James Patrick

Last week, The Netherlands was been hit by its first major snowstorm in a decade, as much as a foot of fresh snow fell in some areas.
The snowstorm was followed by bitter cold, allowing residents to venture out onto frozen ponds, lakes, and canals to do some ice skating...

Video shot by Chris Fitzmorris in Kenner, Louisiana, shows electrical power surging through the lines at the same time a transformer went down as a winter storm ripped through the state.
Thousands of people were without power across Louisiana as icy winter storms move across the state on Monday …

Isn’t it frustrating when you’re attempting to text a big ‘ol F-Bomb and your phone continuously auto-corrects it to ‘Duck’ or ‘Luck’ or ‘Thunderstruck?” Ok, that last one could be a stretch…

There’s been several reports and photos of a moose wandering around in Plymouth County, in Northwest Iowa. According to the DNR, the last time that a moose was reported in this area was in 2015.
The Iowa DNR says that now and then, a moose will wander into Iowa and they rarely stay lo…

On Tuesday night -- during the snowstorm -- an Iowa State Trooper caught a driver on I-35 driving 114 MPH.
The excuse for driving so fast? The driver was in a hurry to get back to college in Minnesota. 
Between 6 AM and 9 PM on Tuesday, 12/29, the Iowa State Patrol was called out t…

Netflix UK & Ireland examined the 2003 Christmas film Elf was made in a short documentary. The crew spoke with the director of photography and other members of the film crew to learn how certain scenes were filmed WITHOUT ACTORS.
The film grossed over $220 million wor…

This 'commercial' was made by the production company Maximum Effort — which is owned by actor Ryan Reynolds. The company's website states that they "make movies, TV series, content, and cocktails for the personal amusement of Ryan Reynolds and occasionally rel…

UPDATE 4:15 PM -- Winter Weather Advisory posted for Eastern Iowa.
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A blast of Winter Weather is heading towards Iowa late tonight into Tuesday. The National Weather Service in Des Moines says (as of 9am Monday):
Snow before 3am, then rain,…

Wow.
In the first game of the day at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls at the State Football Playoffs, it was the battle of unbeatens...and it was a battle of attrition.
In the eight-player game, Remsen St. Mary's defeated Montezuma, 108-94...

"A Christmas for Christmas"
FYI: Hallmark Christmas Movies began airing on October 24. In total, there will be 40 brand-new holiday movies — 23 on Hallmark Channel and 17 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries