Hi. I’m JP. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been rockin’ and rollin’ the radio waves for over 20 years. The top thing that I’ve noticed about growing older is that everything starts reminding you of something. Both good and bad, but there's always a link to that memory --- and nothing does it more than music. When I’m not preoccupied with consuming delicious IPAs, you’ll find me either, 1.) Taking a nap, or 2.) Rockin’ from 3-7 every weekday. Crank it up!
James Patrick
Kevin Costner Says ‘Field of Dreams’ Site is “Perfect”
If you Built it, He Will Come
Iowa Native is Home Plate Umpire in Tonight’s ‘Field of Dreams’ Game
Tonight, for the first time in history, a Major League Baseball game will be played amongst the cornfields of Iowa. Fittingly, the man calling balls and strikes is a native of Iowa.
Best METEOR SHOWER of the year PEAKS TONIGHT in Iowa!
The Perseids are often one of the strongest and brightest meteor showers!
Multiple Asteroids to Zoom by Earth Within the Next Week
Just like how we're being treated to multiple Meteor Showers this week, the same can be said for Asteroids.
Soaring by Earth this weekend (July 31) will be Asteroid 2019 YM6 at a speed of around 30,100 miles per hour (or over 8 miles per second).
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Petition for Hot Dogs & Buns to be Packaged in the Same Quantity
Heinz has started a petition to get companies who make hot dogs and hot dog buns to start packaging their product in the same quantity.
Hot dogs traditionally come in packs of ten while most buns are sold in eights. According to Food & Wine, Heinz wants 10 to become the universal standard for hot dog buns in a package.
As of ...
Iowa has the Most Disc Golf Courses per Capita in the U.S.
Disc Golf continues to be one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. Iowa currently has 311 disc golf courses with a population of just over 3 million – that’s the most per capita in the United States. That number is catching up to the number of regular Golf Courses in the state with 394.
If you ...
Chinese Rocket is Falling to Earth, Seen in Iowa
A giant chunk of a Chinese rocket that launched on April 29 is zipping around Earth in low orbit — and no one is for sure where it will land.
The core of the 22.5-ton rocket will reenter Earth sometime soon and is nearly 100-feet long and over 16-feet wide...
The Caves at Maquoketa Caves State Park Reopen Thursday 4/15
The caves at the 370-acre Maquoketa Caves State Park will reopen to the public after bat hibernation season ends on April 15. The caves are closed annually from Oct. 15 to April 15 to protect hibernating bats.
Combined with bat hibernation and the COVID-19 pandemic, the caves have been closed for over one year...
Pepsi and Peeps Have Created a Marshmallow Beverage
Pepsi is making a limited edition of Peeps-flavored Pepsi called “Pepsi x Peeps.”
Personally, I think they missed a golden opportunity to call this beverage “Peepsi.”
What does it taste like? Probably what you imagine it would: the taste of a Pepsi with the "pillowy-soft and sweet" marshmallow flavor of Peeps...
Woman Gets Stuck On T-Rex, Calls 911 (Photo)
A woman in Granger, Washington, climbed to the top of a T-Rex statue at Hisey Dinosaur Park. Apparently, she became frozen with fear of falling or perhaps she was genuinely scared of the prehistoric creature. Regardless, someone heard the woman’s pleas for help and called 911...