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  • 1 week ago | kcci.com | Ophelie Jacobson

    HERE IN CENTRAL IOWA, THE DIOCESE OF DES MOINES IS CELEBRATING THE ELECTION OF POPE LEO THE 14TH. KCCI HAS AFFILIATE. JACOBSON TALKED TO FAITH LEADERS AND CHURCHGOERS HERE THIS AFTERNOON. AMELIA, THIS IS AN EXCITING DAY FOR ALL CATHOLICS. YEAH. BENTON STACEY HORST CERTAINLY IS. WHAT A JOYOUS DAY. HABEMUS PAPAM, WHICH IN LATIN MEANS WE HAVE A POPE. THOSE TWO WORDS HAVE BEEN REPEATED ACROSS THE WORLD BY MILLIONS OF CATHOLICS TODAY, AS THEY WELCOME THEIR NEW POPE. POPE LEO THE 14TH.

  • 1 week ago | news8000.com | Ophelie Jacobson

    STANHOPE, Iowa (KCCI) -- The owner of a local meat supplier is being charged with two felonies after allegedly mislabeling meat products and selling them to a restaurant. Wesley Zanker, 46, owns Stanhope Locker. According to court documents, he is charged with ongoing criminal conduct and first-degree fraudulent practice. Court records show he sold 6,894.6 pounds of cooked ring bologna, totaling $49,478.22 in cost to Whatcha Smokin BBQ & Brew in Luther.

  • 1 week ago | kcci.com | Ophelie Jacobson

    The owner of a local meat supplier is being charged with two felonies after allegedly mislabeling meat products and selling them to a restaurant.Wesley Zanker, 46, owns Stanhope Locker. According to court documents, he is charged with ongoing criminal conduct and first-degree fraudulent practice. Court records show he sold 6,894.6 pounds of cooked ring bologna, totaling $49,478.22 in cost to Whatcha Smokin BBQ & Brew in Luther.

  • 1 week ago | kcci.com | Ophelie Jacobson

    A local theater says it could soon have to cut back on some programming after learning a critical federal grant is being terminated at the end of May. Varsity Cinema opened in 2022 after years of renovations. It's run by a nonprofit organization called Des Moines Film. Executive director Ben Godar said two-thirds of their funding comes from revenue, while the other third comes from membership, donations and grants, including one from the National Endowment for the Arts.

  • 1 week ago | kcci.com | Ophelie Jacobson

    A Central Iowa business says they are celebrating "a win in the right direction" after a federal judge blocked Iowa vaping regulations from taking effect. , which was passed last year, would have required those products to have marketing authorization from the Food and Drug Administration between 2016 and 2020. The law was set to take effect in February, but it was put on pause after a group of vaping businesses and organizations sued the Iowa Department of Revenue in December.

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Ophelie Jacobson
Ophelie Jacobson @opheliejacobson
25 Apr 25

HAPPENING NOW: Simpson College students and faculty members are holding a vigil on campus this evening for president Jay Byers. “This loss is enormous for us as a campus.” @KCCINews https://t.co/WVT7MQ8LrU

Ophelie Jacobson
Ophelie Jacobson @opheliejacobson
23 Apr 25

REMEMBERING POPE FRANCIS: A Central Iowa family says they’re grateful to have met the Holy Father during a pilgrimage to Rome in 2020. Now, they say it’s up to them to carry on the pope’s legacy of love and care for the poor in their local Catholic community. @KCCINews https://t.co/Ejowc42Mx0

Ophelie Jacobson
Ophelie Jacobson @opheliejacobson
23 Apr 25

TEAM COVERAGE: @KCCINews is having so much fun at the Grand Blue Mile in downtown Des Moines! We’re bringing you all the details on all the action. Tune in! https://t.co/N3uJ8Z7b5X