Adriana Torres

Sports Anchor and Reporter at WBAY-TV (Green Bay, WI)

Sportscaster taking a break to travel. Be back soon! | MKE native | @cronkite_asu alum | Time in WI/AZ/CA/TX

Articles

Des Moines businesses prepare for Mother's Day

5 days ago | who13.com | Adriana Torres

DES MOINES, Iowa — There’s a good chance if you’re celebrating Mother’s Day this weekend, flowers may be involved. “I think flowers, I think it just says it all. It’s one of the most beautiful creations there is, is flowers. And they save it for a day like this,” Tom Boesen of Boesen the Florist shop said. They’ve been preparing thousands of custom pre-orders and pre-made arrangements ready for last minute pickup. “Today we did over 600 deliveries. We did 300 yesterday.
Iowans react to first ever American pope

6 days ago | who13.com | Adriana Torres

DES MOINES, Iowa — Every weekday St. Ambrose Cathedral in Downtown Des Moines has a church service at noon. On Thursday, as people were walking in, there were whispers as to who their new leader would be. About 45 minutes before that service, the news of white smoke at the Vatican came, signifying a new pope was decided. The church-goers of Des Moines were excited but carried on with church not knowing who their new leader was. The priest of that service Rev.
Iowans react to first ever American pope

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Adriana Torres

DES MOINES, Iowa — Every weekday St. Ambrose Cathedral in Downtown Des Moines has a church service at noon. On Thursday, as people were walking in, there were whispers as to who their new leader would be. About 45 minutes before that service, the news of white smoke at the Vatican came, signifying a new pope was decided. The church-goers of Des Moines were excited but carried on with church not knowing who their new leader was. The priest of that service Rev.
Trump's CPB cuts impact Iowa PBS and Iowa Public Radio

6 days ago | ourquadcities.com | Adriana Torres

DES MOINES, Iowa — Another executive order is impacting groups here in Iowa. Last week, the Trump administration instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. The two broadcasters are allotted over half a billion dollars in public money from CPB.
Trump's CPB cuts impact Iowa PBS and Iowa Public Radio

6 days ago | siouxlandproud.com | Adriana Torres

DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) — Another executive order is impacting groups here in Iowa. Last week, the Trump administration instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. The two broadcasters are allotted over half a billion dollars in public money from CPB.
Oskaloosa girls track team learns self defense

1 week ago | kdsm17.com | Adriana Torres

OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Most days, the Oskaloosa girls track and field team breaks a sweat running laps on the track, but during one practice this Spring, they walked up to a different type of training: self defense. “Just as a female, knowing how to be safe, knowing how to defend yourself if something like that would ever happen is something that I feel is just a lifelong skill for these girls,” Oskaloosa Girls Track and Field Head Coach Betsy Luck said.
Trump's CPB cuts impact Iowa PBS and Iowa Public Radio

1 week ago | who13.com | Adriana Torres

DES MOINES, Iowa — Another executive order is impacting groups here in Iowa. Last week, the Trump administration instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. The two broadcasters are allotted over half a billion dollars in public money from CPB.
Oskaloosa girls track team learns self defense

1 week ago | who13.com | Adriana Torres

OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Most days, the Oskaloosa girls track and field team breaks a sweat running laps on the track, but during one practice this Spring, they walked up to a different type of training: self defense. “Just as a female, knowing how to be safe, knowing how to defend yourself if something like that would ever happen is something that I feel is just a lifelong skill for these girls,” Oskaloosa Girls Track and Field Head Coach Betsy Luck said.
Majority of Granger EMS staffers resign after chief's termination

1 week ago | who13.com | Adriana Torres

GRANGER, Iowa — The city of Granger is now leaning on nearby towns’ emergency aid departments after the majority of their EMS workers resigned. This week, the Granger City Council approved the termination of the city’s EMS chief, Jess Juhl. In response, 17 of the Granger EMS staff submitted their identical resignation letters, and two more did the following days.
Iowa programs impacted by AmeriCorps cuts

1 week ago | siouxlandproud.com | Adriana Torres

DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) — Washington D.C. and 24 states are suing over the Trump administration’s $400 million funding cuts to AmeriCorps. Iowa is not one of the states suing, but local programs are being affected by the cuts. Nationally, this is affecting over 1,000 organizations and 32,000 AmeriCorps members. 568 AmeriCorps members across Iowa and 15 service programs in the state are being impacted by the cuts that were announced Friday by the Department of Government Efficiency.