Burlington, formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory, is celebrating its Coralville arrival with a significant donation. The national discount retailer's fifth Iowa location opens Friday, May 10 at 2515 Corridor Way, Suite 7, in the same strip mall that houses Petco, Michaels, and TJ Maxx. Burlington Stores have been around for more than 50 years, selling “low-priced brand name” ladies, men’s and kids apparel and accessories in addition to home décor. The business started by selling affordable coats out of a factory, later transitioning to a well-known department store. “Our...

Reece Smith finishes his Northwest Missouri State University career a perfect 4-for-4 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association outdoor meet. The former Garner-Hayfield-Ventura prep star captured the title of the event on his home Herschel Neil Track on Saturday, running 8 minutes, 48.85 seconds, and leads off this edition of the WEEKEND UPDATE of the best performances by Iowa-based collegiate and postcollegiate distance runners and triathletes. Smith has established himself as one of the all-time greats in Bearcats program history.

A work of environmental art by Mary Miss has evaded demolition — for now. A judge in the U.S. District Court in Des Moines on Friday granted her request for a temporary restraining order that would bar the Des Moines Art Center, the museum that commissioned the land art installation, from dismantling it. The museum maintains it has become a safety hazard and that the resources to repair it are not available. The decision, the Art Center said in a statement, amounts to “a court-ordered stalemate.” While the judge, Stephen...

Chicago Cubs fans caught a glimpse of Cade Horton, the organization’s top pitching prospect, in Des Moines on Saturday. And his outing could be the start of big things to come for the Cubs’ former first-rounder. The 22-year-old pitcher worked his way up through the lower levels of the minors before landing with the Iowa Cubs, and Horton earned his first triple-A start against the Omaha Storm Chasers on Saturday, May 4. “It’s a good feeling, just knowing I’m one step closer to the ultimate goal,” Horton said about his...

After Iowa received more rain and severe weather Monday night, the National Weather Service Des Moines issued flood warnings in the metro area. NWS Des Moines issued flood warnings for the following locations in effect Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon: Minor flooding is expected, and NWS encourages residents to take precautionary actions, like monitoring river and stream observations at water.noaa.gov. How much will rivers flood in Des Moines? At 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, the Raccoon River was at 11.2 feet, about a foot below flooding levels. Levels are expected to...

Lincoln-Way East’s Matthew Muehlnickel is starting to lose count of how many national developmental camps he has attended. He had to pause before answering. “I think it’s been four or five times,” he said. The 6-foot-4 junior outside hitter might have had trouble recalling that number, but he has a pretty strong memory of how tough the competition was. And how well he has performed. “It’s a great experience,” Muehlnickel said. “It’s definitely great for my development. I’m playing against the top players in the country, so it’s super intense,...

FARGO — The Fargo Force added to its USHL-record single-season win total with a 2-1 victory over Sioux Falls in the Force's final regular-season home game Friday before 4,742 at Scheels Arena. Fargo's 50th win of the season came behind two point nights from Mac Swanson and Jake Fisher and goalie Hampton Slukynsky's 37 saves. The Force broke the record with their 49th win at Des Moines last week. Swanson opened the scoring with a goal at 11:49 of the first period on an assist from Fisher. The Force's Harper...

The Lincoln Stars defeated Sioux City on Friday at the Ice Box, and then got some help from Cedar Rapids against Des Moines to secure a USHL playoff berth. Entering Friday, there were up to 10 different scenarios in which the Stars could either make or miss the playoffs with two regular-season games left. Lincoln took the most direct path, winning its game 2-1 and getting the result it needed in Cedar Rapids, where the RoughRiders beat the Buccaneers 7-4. Matthew Maltais got the Stars started on Friday, scoring a...

DES MOINES — An Iowa Supreme Court justice had recused himself from the appeal of a pending divorce case over claims he had an extramarital affair with the woman in the divorce more than a decade ago, according to court records. Iowa Supreme Court Justice Christopher McDonald granted an order to recuse himself in response to a motion filed by John Mordini, who is appealing the terms of a divorce proceeding with his ex-wife. John Mordini appealed a Polk County District Court’s decision April 9. In the motion asking for...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Another football team is coming to Cedar Rapids. This time it involves the largest women’s tackle football league in the world. The Cedar Raptors are the newest member of the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA). This will be the first semipro women’s football team in Cedar Rapids. In previous years, the only team in Iowa resided in Des Moines, the Iowa Phoenix. Quinton Ray and his wife, Bridget, were involved with the Phoenix, but wanted to bring a team to Cedar Rapids. “Too much travel led to the...