Sting breaks barriers in free-wheeling CR concert
Sting brought jazz fusion to the Five Seasons Center in a two hour set with Branford Marsalis and an all-star quartet. The show mixed Police tunes and new solo material with accessible complex arrangements. Fans surged toward the stage as the performance blended live improv with theatrical lighting and strong vocalists.
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Dee Ann Rexroat
Sting
Police
Branford Marsalis
Roxanne
Marsalis
Kenny Kirkland
Bran
AC DC Set for Five Seasons Center Concert
AC DC will perform at Five Seasons Center at 8 p.m. on September 28 with special guests Yngwie Malmsteen and His Rising Force. Advance tickets cost 13.50 dollars, on sale at Eastern Iowa Record Bars starting 10 a.m. and at the box office at 11:30 a.m. Tickets rise to 14.50 dollars the day of the show.
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AC/DC
Five Seasons Center
Iowa
Five Seasons
Jobless Rate Drops Amid Mixed August Labor Data
The report shows 288,000 new payroll jobs added and unemployment falling to 8.1 million, the smallest in four years, amid rising manufacturing hours as auto plant shutdowns shift. Teen and black teen unemployment improved but remain highly volatile, prompting calls for more data. Sprinkel and Popkin forecast continued growth and a potential second half surge.
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Sprinkel
White House
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Janet L. Norwood
David Levy
Chappaqua
N.Y
Heat wave prompts early school start and utility demand
Iowa schools，由 Urbandale to Cedar Rapids, delay start after Labor Day as heat rises indoors. Superintendent John Cox notes classrooms reach 80 plus degrees while night cooling remains minimal. Utilities report rising electricity use and off peak discounts, with Davenport re opening pools. Weather officials call heat wave unusual for September but not record setting.
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Urbandale
John Cox
Weather Service
Ottumwa
Cox
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bob Latham
Iowa Electric Light and Power of
Latham
Davenport
Heat wave and storms sweep multiple regions
The East Coast and Plains faced a third day of record heat with highs in the 90s and power use rising in New York City as Con Edison noted high demand. Meanwhile Rockies saw snow and Michigan endured severe thunderstorms with floods from the Flint River. Gov Blanchard declared disasters in Genesee and Saginaw counties and sought federal aid.
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Associated Press
East Coast
Plains
Rockies
Michigan
Mercury
Central Plains
Mid- Atlantic
Consolidated Edison
New York City
Manhattan
Montana
Flint
James Blanchard
Genesee
Saginaw
Law Blocks State Funding for Iowa Trade Center Plan
Chiodo argues law could have provided a swing vote to approve Ryan plan while Houlihan urges a pause. The stalled trade center issue centers on state dollars for operating deficits and startup costs, with lawmakers advancing a bill to modify the law and permit some state investment toward operations.
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Ryan
Houlihan
Chiodo
Iowa
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