Forrest, state law requires this Nonprofit Partnership . Casinos in iowa have to have that nonprofit partner. Itll not only hand out a cut of the gaming revenue, but hold the gambling license. Wild rose has joined forces with the newlyformed sevenmember board, cedar River Alliance for gaming or crag. Members say, a green light from the state, will mean millions for the county. Plans are still in the works, but if this becomes a least 4 of annual gaming revenue. Thats more than the state minimum of three. It could add up to a lot of money for charitable needs in the county. Wild rose is averaging about 1. 5 million per casino. Given that ours is probably that were the second largest city in the state wed be north of that. The boutique would be smaller than the last proposal by Cedar Rapids Development group. This time, fewer games, no restaurants. The total cost is a fraction of rose thinks the size reduction will decrease the amount of revenue loss felt by nearby casinos a Sticking Poi
States this morning. Georgia, alabama, kentucky, tennessee, and north and South Carolina are all affected. As fires in six southeast states this morning. Georgia, alabama, kentucky, tennessee, and north and South Carolina are all affected. As ried binion reports, the smokey air is becoming hazardous. Wildfires fueled by unusually dry conditions are causing Health Concerns for communities in the southeast. Upwards of 30 large fires scorching more than 80,000 acres in six states. And filling skies across the region with a smokey haze. The blanket of smoke so widespread that its visible from space. Captu the Health Impact of poor air quality has been particularly severe in tennessee. Where its landed more than 200 people in the hospital with breathing difficulties. Fire officials are carefully planning their battle against the flames. Taking the abnormally dry conditions into consideration. What we dont want is to put the fire out and have 50 or 60 yards of fuel ready for reignition. Effo
Lets go to storm track seven chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg now for your forecast. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team hopefully youve enjoyed our warm stretch of weather, because temperatures are in for a big change. Overnight it will the middle 50s. A strong storm system will track isolated showers on friday, as well as falling tp tomorrow evening, but no accumulation expected. Saturday will be cold and windy with a mostly sunny sky. Temperatures remain seasonable into next week, with a chance for rain tuesday and wednesday. Thanksgiving looks to be mostly sunny with temperatures in the temperatures are in for a big change. Overnight it will be mostly cloudy, warm and windy with temperatures dropping northwest of our area, bringing us windy conditions and a few isolated showers on friday, as well as falling temperatures throughout the day.
The annual Gavitt Tipoff Games will not be played during the 2024-25 campaign, College Hoops Today reported Sunday.Since 2015, the series has run annually except in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandem
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Jumpman Invitational #45 Michigan (6-5, 1-1 B10) vs #38 Florida (7-3, 0-0 SEC) WHERE TicketIQ Center Charlotte, NC WHEN 7:00 PM THE LINE Kenpom: UF-1 Torvik: UF-3 TICKETS From $117 TELEVISION ESPN (link) THE OVERVIEW Second-year head coach Todd Golden doesn't like to stay put. The son of a guy who played college ball with Dr. J and Rick Pitino, Golden had a solid career as St. Mary's point guard and a few years of playing in Israel. He was on his way to a moderately successful career in advertising before a buddy convinced Todd to come be the numbers nerd for Columbia. The buddy was Kyle Smith, now the head coach at Washington State. Golden quickly moved into an assistant role, then repeated the climb in two years with Bruce Perl at Auburn before rejoining Smith, who'd moved on to San Francisco. When Smith got the job at Wazzu, Golden moved up to head coach, and in three years was running his own SEC squad. Between his meteoric rise and the fact that