
Jodi Long
Anchor and Reporter at KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA)
@KCCINews Anchor / Reporter. Believer ✝️ Wife. Mommy of two. Award winning journalist and tv news anchor.
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1 week ago |
kcci.com | Jodi Long
The killing of an unarmed Black man by a white police officer in Minnesota ignited a nationwide racial reckoning in 2020. Iowans responded with their voice and with their actions. The moment was the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement in Des Moines, which is now the Black Liberation Movement, according to its website. BLM told KCCI the city of Des Moines has undergone many changes since the 2020 uprising, but doesn't feel all of those changes are positive.
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2 weeks ago |
kcci.com | Jodi Long
Five years have passed since the death of George Floyd. The Black man killed in police custody in Minneapolis in 2020 became a symbol for racial justice around the country. When Anthony Pawnell remembers that day, he still feels anxious.
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2 weeks ago |
kcci.com | Jodi Long
THAT IN OUR NEWSROOM TODAY, A SINGER AND SONGWRITER FROM DES MOINES IS LOOKING FOR HER BIG BREAK IN THE BIG APPLE. SHARON CALLISTER IS HEADING TO NEW YORK CITY NEXT WEEK. SHE RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO PERFORM AT THE ICONIC APOLLO THEATER. HAVE YOU ALL ALONG? BOONE TRAIN WILL SING DURING AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE APOLLO. BUT GET THIS THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME SHE’S BEEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT. SHARON WAS A CONTESTANT ON NBC’S THE VOICE BACK IN 2018.
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3 weeks ago |
kcci.com | Jodi Long
The southeastern Iowa town of Bloomfield is surrounded by farmland, yet in the heart of a desert. Kelly Lynch calls it home. "I've always had a sense of home. It's like comfort to me," said Lynch, an attorney at Lynch Law Offices in Bloomfield. The rural community serves as the Davis County seat. The county is one of 46 legal deserts in Iowa. Lynch is one of three full-time private attorneys in the entire county.
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3 weeks ago |
wcvb.com | Jodi Long
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa is celebrating its first official bilingual troop.Troop 535 was recognized and celebrated at the organization's annual Inspiring Women of Iowa luncheon.Nearly 80% of the young girls in the group speak Spanish as their first language."In Des Moines alone, more than 25 percent of the school-aged students speak Spanish at home," said troop leader Marlu Abarca.
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