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A victim told HuffPost that the agitated driver careened into protesters on purpose in downtown Cedar Rapids. At least one person was hospitalized.

With an eye on the upcoming July Fourth weekend, airlines are stepping up their criticism of federal officials over recent widespread flight delays and cancellations. Calio said air traffic is often disrupted “for many hours” because bad weather causes the the FAA to issue delays. “However, we have also observed that FAA (air traffic control) staffing challenges have led to traffic restrictions under blue sky conditions,” he added. The FAA shot back, with a reference to taxpayer money that airlines received after the pandemic devastated air travel. The FAA has admitted that it too is understaffed, particularly at a key air traffic control center in Florida.

With an eye on the upcoming July Fourth weekend, airlines are stepping up their criticism of federal officials over recent widespread flight delays and cancellations.

A shopper inside a women's clothing store in the East Village neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. A widely followed consumer sentiment survey released Friday showed inflation expectations have eased slightly. The University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers said consumers expect inflation to rise at a 5.3% annualized rate as of the end of June. That's down from a preliminary reading released earlier this month, which showed inflations was expected by consumers to increase at a 5.4% clip. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said earlier this month that uptick in consumer inflation expectations helped sway the central bank to raise rates by 75 basis points, or 0.75 percentage point.

Iowa Democrats are proposing two key changes that they hope will increase participation and avoid the chaos that marred their 2020 caucuses. One change would allow Iowa Democrats to submit presidential preference cards by mail or in person before caucus night. Sixteen states and Puerto Rico are jockeying for early slots on a new Democratic presidential primary calendar, offering presentations for party bosses on why they deserve to go first — or at least close to it. Iowa has held the leadoff position since 1972, but technical glitches undermined its Democratic caucus two years ago. Democratic Party leaders voted in April to reopen the nominating calendar, allowing up to five states to vote before Super Tuesday in early March.

Sixteen states and Puerto Rico are jockeying for early slots on a new Democratic presidential primary calendar, offering presentations for party bosses on why they deserve to go first — or at least close to it.

Charged: An Iowa farmer was charged with one count of livestock neglect. (Max Focus/iStock )RANDALIA, Iowa — A northeast Iowa farmer pleaded not guilty to neglect charges on Monday after more than 3,000 feeder hogs died on his property. >> Read more trending newsDerek David Smith, 41, of Randalia, filed a written not guilty plea to one count of livestock neglect, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported. Another 200 hogs had to be euthanized for health reasons, court records show. If convicted, Smith could be sentenced to a year in prison and a $2,560 fine, according to the Courier.

American and other major airlines say they have had to cut some service due to a shortage of regional pilots.

An armed woman in an Iowa grocery store shot another woman after she was attacked without provocation, Des Moines police say. The victim acted in self-defense, police found.

The state Supreme Court ruled that a lower court wrongly decided that abortion is a fundamental privacy guaranteed by the Iowa Constitution.

The state Supreme Court ruled that a lower court wrongly decided that abortion is a fundamental privacy guaranteed by the Iowa Constitution.

Abortion Iowa FILE - Marissa Messinger, of Lake View, Iowa, center, holds a sign during a rally to protest recent abortion bans, May 21, 2019, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to severely limit or even ban abortion in the state, reversing a decision by the court just four years ago that guaranteed the right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution. Then Iowa lawmakers could ban abortion in the state without completing the lengthy process of amending the state constitution. The state Supreme Court returned the waiting-period case to district court. In Montana, a challenge to abortion restrictions that could test that state’s high court opinion is before the Supreme Court.

Bird Flu FILE - Chickens walk in a fenced pasture at an organic farm near Waukon, Iowa on Oct. 21, 2015. However, more than 2 million birds have been killed already this month after infections were discovered at two large farms in Colorado. Nebraska lost nearly 4.9 million birds, Pennsylvania lost 4.2 million and Colorado saw 3.6 million birds killed. But agricultural economists say that while the bird flu outbreak contributed, spikes in the cost of feed, fuel and labor are much bigger factors. We can’t afford to lose those markets.”There is only so much farmers can do to limit the spread of bird flu.

A bird flu outbreak in the U.S. that led to the deaths of more than 40 million chickens and turkeys and contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices appears to be waning, but experts caution the virus hasn't disappeared and worry another surge could take hold this fall.

Grave matter: An inscription on a headstone that was a family joke has not amused Iowa cemetery officials. (Professional Studio Images/iStock )POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A final joke on a headstone has become a grave matter for Iowa cemetery officials. It was always a goal of some sort to have him tell you to do this,” Owens’ son, Zachary Owens, told the television station. “This community will not stop until they have the headstone removed.”The Owens family believes that others should simply lighten up. That’s a choice that you make,” Zachary Owens told KCCI.

A family visiting from Iowa has quite a story to return home with after a charter boat trip off Cape Cod.

MADISON, Wis. — (AP) — Thongchai Jaidee shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday for a share of the second-round lead with Miguel Angel Jimenez in the PGA Tour Champions’ American Family Insurance Championship. “I think the green is soft, that way you can attack,” Thongchai said. He tied for 10th last week in Iowa in the Principal Charity Classic to get into the field. “We both played DP Tour, the European tour, and I played with him.”Jimenez tied for second last year behind hometown favorite Jerry Kelly. First-round leader Steve Flesch (70) was a stroke back with Paul Broadhurst (66) and Paul Goydos (67).

The federal government will distribute $60 million among 12 states that have waterways that flow into the Mississippi River, including Illinois and Indiana.

Presidents, senators, and first ladies doted on the Simpson children. Now they’re struggling to face their state’s post-Trump reality.

Former U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer is facing a tougher-than-expected Democratic U.S. Senate primary in a state that has become more of a GOP stronghold in the last decade.

In California, there are a number of competitive U.S. House races to watch.

In Montana, the top contest is for the brand-new 1st Congressional District.

In New Mexico, five Republicans compete to take on Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The 2nd Congressional District is also a notable contest.

Here are the key primary election results from South Dakota, where notable races include governor and U.S. Senate.

The incumbent Republican and her Democratic challenger are running unopposed in the primary after a well-respected Black Democrat said major political donors in the state refused to meet with him.

Here are the key primary election results from New Jersey, where notable races include U.S. House districts.

Democrats vie to take on longtime U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, and three Republicans face off to challenge Rep. Cindy Axne in the 3rd Congressional District.

DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — Several Democrats are competing Tuesday for the chance to challenge Republican Chuck Grassley in what will likely be an uphill effort to defeat one of the Senate's longest-serving members. The Democratic primary largely centers on Abby Finkenauer, a former congresswoman from northeast Iowa, and Mike Franken, a retired Navy vice admiral. Finkenauer, who served a single term in the U.S. House, is one of the most prominent Democrats in Iowa. Still, the episode turned off a number of veteran state Democratic activists, former candidates and officeholders, prompting some to give Franken a second look. Grassley faces a nominal Republican primary challenge in Jim Carlin, a state legislator and lawyer from Sioux City.

Primary elections are being held in California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.

Republican House primaries on Tuesday will set the table for the most competitive U.S. House races this fall.

The states voting Tuesday include California, Iowa, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Montana.

PGA Tour Champions Golf Kirk Triplett walks off the ninth green after finishing his first round of the PGA Tour Champions Principal Charity Classic golf tournament, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — Kirk Triplett shot a 9-under 63 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Jerry Kelly, Ken Tanigawa and Brett Quigley after the first round of the PGA Tour Champions' Principal Charity Classic. A three-time winner on the PGA Tour, he won the last of his eight senior titles in 2019. I know I’m a great putter, but I haven’t been putting well.”Said Stricker: “I’ve been around Jerry a long time and I’ve seen his tendencies with his putting. Steven Alker, the Senior PGA winner Sunday in Michigan, was at 67 with Fred Couples, Alex Cejka and Rod Pampling.

Kirk Triplett shot a 9-under 63 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Jerry Kelly, Ken Tanigawa and Brett Quigley after the first round of the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic.

The Biden administration on Friday set new requirements that increase the amount of ethanol that must be blended into the nation's gasoline supply but reduce previous ethanol-blending requirements due to a plunge in fuel demand during the coronavirus pandemic. The Environmental Protection Agency said it would set the 2022 levels for corn-based ethanol blended into gasoline at 15 billion gallons.

Church Shooting-Iowa People console each other after a shooting at Cornerstone Church on Thursday, June 2, 2022 in Ames, Iowa. Two people and a shooter died Thursday night in a shooting outside a church in Ames, authorities said. Montang and Flores were killed, Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald said, and Whitlatch shot himself. About 80 other students were inside the megachurch at the time of the shooting, Fitzgerald said. Investigators believe his intent was to kill Montang, Fitzgerald said.

Hitting the road this summer? Here’s how gas prices in Illinois compare to neighboring states.

Iowa and New Hampshire have been first in the nation to weigh in on the Democratic presidential nominee for decades, but that may change.

Church Shooting-Iowa People console each other after a shooting at Cornerstone Church on Thursday, June 2, 2022 in Ames, Iowa. Two people and a shooter died Thursday night in a shooting outside a church in Ames, authorities said. (Nirmalendu Majumdar/The Des Moines Register via AP) (Nirmalendu Majumdar)AMES, Iowa — (AP) — Authorities planned to release more details Friday about a shooting outside an Iowa church in which a man fatally shot two women before apparently killing himself. The shooting happened just before 7 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Cornerstone Church, a megachurch on the outskirts of Ames. The shooter appeared to have shot himself after shooting the women, but details would not be released until a planned news conference outside the church, Lennie said.

Nirmalendu Majumdar/USA Today Network via ReutersA quiet parking lot outside a megachurch in rural Ames, Iowa became the scene of shocking violence Thursday evening when a man enraged over a recent breakup opened fire on his ex-girlfriend and her friend, killing both of them before turning the gun on himself. Around 6:50 p.m., Johnathan Lee Whitlatch, 33, arrived at Cornerstone Church—where the two slain Iowa State University students and a third friend were about to head into Bible study—with t

The Story County Sheriff's Office in Ames, Iowa, received multiple 911 calls about shots being fired outside of Cornerstone Church at about 6:51 p.m., it said.

The shooting occurred outside a megachurch on the outskirts of Ames, according to the Story County Sheriff's Office.

Church shooting: Three people, including the suspected gunman were fatally shot in the parking lot of a church in Ames, Iowa. (Josiah_S/iStock)AMES, Iowa — A gunman opened fire in the parking lot of an Iowa church on Thursday, killing two people, authorities said. 3 killed in shooting outside Ames church https://t.co/MJreLE0f7Z — WHO 13 News (@WHO13news) June 3, 2022Capt. Nicholas Lennie of the sheriff’s office told the Des Moines Register that several calls were placed to 911 dispatchers at about 6:51 p.m. CDT. According to the sheriff’s office, an investigation is ongoing and there is no threat to the public, KGAN-TV reported.

Farm Pollution Cooperation Jason Ribbens, precision agronomy specialist at Landus, holds a soil sample at Water Works Park, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. Des Moines Water Works has for years engaged in a bitter struggle to clean up drinking water that comes from rivers teeming with agricultural pollutants, resorting to filing lawsuits, proposing legislation and even public shaming to force farmers to reduce runoff from their fields. It's a surprising turn in a long-running dispute between the state's dominant industry and a utility that supplies drinking water to 600,000 customers in Iowa's largest metro area. Des Moines Water Works has complained for years that nitrates and phosphorous from farm fertilizers pour off fields, leaving rivers so polluted that the utility fears even its sophisticated and costly equipment can't purify the water. That history makes the deal between Landus, the state’s largest farmer-owned grain cooperative, and Water Works all the more surprising.

DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — A Des Moines utility has for years engaged in a bitter struggle to clean up drinking water that comes from rivers teeming with agricultural pollutants, filing lawsuits, proposing legislation and even public shaming to try to force farmers to reduce runoff from their fields. Des Moines Water Works has complained for years that nitrates and phosphorous from farm fertilizers pour off fields, leaving rivers so polluted that the utility fears even its sophisticated and costly equipment can't purify the water. That history makes the deal between Landus, the state’s largest farmer-owned grain cooperative, and Water Works all the more surprising. “We were coached that way, to put down a little extra, to have a little in the bank,” Frank said. But Corrigan said he still believes some form of increased regulation is needed to significantly reduce runoff from the state’s roughly 85,000 farms.

A Des Moines utility has filed lawsuits, proposed legislation and even tried public shaming in an effort to clean up drinking water that comes from rivers teeming with agricultural pollutants.

They plan to join SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union that has about 1 million members in 29 states, including doctors, nurses and laboratory technicians. SEIU locals represent Planned Parenthood workers in other regions, including those serving Oregon and Washington, New York, and Washington, D.C.Union organizing in a variety of fields has gained momentum recently after a decades of decline in union membership in the U.S. The Planned Parenthood workers seeking to join the union in the Midwest include nurses, education outreach workers, community organizers and other nonmanagement employees at 28 clinics in the five states. Molly Gage, a human resources vice president for Planned Parenthood North Central States, said the organization prioritizes autonomy and choice in people's personal lives and respects that same right for workers. Clark said the potential for changes in abortion law makes joining the union more important for workers.

About 400 workers at Planned Parenthood offices in five Midwestern states plan to unionize.

Floridians can get a safe drive home during Memorial Day weekend thanks to AAA.

There's just one catch: a 2018 Iowa Supreme Court ruling that established the right to abortion under the state constitution. Supreme courts in a handful of states, including others controlled by Republicans, have recognized the right to abortion. The Iowa court's decision, due within weeks, is an example of the complexities that loom in states should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn its 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. “But this is an issue that’s present in Iowa in this very moment.”The Iowa Supreme Court decision that's under consideration struck down a 2017 law signed by then-Gov. In Montana, a challenge to abortion restrictions is before the state supreme courts.

There's just one catch: a 2018 Iowa Supreme Court ruling that established the right to abortion under the state constitution. Supreme courts in a handful of states, including others controlled by Republicans, have recognized the right to abortion. The Iowa court's decision, due within weeks, is an example of the complexities that loom in states should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn its 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. “But this is an issue that’s present in Iowa in this very moment.”The Iowa Supreme Court decision that's under consideration struck down a 2017 law signed by then-Gov. In Montana and Florida, challenges to abortion restrictions are before those state's supreme courts.

An Iowa Supreme Court decision is holding back the state's solidly Republican Legislature and governor from banning abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v.

Robyn Morgan, who sued over unpaid overtime, had sought to stop Taco Bell franchisee Sundance Inc. from taking her case to arbitration.

Pedestrians hurt: Three pedestrians were hurt after an SUV struck them on a walkway spanning the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa. (Oleksandr Filon/iStock)MOLINE, Ill — Three people suffered life-threatening injuries when an SUV traveled the length of a new pedestrian/bicycle path on a bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa, authorities said Sunday. According to the Moline Police Department, the SUV entered the path from the Bettendorf side of the bridge and traveled its length until striking the pedestrians just outside the Moline pathway entrance, WHBF-TV reported. The path is 14 feet wide and has a gap between the vehicle lanes and where pedestrians and bikers access it. An SUV got onto the I-74 bridge pedestrian/bike path around 2 a.m. Sunday and struck and injured three pedestrians.

This Top Gun-inspired name is the sixth most popular baby boy's name in Iowa in 2022, according to data from names.org.

Kayak flips: An Iowa man had a scary experience after his kayak flipped in rough waters. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)LEHIGH, Iowa — An Iowa man used his wits and military training to avert disaster when his kayak flipped on Thursday. “The second time that I was pushed under the water, I thought that was just it,” Wescott told KCCI. “He’d just tell me to keep going and that’s what I kept doing,” Wescott told the television station. “No matter how geeky it may seem, it is definitely worth it, having it on,” Wescott told KCCI.

Taiwan's LGBTQ community celebrated the third year of gay marriage being legal this week, but for Vincent Chuang, it was a bittersweet reminder that he still cannot wed his partner because he fell in love with a foreigner. Under current rules, Taiwanese nationals can only marry those from the roughly 30 countries and territories where same-sex marriage is also legal.

Global outbreak of avian influenza spawns dubious claims that the disease is aimed at driving up food prices.

Election 2022 Iowa Senate Former U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration, Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — Abby Finkenauer 's bid to clinch the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Iowa was not supposed to be so fraught. Finkenauer's campaign declined a request for an interview for this story. Often with a wide smile, she campaigns with an impassioned edge, as she did at a recent state Democratic fundraiser. Finkenauer's campaign offered the bare minimum of signatures needed from different counties, leaving herself almost no margin for error.

Election 2022 Iowa Senate Former U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration, Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. But Finkenauer's campaign faced unexpected trouble last month when, at least for a moment, it appeared she wouldn't be allowed to compete in the June 7 primary. Finkenauer's campaign declined a request for an interview for this story. It's Finkenauer's stylistic contrast with the 88-year-old, gravelly-voiced Grassley that make her the better choice for Andrea Phillips, a former deputy state Democratic Party chairwoman. Finkenauer's campaign offered the bare minimum of signatures needed from different counties, leaving herself almost no margin for error.

Abby Finkenauer’s bid to clinch the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Iowa wasn’t supposed to be so fraught.

Minor league players and Major League Baseball have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging teams violated minimum wage laws.

The greyhounds are racing again in Dubuque, Iowa, but after a shortened season ends in May, there will be only three tracks left in the country.

The federal government says a Colorado state prison inmate is the first person to have tested positive for bird flu in the latest outbreak in the United States.

Former President Donald Trump’s persistent flirtation with another White House run is doing little to discourage other potential Republican candidates from stepping up their activity in Iowa, the state that will formally launch the nomination process.

Iowa linebackers coach Seth Wallace has been added as a defendant in lawsuit filed against the university and athletic department personnel by former football players alleging they were discriminated against and harassed because they are Black.

Month by month, more of the roughly 40 million Americans who get help buying groceries through the federal food stamp program are seeing their benefits plunge.

Two cases of bird flu have been confirmed in U.S. zoos, but officials said they won’t order widespread euthanasia of zoo birds the way they have on farms.

President Joe Biden says Russia’s war in Ukraine amounts to “genocide,” accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.”.

The Biden administration says it will suspend a federal rule that bars higher levels of ethanol in gasoline during the summer.

President Joe Biden has journeyed to corn-rich Iowa to announce he's suspending federal rules that restrict ethanol in gasoline, aiming to strike at least a small blow against surging inflation.

When cases of bird flu are found on poultry farms officials act quickly to slaughter all the birds in that flock even when it numbers in the millions, but animal welfare groups say their methods are inhumane.

Double-digit seeds are leaving their mark on the first weekend of the women’s NCAA Tournament and bouncing some of the top players and teams in the country, including Iowa's Caitlin Clark and Baylor's NaLyssa Smith.

Lauren Jensen scored 19 points, hitting a key 3-pointer with 12 seconds left, and No. 10 seed Creighton eliminated No. 2 seed Iowa from the NCAA tournament 64-62 on Sunday.

Nearly 7 million chickens and turkeys in 13 states have been killed this year due to avian influenza, prompting officials and farmers to acknowledge that, despite their best efforts, preventing infections is incredibly difficult.

Keegan Murray has given Iowa a first-team Associated press All-American for the third straight year.

Kansas earned a No. 1 seed for the 15th time on Sunday, second only to North Carolina for most in college hoops history, and will open the NCAA Tournament in the Midwest Region against the play-in winner between Texas Southern and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Fort Worth, Texas.

Keegan Murray had 19 points and 11 rebounds as No. 24 Iowa beat No. 9 Purdue 75-66 to win its first Big Ten Tournament championship since 2006 and earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Jordan Bohannon banked in a 3-pointer from just inside the midcourt logo with 0.8 seconds left, lifting No. 24 Iowa over ninth-seeded Indiana 80-77 in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.

Republican U.S. senators are imploring the Biden administration to reverse course and allow the transfer of Poland’s MiG fighter jets to the Ukrainians to fight the Russian invasion.

Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and the Badgers’ Greg Gard is coach of the year.

Des Moines police say they have arrested six teenagers in a shooting outside a school that killed a 15-year-old boy and seriously injured two teenage girls.

Authorities say four of the seven people killed in devastating storms that tore through central Iowa were members of the same family who were huddled together in the pantry of a home that was razed by a powerful tornado.

No. 20 Illinois locked up a share of the Big Ten regular-season title when Kofi Cockburn had 21 points and 14 rebounds to lead a 74-72 win over No. 24 Iowa.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that prohibits transgender females from participating in girls high school sports and women’s college athletics, rejecting opponents' argument that she would harm vulnerable children to solve a nonexistent problem.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, delivering the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday, painted the picture of a country in the grip of several crises.

Iowa climbed nine spots in the AP women's basketball poll to No. 12 after a big week for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says dramatic increases in the price of farm fertilizers have prompted him to look into the causes and whether farmers have been subjected to unfair practices.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1.

Gonzaga is the unanimous No. 1 in the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll.

Utah's state Senate passed rules this week limiting where the press can go to report in statehouses, marking the latest move by Republican state lawmakers nationwide who are peeling back access to chambers after the pandemic provided new accessibility.

Farms that raise turkeys and chickens for meat and eggs are on high alert, fearing a repeat of a widespread bird flu outbreak in 2015 that killed 50 million birds across 15 states and cost the federal government nearly $1 billion.

Iowa State has climbed to No. 6 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.

Kohl’s says that recent offers to purchase the department store chain undervalue its business.

A former lottery computer technician serving a 25-year prison sentence for ongoing criminal conduct by rigging computers to win lottery jackpots for himself, friends and family will be released from an Iowa prison on parole after serving nearly five years.

For all the talk about rising U.S. home values in cities and suburbs, they have nothing on the skyrocketing price of farmland.

Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin and California were winners of the latest jackpot and will split $632 million.

Teachers have found themselves on the front lines of the culture wars as the anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol arrives.

Baylor kept its firm hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll with few changes at the top and no new teams entering the latest rankings.

A preview of this year's VRBO Citrus Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Kentucky Wildcats.

College Football Playoff week is here with a pair of semifinal games on Friday: Alabama vs.