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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 11

Iowa hosts Purdue Saturday night; schools audit shows $38M gap

Plus, Shelter House opens its winter shelter two weeks early, on Nov. 16.

The Good Day Iowa City team2 stories16 sources5 min read

HawkeyesTop story

No. 16 Iowa hosts Purdue at Kinnick on Saturday night as a 17.5-point favorite

Iowa enters with more wins and fewer losses than Purdue

7Overall wins3
2Overall losses6
4Big Ten wins2
2Big Ten losses4

Sources: KCCI, The Gazette

If you're headed to on Saturday, it's a night game on Military Appreciation Night. No. 16 Iowa (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) hosts Purdue (3-6, 2-4), and the Hawkeyes are a 17.5-point favorite, according to DraftKings. They've won eight straight night games at Kinnick.

  • Kickoff: Sat., Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m., Kinnick Stadium
  • TV: NBC. Stream: Peacock
  • Radio: 600 WMT AM in Cedar Rapids
  • Tickets: two together from $39 apiece on SeatGeek, as of Tuesday

Iowa climbed four spots to No. 15 in Tuesday night's College Football Playoff rankings after beating Wisconsin and Northwestern by a combined 54-10. Purdue's offense averages 29.4 points a game, but its defense gives up 32.3.

No. 15Iowa's spot in the latest College Football Playoff rankings

The Hawkeyes climbed four spots in the rankings released Tuesday night and are 7-2.

Source: KCCI

Since Kirk Ferentz arrived before the 1999 season, Iowa leads the series 13-8, with two straight wins. It's also the first time Iowa plays Purdue since Barry Odom became its head coach.

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Sign-ups for the Iowa Giving Crew's free Thanksgiving meals open Thursday at 9 a.m.

If your family could use a Thanksgiving dinner, or you'd like to help one get it, public registration opens at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, through the 's website. Meals are headed to areas including Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, Dubuque, Davenport and, new this year, the Mason City-Forest City area.

  • Cost to donate: $40 feeds a family of four
  • Meal pickup: Nov. 22, starting at noon, at Van Meter in Cedar Rapids and 5775 Tremont Ave. in Davenport
  • Sign-up: no income requirements for the public process
  • Menu: turkey from Fareway; sides from HACAP

376,000Iowans struggling with hunger, per Feeding America data

About a third of them are children, according to the data KCRG cites.

Source: KCRG

The group's goal is 2,750 meals. It provided 2,600 last year and 2,500 the year before. It started almost 10 years ago, when someone posted a buddy's cell phone number on Craigslist for anyone needing a Thanksgiving dinner. That group of friends has since fed more than 40,000 people. Eastern Iowans can donate anytime on the Giving Crew's website.

The Giving Crew aims to provide more meals than the past two years

Source: KCRG

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Two years ago2,500
Last year2,600
This year's goal2,750

News Notes

School audit

The Iowa City school district had almost $38 million less than it reported to the state in November 2025, a new audit shows. It puts the district's total across all funds at $24.5 million on June 30, 2025, in a district of about 14,400 students. The Gazette

The school district's audit and penalties by the numbers

$24.5 million
across all funds at the end of fiscal 2025
$517,828
in penalties for late federal payroll tax filings
14,400
students enrolled in the district, about

Sources: The Gazette, KCRG

School board

The Iowa City school board voted Tuesday to sell its Center for Innovation administration building, bought for nearly $9 million four years ago, and land on the city's southwest side. Directors also finalized the fiscal 2025 audit, which shows $517,828 in penalties for late federal payroll tax filings. KCRG

Winter shelter

If you know someone who needs a bed, 's winter shelter opens Mon., Nov. 16, at 5 p.m., two weeks early, with 45 beds at the GuideLink Center. Director of development and communications Christine Hayes said all beds will likely be full within days. KCRG

Housing data

Iowa City has launched an interactive dashboard tracking housing trends and the city's progress toward its housing goals. It combines U.S. Census data, city records, nonprofits and state agencies. The seven-slide dashboard also covers income-restricted housing units, Iowa City Housing Authority data and the homeless response system. KGANCorridor Business Journal

Arts leader

Hayley Crabb, now FilmScene's membership and development director, will be the first director of the , a position supported by the Iowa City Downtown District. She moves into the role on Feb. 1. Iowa City Press-Citizen

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Around Iowa

I-380

Construction on I-380 is expected to end within three months, and the southbound lanes at the Highway 30 interchange no longer cross over the highway. More work remains in the north segment between 120th Street and Highway 30, where the northbound stretch isn't in its final configuration yet. The Gazette

Kirkwood bond

Kirkwood Community College's $88 million bond referendum passed with 69.7% of voters in favor, surpassing the required supermajority. The money will support improvements in areas including industrial technologies, agriculture and hospitality. The Daily Iowan

Kirkwood's $88 million bond passed with 69.7% of the vote

69.7%of voters backed the Kirkwood bond

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The Wrap

Eight sculptures are tucked into Iowa City parks, from a colorful spiral twisting toward the sky to towering copper and metal pieces jutting toward the ground. Selected by the city's Public Art Advisory Committee, the Sculpture Showcase pieces stay up through July 2028. Art hunt, anyone? A park stroll just got a bonus.

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  1. Tues., Nov. 10Iowa City schools have no plan for $2.2M shortfall; UI drops cancer center
  2. Mon., Nov. 9Iowa City school board meets its superintendent search firm today
  3. Sun., Nov. 87 area teams reach football semifinals; Iowa women visit UConn
  4. Sat., Nov. 7Iowa women rout Eastern Illinois 80-39; Beckman wins first state title
  5. Fri., Nov. 6Beckman and Western Christian win state volleyball titles in Coralville
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Good Day Iowa Cityto me · Wed., Nov. 116:00 a.m.

Iowa hosts Purdue Saturday night; schools audit shows $38M gap

Plus, Shelter House opens its winter shelter two weeks early, on Nov. 16.

The TLDR

  1. No. 16 Iowa hosts Purdue at Kinnick Saturday, 6:30 p.m., on NBC
  2. Free Thanksgiving meal sign-ups open Thursday at 9 a.m.
  3. School audit: almost $38 million less than reported to the state
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