Ben Kaplan

Des Moines

News Anchor and Reporter at KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA)

News Anchor/Reporter @KCCINews in Des Moines, IA. #StandUpToJewishHate. Proud @UMontana grad. Proudest to be @katiekaplantv’s husband. #teamJayuya

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Articles

Cancer-causing radon impacts 3 in 4 Iowa homes; Lawmakers propose bills for a safer state

1 week ago | kcci.com | Ben Kaplan

JB Shearer doesn’t wear a cape, but he does hero-level work: reducing the risk of radon in Iowa homes. “Hello, anyone home? JB the Radon Man here.”The state may need many heroes like him. Iowa ranks first in the percentage of homes that have radon levels at or above the Environmental Protection Agency’s accepted level. Radon is a colorless, odorless gas. There is a lot of it in the state, too. It matters because it is a known cause of lung cancer.
Great Running Hacks to Kickstart Spring

1 week ago | irun.ca | Ben Kaplan

Every runner has them: their tricks and tools of the trade for ensuring they get their runs in and don’t skip too many sessions. Of course it can be hard and people are busy and there’s plenty of reasons not to run. One being: food tastes so good and there’s always something on TV. (Have you seen the White Lotus finale?) For me, I find if I put my running clothes on in the morning instead of business attire, I’m almost certain to run that day.
Still Time to Gear Up for the 21K de Montréal on April 26

1 week ago | irun.ca | Ben Kaplan

Montreal is undoubtedly one of Canada’s best running towns and there’s no better start of the spring racing season than the 21K de Montreal on April 26. Produced by Courons MTL, the flagship organizer of Marathon Beneva de Montréal, the 21K de Montréal is the hotly anticipated annual rendezvous that gets the spring season off to a glorious start.
What Makes Malindi and Natasha Run

1 week ago | irun.ca | Ben Kaplan

The 10K Canadian Championships at Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend brings out the very best Canadian runners in our sport. This year, in addition to the announcement that Thomas Broach and Benjamin Preisner will be racing, organizers also revealed that Olympians Malindi Elmore and Natasha Wodak will face off head-to-head in the prestigious Saturday evening 10K showdown on May 24. iRun caught up with Canada’s all-time fastest female marathon runner Natasha Wodak for a preview.
Meet the Canadian linguist taking the crossword world by storm

1 week ago | theglobeandmail.com | Ben Kaplan
‘Mickey 17’ is a fun movie, not much else though

2 weeks ago | miscellanynews.org | Ben Kaplan

What if “Princess Mononoke” and “Starship Troopers” were a slightly raunchy and overly optimistic space flick with the plot of a “Star Trek: The Next Generation” episode? That is the simplest way to set up South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s long-awaited science fiction film “Mickey 17.” It is a fun film that, due to its creative choices and unfortunate delays in production, reflects a political and cultural time in our country that has shifted far outside the Overton window.
How to Master Your Next 10K

2 weeks ago | irun.ca | Ben Kaplan

The 2025 Canadian 10K Championship at the Ottawa 10K presented by Otto’s Ottawa will feature some of Canada’s fastest runners and best practitioners of the sport.
“An excellent race to go for a Personal Record.” Racers Report on the Toronto Marathon.

3 weeks ago | irun.ca | Ben Kaplan

The Toronto Marathon is Sunday, May 4 and among the 20,000 people racing are Robyn Michaud and Daniel Ptak, two athletes that come to the event for different reasons, but both exemplify what’s best about our sport. The course is fast, and the event is festive, and Robyn says she looks forward to running the Toronto Marathon next month for the ninth time.
8 Simple Steps to Improve Your Running, and Life

3 weeks ago | irun.ca | Ben Kaplan

Joe Chappell (Chappell Racing) is an Ontario-based endurance coach with a background in exercise science and physical education. He’s been coaching endurance sports for over twenty-five years after a successful collegiate career in cross country and track & field. He told me that most athletes who are training towards a 2025 race are familiar with term “SMART,” as it refers to goal-setting.
Adel Casey's installs push-button power door after resident's campaign

3 weeks ago | kcci.com | Ben Kaplan

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX. MEET AGAIN, MY FRIEND. WE MEET AGAIN. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. FOR NEARLY TWO AND A HALF YEARS NOW. KCCI HAS FOLLOWED ROBERT FISCHER’S NEVER ENDING COMMITMENT TO MAKE HIS HOMETOWN OF ADEL MORE ACCESSIBLE. IN JANUARY OF 2023, ROBERT GOT HIS FIRST BIG WIN WHEN THIS POST OFFICE OFF NILE KINNICK DRIVE DECIDED TO INSTALL PUSH BUTTON POWER OPERATED DOORS. NOW HE’S CELEBRATING ANOTHER VICTORY IN HIS FIGHT TO OPEN DOORS FOR EVERYONE.