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A rare Thursday high school football game on Y99.3 featured the Sumner-Fredericksburg Cougars (1-0) hosting the Denver Cyclones (0-1) with a pregame at 7:00 p.m. and kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

Kwik Star stores will soon change their setup as Kwik Trip phases out roller grills that featured hot dogs + tornados, after tests showed that hot grab-and-go cases boost sales; this follows a similar change by Murphy USA last year.

Wednesday night, The Locker Room was broadcast live from Grumpy’s Roadhouse in Waverly on Y99.3 (7:00-8:00 p.m.) and featured interviews with Waverly-Shell Rock football and volleyball players and coaches, as well as highlights from last week's Go-Hawk win.

On Tuesday, Sept. 1 at Webster City, the Waverly-Shell Rock boys finished third behind Nevada and Gilbert, with Matthew Hommowun placing seventh.

At the Newman Invitational, the Go-Hawk girls finished with Kate Nelson in fifth + Allison Kay in eighth.

Tuesday, the Wartburg Knights competed in several sports.

The men’s soccer team won 3-0 over Cornell, the women’s soccer team tied 1-1 with St. Olaf, the women’s tennis team beat Grand View 4-3 — the volleyball team lost to Illinois Wesleyan and Aurora.

Authorities warned Cedar Falls residents about kratom after a UNI student's death and other fatalities, and the DEA temporarily placed three 7-hydroxymitragynine-related substances as Schedule 1 drugs last week.

Universal Industries Inc won $21.4 million after a 10-day trial that found its rival misused trade secrets concerning its locally invented UniTube (an agricultural belt conveyor).

The award ranks among Iowa’s largest in commercial business litigation.

Allen College completed a $4 million sim lab expansion at McElroy Hall and will soon host a community open house – inviting local residents to explore the new simulation training space.