James Patrick

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!

Canadian Wildfires Bringing Smokey Skies to Iowa

The wildfires in Canada have sent giant plumes of smoke into the sky and it has drifted into the Midwest. The wildfire smoke is not expected to cause air quality issues at the surface, but you'll likely notice a hazy quality to our skies over the next several days, including beautiful sunrises and sunsets...

Taxidermists Are Turning Deer Butts into Sasquatch Heads

If you come from a family of hunters, having mounted deer heads on the wall is a typical thing you’d see on a wall of your home. But you rarely see other parts of the deer’s body. Apparently, there are taxidermists out there who are turning deer butts into sasquatch/monster heads. Present...

Asteroid the Size of Two Football Fields Will Zoom by Earth This Week

This "potentially hazardous asteroid” heading our way on Thursday night is not supposed to hit Earth. Well, that’s good. Asteroid 441987 (2010 NY65), is more than two football fields across (218 yards) and is traveling at just under 30,000 miles per hour. Accordi...

Facebook Takes Down Official Page for French Town of “Bitche”

The Facebook page for a small town in France named, Bitche, was taken down on March 19 after the social media’s AI apparently must have deemed the town’s name “Vulgar.” However, Bitche was not notified of its deletion or given a reason for its disappearance...

See ya, Frosty! The Snow in Iowa is Nearly Gone!

On February 23rd the deepest snow depth in the state was 24” in Western Iowa at Little Sioux. Two weeks later, on March 9, the deepest snow is down to just 5.7” in Winthrop. Nationally, only 17.2" of the United States has snow on the ground (as of 3/9)...

Man Gets Driver’s License Photo Taken With Half Beard

A Wisconsin man wanted to have a little fun when he renewed his driver's license last month. 34-year-old, Peter Woods, featured a half-beard and half-mustache when he had his photo taken at the DMV in February. He told The Patch: If I'm going to look at my license for the next eight years, I might as well get a laugh out of it...

USA has Most Snow Coverage Since Records Began

The amount of snow encompassing the United States this week is wild. As Iowans, we are accustomed to dealing with deep drifts and bitter cold every winter. But other parts of the nation are not. As of 2/16, 73% of the country had snow on the ground... Read More ...

Strange Blue Dogs Have Mysteriously Appeared

A pack of strange blue dogs have suddenly appeared in Russia. Photos of the dogs taken near the city of Dzerzhinsk, located around 230 miles east of Moscow, have gone viral. The Moscow Times says the dogs may have been exposed to chemicals at a nearby abandoned factory that produced plexiglass and hydrocyanic acid, giving their fur the glowing blue color ...

Bicycle With Circular Saw Blades as Tires

An engineer with The Q removed the bike tires and the spokes from a bicycle and fitted it with circular saw blades. Would you call this an ICEcycle? He then took the machine out onto a frozen lake to test it out.

Simple Trick To Stop Your Phone From Autocorrecting the F-Word

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, but it’s the longest word that ends in ‘uck’ that I could think of...