Iowa Forecast: Clouds Yield to Sunshine and Warm Afternoon
Regional forecast notes a cloudy start with a stray shower in Iowa giving way to sun and a warm afternoon. Tonight remains clear, tomorrow brings mostly sunny and very warm conditions across the region. Highs range from 76 in the northeast to 88 in the southwest. lows from 50 to 65.
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Midwestern Thunderstorms Move Toward Plains and Southwest
A weather summary notes noon positions of systems across the western Great Lakes into the Plains and valleys. Thunderstorms shift from the Midwest toward Arkansas and Texas with dry Northeast and hot Southwest. Coastal mid-Atlantic and Pacific areas see patches of morning clouds and sunshine. Highs reach around 120 in California deserts.
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Judge to hear divorce claim against actor William Hurt
Sandra Jennings seeks half of Hurt earnings over 1982 onward claiming common law marriage during four weeks they lived together in Beaufort South Carolina while he filmed The Big Chill. The case, filed in New York, hinges on whether South Carolina recognizes common law marriage and whether a marriage was legally established.
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Escalante Accepts Honorary Degree in Flint
Jaime Escalante, the Los Angeles teacher famed for Stand and Deliver, accepted an honorary degree from General Motors Institute in Flint, Mich. He said he hates leaving his classroom as students would be left with a substitute, with former students Jesus Acosta and Steve Robles in attendance. In California politics, Kathleen Brown, daughter of Pat Brown and sister of Jerry Brown, announced a bid for state treasurer and plans to resign as Los Angeles public works commissioner next month to campaign. Actress Sandra Bernhard discussed dieting and body image in Mademoiselle, noting years of name-calling and her metabolism.
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Dirt Band Delights Crowds At All-Iowa Fair Grandstand
A near perfect summer evening at the All-Iowa Fair Grandstand featured the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performing as the sun set. Couples families and friends gathered to sing with the band as the warm air carried beer scents and memories of campfires.
Dirt Band concert channels country roots with lively onstage antics
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, in its 23rd year, performed an 80 minute set leaning heavily on older material. Jerry Jeff Walker's Mr. Bojangles crowned the show as 900 fans erupted to the classic. Frontmen Jeff Hanna and Jimmy Ibbotson sparked crowd energy with high heels and limbo stunts. The night skewed nine parts country to one part rock in a mostly country crowd with songs like Make a Little Magic and Dance Little Jean.
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