehicle was swept away and a body recovered, with authorities pursuing further updates and safety warnings.
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