Gazette Daily News Podcast, Oct. 11

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This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, Oct. 11th.

According to the National Weather Service, we can expect showers and possibly a thunderstorm today. The high will be near 65. Winds from the northeast 10 to 15 mph then from the northwest in the afternoon, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Rainfall amounts up to one inch are possible. Then tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. The low should be around 52.

Former President Donald Trump came to Iowa Saturday for a rally attended by thousands at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. It was his first public appearance in Iowa since just before the 2020 election. During more than two hours of remarks at Saturday night’s rally, Trump showed no indication he has any intention of relinquishing his assault on those 2020 election results with his false claims of voter fraud. Early in his remarks he claimed that the election was “rigged.” Gov. Kim Reynolds, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and former acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker all spoke earlier in the event.

The Hawkeyes moved to No. 2 in the Associated Press Poll following their nail-biting 23-20 win over Penn State Saturday. It’s their highest ranking in the AP Poll since the 1985 season when Iowa was ranked No. 1 for all of October. With 6:26 left in the game, Spencer Petras threw a touchdown pass to Nico Ragaini who, despite being hit by an Penn State linebacker, landed on the inside of an end zone pylon for the score.

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