Seven Iowa institutions of higher learning have made the latest Kiplinger list of best educational values…with Drake…Grinnell…UNI and Iowa State among them.

It’s crunch time…holiday shopper…but stores like Kohl’s in Clive, Ankeny and WSDM will help by staying open 24 hours in the days leading up to Christmas.  Penny’s at Valley West has even been discounting Frozen merchandise up to 25 percent.

More than fifteen thousand hollering hoops fans are expected in Des Moines this weekend for the Hyvee Big Four Classic at Wells Fargo Arena. Tickets range from twenty five to seventy dollars with tip-off time tomorrow at 4PM.