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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

5 months

Good morning, southern Kansas. Kept four winter coats and 15 hoodies from Fort Myers. Gloves. Gotta get gloves.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

Alliant: some employees are "working 18-hour days" and then going home to homes that are in the dark. That's a great reminder for all of us during these times.

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Chris Earl

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2 years

Eastern Iowa, I’ll see you down the road.

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Chris Earl

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6 years

If Nebraska could hang onto the ball as hard as they hang onto the 90s, they’d be up 21-3.

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Chris Earl

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4 years

This was Cedar Rapids. Tonight. 3rd Street and 1st Avenue East.

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Chris Earl

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2 years

Thank you to so many who have reached out today, acknowledging what I tried to offer here in Eastern Iowa for 14 years. Ready to craft a new course in Fort Myers/Cape Coral and the rest of Southwest Florida. I know… I’ll need sunblock by the gallon. - Chris

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Chris Earl

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3 years

Iowa is favored by 17 over Nebraska. Had no idea the Big Ten is doing spring football. I gotta get with it.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

I’ll miss the mornings and getting people ready to meet the day. I’m honored to join an incredibly professional and consistent evening news team.

KCRG-TV9

@KCRG

4 years

Chris Earl named co-anchor of KCRG-TV9's evening newscasts

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Chris Earl

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2 years

Taking a moment to savor the “lasts” here in Eastern Iowa. Last early Sunday morning run at sunrise. Okay, maybe second-to-last but assuming I’ll be wiped out after “the last” show choir this Saturday night. Thanks, CR friends, for these years. :)

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Chris Earl

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5 years

They were inconsistent, volatile and maddening much of the year. They were also thrilling, riveting and bizarrely clutch much of the year. Thank you, Hawks, for a memorable Sunday.

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Chris Earl

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2 years

Fort Myers Beach tonight as we all watch Ian.

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Chris Earl

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1 year

@MikeBeauvais 1998 Norm was Peak Norm. Between the ESPYs and the Courtney Throne-Smith appearance on Conan.

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Chris Earl

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4 years

I'm living the same battle as 130,000 others here in Cedar Rapids are. Our city is in a crisis. Every day, I'm out in CR, driving the city, gathering video. I see thousands of people - sweating under the sun - w/o power and w/o clarity on what to do next.

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Chris Earl

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5 years

This month marks 20 years since Iowa men's basketball and Dr. Tom Davis parted ways. Davis' NCAA tournament record: 13-9 from 1987-99. In the 20 years since, Iowa has won three NCAA men's tournament games, going 3-5.

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Chris Earl

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2 years

Unloaded - NOT unpacked. But we made it. :). Time to make shrimp and eggs.

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Chris Earl

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5 years

Constantly hear “keep the best and brightest in Iowa”. Ponder this: an Iowa HS student with a 32 ACT/3.8 GPA will pay less in tuition (after merit) at Nebraska-Lincoln and U. of Arizona than (after merit) at Iowa or Iowa State.

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Chris Earl

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3 years

@BethMalicki I’ve been in this business 26 years. On-air for 25. I’ve never received a negative call, email, letter, FAX, Telex, Western Union or telegram about a suit or shirt I’ve worn. Not one. This is what women in TV news deal with constantly. Think about it.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

Woke up to this today from a student in Ames. My own son. The person whom I drove around for years to all of his events. This is how this Iowa State student thanks me. We’ll see how tonight turns out.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

8 years

Best story you'll see today in Iowa. Promise. It's from John Campbell, after all.

Show of sportsmanship between two cross-country runners in eastern Iowa

Two high school cross-country athletes showed sportsmanship at a recent meet.

www.kcrg.com

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Chris Earl

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2 years

North Fort Myers. Corner of Pondella and Cleveland. Willie Ray’s Q Shack of Cedar Rapids is up and running. PLEASE get the word out. Ribs ready at 1 pm Sunday. Everyone is welcome. No charge, of course. @Fox4Now @MCFick

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

7 years

I haven't been this jazzed about Iowa putting up 45 points since Lickliterball.

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Chris Earl

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4 years

Today feels like I'm in the last day of school but everyone else at work has to go to summer school. I'll be on evenings 5/6/10, starting Monday. Thanks to all of you for being along for the journey.

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Chris Earl

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1 year

There aren’t many college athletes left that I can say I covered but Ashley Joens at City High in Iowa City was one. She left it out there for @CycloneATH for years. Applause for all you did on the court there. Ready to see what’s next.

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@JackLido

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Ashley Joens may have built the most impressive legacy in Iowa State history. No one in this state will forget her. Ashley, we've been blessed to watch you play too. Courtesy: NCAA

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

3 years

One of the oddest parts is seeing random players popping in and out of the corn stalks.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

After three days of flying drones throughout Cedar Rapids, I suppose I may be getting numb to all of the trees down (our house), no power (our house) and seeing thousands of people in the streets, dusk-to-dawn, sawing and cutting branches. Beth captures it here.

Beth Malicki

@BethMalicki

4 years

I’m getting concerned that the damage from a storm system called “derecho” isn’t getting much national news coverage. THIS MATTERS. Why? Money and help follow news coverage. This isn’t a few trees down and the inconvenience of power out. It’s like a tornado hit whole counties.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

5 years

We cover 22 counties in E. Iowa. We've had tornadoes push through Iowa, Johnson, NE Iowa counties tonight. This may interrupt TV shows as we're keeping people informed (and safe). 50 states - some don't have tornadoes. Moving trucks are always available for rental.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

We are about as “all good” as it gets. Shutters held. House held. One of the fortunate ones. :)

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

An adventurous stretch comes to an end. Tomorrow, I’ll start a new chapter at @Fox4Now here in SWFL. Likely working and learning behind-the-scenes for a week. Studying maps, researching area history, keeping Waffle House intake in-check. Thank you, friends.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

3 years

Apparently, a gas station from 1979 will soon open in Cedar Rapids. Haven’t seen that logo in a while. Maybe with Coca-Cola served in those tall, glass bottles?

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

Let’s conquer this Cedar Rapids hill one final time… then back to moving furniture and packing boxes. Make a wish. Take a chance. Make a change. And breakaway.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

It’s easy to be discouraged or even cynical during this season. Tonight’s video graduation for @CRKennedyHigh was one of the most well-done, heartwarming productions I’ve ever watched. This matters. Your efforts matter.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

3 years

That is all.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

1 year

One year in SWFL. One year since packing up the Penske in Cedar Rapids. What an experience. We survived Ian and now covering the rebuilding one of the most beautiful places on the planet. To many more.

Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

Eastern Iowa, I’ll see you down the road.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

Absolutely we’re going green and gold today at work, @CRKennedyHigh

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

Carly, you could attempt this 500 times in a row and it won’t be as awesome as this. Former Linn-Mar and Truman State freshman makes SportsCenter. Bravo!

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

To these young men and their families. Thank you for giving me so much joy. We’ll never know how the final chapter turned out for the ‘20 class. Every game is burned in my mind. I would give almost anything to watch you all play just one more game.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

1,500 miles to Fort Myers. Some stops are mandatory.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

When you see a person in a full-on @KrisMurray24 jersey at a Publix in Cape Coral at 8 am loading up on green cupcakes, it is most definitely Iowa Hawkeye game day.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

6 years

Pondering the socially-acceptable hour to start snowblowing. I do live on a street that is part of what I call the SMML - the Saturday Morning Mowing League - where the first “game” has been known to start before 8:15 am...

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

@MikeTrombley21 @MLB I could totally see that. That’s hilarious.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

3 years

If the temps in Cedar Rapids hit 100 degrees this summer, I will offer to anchor the 4 p.m. newscast that day while treading water at Noelridge or Cherry Hill for the entire hour. I'll use paper scripts. Can even white balance the cameras off my arms.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

Proud Dad moment. Congratulations, Sam.

Kennedy Men's Soccer

@JFKSOCCERCRIA

4 years

Congratulations to our own @samearl0 on his award of being named a United Soccer Coaches HS Scholar All-American. Such a great honor for an awesome young man who has represented our program well for four years. Congrats Sam!! #COMMIT

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Chris Earl

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2 years

Guess which person in this picture spent 47 years in the Midwest? Honored to be on the second day at @Fox4Now here in SWFL. Working behind-the-scenes in these opening days and ready to get out there with @nadeenyanes in a week.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

I write as a parent of two at Kennedy High School. Not as someone who covered CRCSD. Superintendent Noreen Bush always had the best interests of the students in mind. She served with distinction. With honor. May her family and those she touched find peace in her legacy.

Jason Kline

@CRKennedyHigh

2 years

You were the greatest leader. The best mentor. The most compassionate person. You showed us all how to be better. No matter your situation, you gave us all hope. No matter the struggles and difficulties the job threw at you, you led. Rest in eternal peace, friend.

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Chris Earl

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2 years

I’ll miss @KwikTrip (Kwik Star in Iowa) and battling this devil/angel relationship every day. See you next time.

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Chris Earl

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8 years

On the police scanner: "Caller says neighbor is mowing very loudly and they cannot hear the Iowa game."

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Chris Earl

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4 years

Day 4. Working on my damage in the morning. Helping report on yours the rest of the day. Stay strong, friends. We’re in this together.

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Chris Earl

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2 years

2009: Iowa 15, Michigan State 13. The @McNutt7wr (Hi Marvin!) Game. That entire final drive for Iowa was like watching a teenager learn how to drive a stick. But the winning TD was straight out of EA Sports “WR Slant” — the go-to for millions of gamers.

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Chris Earl

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2 years

The only sight better than a Steak n Shake open at midnight is a Steak n Shake open at midnight surrounded by palm trees.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

7 years

Why @UWMadison is special. Strive to be excellent in academics AND athletics. Try and do it the right way. UW isn't perfect but, regardless of worldview, many of us who graduated from there want to make our world a little better.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

5 years

Hot Take: Kurt Warner's journey from UNI to SB champ/HOF may be the NFL's most remarkable "out of nowhere" story. Nick Nurse -- from UNI to coaching in England to the D-league to the NBA to winning in his first year as HC. Greatest NBA coaching "out of nowhere" story?

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

3 years

With the original field past right field.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

Iowa-2 Update. URGENT. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) 49.95%. Rita Hart (D) 49.87%. 196,769 to 196,487. That's a difference of fewer than 300 votes. Yes... every vote does matter.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

Any of us think... five years ago... Iowa State would win a major bowl? Culture matters. Detail matters. Having a vision matters. In anything, whether football, food service or fencing. Well done, Cy.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

I’ve run into more Iowa fans today on Sanibel than I usually see at Carver-Hawkeye during the non-conference schedule.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

@Super70sSports I was convinced this would have been the best video game ever. Pick your celebrity. Chose three routes, one of them two-lane highway, and floor it.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

5 years

So proud of you.

sam

@samearl0

5 years

I’m honored to announce my commitment to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville to continue my soccer and school careers! I’d like to thank my family, friends, teammates, and coaches for enabling me to succeed over my career. Go Pioneers! ⛏🔶🔵

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

Norway, Iowa. St. Michael’s Catholic Church. Without its steeple. One cannot get into Norway from north or south. The roads are closed off. @KCRG

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

Whomever invented the “Add 30 Sec.” microwave button should be held in the same echelon as the wheel and the light bulb.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

6 years

Um... yeah... If you could get those TPS reports together, that would be great.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

5 years

A major part of my job is getting people started on their days - positively. I love doing this. Yet today is a battle to work through the news. Dead kids. Way too many stories about dead kids today. Violence. Hot cars. Abuse/neglect. Do better, society. Do. Better.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

3 years

It's... been a day. Thank you for being here as we've been working to confirm the events that surround us today. Back tomorrow. Be good to each other. - Chris

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

Another tornado will approach. So will floods. Those hard days. You’ll push through. You always do. Eastern Iowa, your kindness this week has been inspiring. I’ll try and pass it forward. “Nothing you confess, could make me love you less.”

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

1 year

I played three sets of tennis this morning and the LSU coach was on the court more than I was today.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

A perfect Sunday run/walk on the trail. Estimating I probably racked up 12,000 miles on the streets, sidewalks and trails of Cedar Rapids, since ‘08. Mostly walking in these years. The best way to really “know” a city is to use your feet in the neighborhoods.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

State of Iowa cancels K-12 schools for remainder of the school year. Also, spring HS sports in Iowa are officially cancelled.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

3 years

When you get off the set and a Dolly’s Party Bus is waiting for you, perhaps you did have a decent newscast.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

From @BethMalicki . She spoke with Cedar Rapids Fire Chief Greg Smith. 1,600 homes damaged from Monday's storm. 1,090 homes are assessed as not livable. @KCRG

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Chris Earl

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4 years

When a man you’ve never met shows up with a chainsaw, that’s a better start to the day than you thought. Thank you, “Jim from Stoney Point”.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

6 years

Wow. @KCRG_FirstAlert

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

5 years

Hearing Gary Dolphin read that in-game spot where he says “Aloha, Beaches” is its own level of high comedy.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

Eleven years ago, Kenyon and I were doing basketball games on KCRG 9.2. Long drives at times — we talked about the dreams we had for our children — our sons and daughters roughly the same age. It is SO wonderful to see their dream realized tonight.

Kings on NBCS

@NBCSKings

2 years

Keegan Murray says the Kings are getting a winner 🙌

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Chris Earl

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4 years

Cedar Rapids Schools: New start date for school. September 21. Middle/high school students will be ALL ONLINE, except for Metro. Elementary will be in-person/online.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

What a sensational win for Iowa! Made the struggle to overcome a 66-degree afternoon a little easier.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

Imagine a game-show host who championed a culture of knowledge and curiosity. Who treated the pursuit of impeccable knowledge as a noble pursuit. Who inspired countless millions to study. To pay attention. To not be ashamed to learn. Alex Trebek leaves that legacy.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

When “5150” and solo David Lee Roth are jamming in your ears, even racking these up isn’t too treacherous.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

Six years as a show choir parent at @CRKennedyHigh . Thank you to the educators, the parents, the volunteers and the students. As we depart for Florida, I’ll take these Saturdays all throughout Iowa with me. “I just want to be a kid.”

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

I'll be anchoring @KCRG with @TaylorHoltTV at 5:30 & 10 p.m. Latest power outage numbers: 79,000+ Alliant customers without power (45,000+ in Linn County). 3,000+ MidAmerican and 1,500 REC customers without power. We're on Day 7. Stay strong. Be kind. - Chris

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

3 years

Yes... @vanillaice just followed me. Best Monday I can remember in a while. Must be from attending the 1/14/91 show in St. Louis at the American Theatre. (The fact I can remember this date, off the top of my mind, should disturb all.)

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

@Super70sSports Nolan Richardson is a treasure and he’s “seen a lot”. National title. Elite coach all over the sport. Also seen plenty of tragedy, has buried two of his children. A man like him had a perspective deeper than most of us.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

3 years

And that ends that. 9-8 the final. Not Iowa-Wisconsin football but White Sox ends it with a walkoff. What a show!

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

Just got passed by a car on 380. Tennessee plates. Shelby County. In a few days, a $75 hello will hit that Memphis mailbox. He will soon find no grace in this land, not under the 380 speed cameras.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

5 months

Happy Friday. I'm so excited to tell you I'll soon be joining @KAKEnews , covering Wichita and southern and western Kansas. I'll anchor and report, working nights alongside @Deb_Farris , @JayPraterKAKE , @sullyengles and the rest of the team at KAKE. See you soon!

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

Wisconsin. Iowa State. At this moment, does it really matter? Thinking of all of you back in Iowa and Wisconsin.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

Made it to Florida. As I unload the truck, I wish I had THIS guy helping. He knew how to unload a truck. #1983reference

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Chris Earl

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2 years

The perfect day? Morning here. Evening here.

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

4 years

Thank you, John Campbell, for the excellent story on the life of Steve Staker:

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KCRG | Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, Dubuque | News, Sports and Weather

www.kcrg.com

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Chris Earl

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3 years

@NYMammoths Three channels. Three choices. This was one of them.

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Chris Earl

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4 years

We will get through this.

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Chris Earl

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3 years

For one day, like the “old days” in sports for me. Talking with the extremely entertaining Liam Hendriks (White Sox reliever) about his days pitching against the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2009.

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Chris Earl

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4 years

Lots of crews in Marion working on South 11th Street and Grand. 11th is closed off. @KCRG

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Chris Earl

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4 years

CRCSD Superintendent Noreen Bush to the seniors in the Class of 2020: "We will take care of you in the months to come." @KCRG

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Chris Earl

@chrisearlkansas

2 years

@Super70sSports Upper left. Little People police station with the jail. There were serious overcrowding issues, even in the 70s as Little People crime was rampant but not enough public support for a SuperMax facility to go up near Little People Regional Airport.

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Chris Earl

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4 years

On FEMA and the derecho, @BethMalicki asked, "is this a FEMA disaster?". Linn County Emergency Management director Steve O'Konek agrees that it is. "The perception is that we're not getting the resources in here fast enough."

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Chris Earl

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4 years

CR News Conference. Alliant Energy said it has done "ten months' work" in ten days to get power back on in Eastern Iowa.

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Chris Earl

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2 years

IA -> FL Road Trip 1. What did we learn? That pressure to get to a Nashville Discount Tire within 75 minutes of closing time makes a man efficient. The Waffle House Philly scrambler always works. For 25 cents, you, too, can rediscover the aromas of 1992 in Georgia.

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Chris Earl

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4 years

Alliant Energy: 90% of our customers WILL have power by Tuesday at midnight. From the governor's news conference. Strong statement. "We are working day and night to make power available even faster."

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Chris Earl

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4 years

@TevinWooten

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Chris Earl

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2 years

Some realities for my life here in SWFL. I will sweat a lot. I will wear this hat a lot. And I’ll always stop for shrimp pizza at the @QualityLifeC in Fort Myers. Thank you @ShariSimonne for showing me “your world”.

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Chris Earl

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2 years

It’s the little moments right now. :)

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Chris Earl

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2 years

Let’s take the Smiling Kernel out to the beach on a Saturday morning.

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