Saturday 19th July 2025

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Missy 8/9/2022 ADOPTED!!!

OUR KIX CRITTER OF THE WEEK, MISSY!

She came to the ARL from a farm who found her. She was not getting along with the cats so that is how she came to ARL. She is waiting for you to take this pretty girl home Missy would do well in a home with older children.

Missy is 10 month old shepherd mix who is

very sweet and does well with other dogs but she does not get along with cats or small animals.  Missy's adoption fee is $125, which includes her vaccines, microchip and various other treatments. If you are interested in Missy, please stop by the front desk or call 641-753-9046. Go see her at the ARL 

 

 
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Nashville Music Minute: How does Jon Pardi fly?

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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The List for Monday, August 8th 2022

Welcome to The List,

Anne Heche is in the hospital with severe burns, and in stable condition after crashing her car into a house on Friday.  Witnesses say she was speeding through L.A. late Friday morning, when she crashed her blue Mini Cooper into a garage at an apartment complex.  Residents tried to make her get out of the car, but instead, she backed up and tore off. Shortly after that she came to a "T" intersection . . . which she sped right through, crashing into the house, driving almost all the way through it, and causing a fire that basically destroyed it.  Luckily, the owner and her pets were uninjured. There's no word if she was under the influence.

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The latest to make their debut at the Grand Ole Opry last week, strangely enough was Motley Crue rocker Vince Neil…He got a sanding ovation…and then sang “Home Sweet Home” there is a video of him singing…he must have just woken up…

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Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson supposedly broke up because of their age difference.  Pete is 28 and Kim is 41 with four kids, and a source says they're just in different places in their lives..what a shame….

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Miranda Lambert's appearance at the WE Fest got canceled due to a rain and lightning storm.  Miranda quickly took to Twitter to urged everyone to stay safe.  The storm passed by the morning, and the festival was able to pick right back up the next day.

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When actors get to a certain level of fame and fortune, they can make all the demands they want.  And they take advantage of that privilege.  Here are some examples:

The Rock, Vin Diesel, and Jason Statham were to suffer "equal pain" in the "Fast and Furious" movies.  Oh, and none of them could lose when they fought each other. Tom Cruise won't allow his likeness to be used for action figures or video game characters.  Samuel L. Jackson must be allowed to golf at least twice a week.  And the production company has to pay for it and take him.

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 Luke Bryan's wife Caroline shared a pic of the family at Cedar Point amusement park, and wrote that Luke broke a finger and she twisted an ankle.  But she must've been kidding because Luke had to do a follow-up video saying he did NOT break a finger.

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Luke Bryan didn't get injured?

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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The List for Friday, August 5th 2022

Welcome to The List,

Lady A announced yesterday that they're canceling their Request Line tour so Charles Kelley can work on his sobriety.  The tour was supposed to start August 13th, but it's been postponed to next year. This isn't a new issue for Charles.  In 2019 he admitted to "drinking too much" and wrote about it in the song "Be Patient With My Love".  But this time he's attacking it head-on, and will surely be getting the help he needs. To show their support, the band is changing its name to Lady AA.

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Lady Gaga has made it official. She’ll be starring opposite Joaquin Phoenix in director Todd Phillips’ sequel to Joker, the Oscar-winning, $1 billion-grossing, 2019 Warner Bros. hit based on the DC villain. Called ‘Joker - Folie A Deux’ which is said to be a musical…is set to hit theaters October 4th of 2024

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It's International Beer Day!  According to people who voted on Ranker.com, the best country songs about beer include "Pop a Top" by Alan Jackson . . . "I Love This Bar" by Toby Keith . . . and "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" by Merle Haggard.

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It’s another Luke Combs story this time he  was performing in Atlanta when a fan named Skyla held up a sign that read:  “Long neck ice cold beer never broke my heart — But you did!!! Please be my husband or at least make a TikTok with me!!”  so, he made a TikTok….

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75,000 yellow rubber duckies were dumped into the Chicago River yesterday as part of the city's 2022 Chicago Ducky Derby. People adopt the ducks with the money going to Special Olympics Illinois.

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Universal Music says Jon Pardi is going to perform ''Last Night Lonely'' on ''The Tonight Show'' next Tuesday.

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Luke Bryan injured....again...

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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At The Movies for Thursday, August 4th 2022

Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames….

In theaters this weekend: ‘Bullet Train’

Bullet Train is a fun, delirious action-thriller from the director of Deadpool 2.  Brad Pitt headlines an ensemble cast of eclectic, diverse assassins – all with connected yet conflicting objectives – set against the backdrop of a non-stop ride through modern-day Japan.

https://youtu.be/0IOsk2Vlc4o

‘Bullet Train’ is Rated: R

Starring: Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock and Zazie Beetz

Get showtimes and information on private screenings at northgrandcinema.com.

‘At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen tomorrow during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.

I’m Jonathan Knight and we’ll see YOU ‘At the Movies’

‘At the Movies’ Thursday’s at 5:40 on Iowa's BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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The List for Thursday, August 4th 2022

Welcome to The List,

How cool would it be to live in a home you've seen on screen?  Well according to Zillow, it might cost you a pretty penny.  According to Zillow, Wayne Manor from the 1960s "Batman" show could cost you $14.9 million.  The "Happy Days" house would set you back $3.2 million . . . and the Brady Bunch house $4.5 million…

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A video was making the rounds of a 22-year-old dying man named Dalton.  He has less than one year to live.  And in the clip, he said his wish was to see Luke Combs in concert and go to Dollywood.   Luke Combs granted the wish.  He invited Dalton to his concert on Saturday, and they hung out before the show.  He also gave him an autographed a guitar.

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The National Enquirer claims Kevin Costner is allegedly desperate to keep from losing any more hair. A source tells the magazine, “He’s gone to great effort and expense to regain his full head of hair, but it’s time for another transplant procedure. He’s even hanging upside down to increase the blood flow of his hair follicles. But he still seems destined for the bald men’s club!”

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Garth Brooks dropped some big news during an interview with the "Fort Worth Star-Telegram".  When asked if he'd be interested in playing a local arena, he said, "Oh yeah.  This will be our last stadium tour." He'll continue to do shows, but things will be less structured.  He'll "pick spots" here and there but they won't be "clustered as a tour."

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Imagine dozing off on your flight to Hawaii and being woken up by Aquaman?  That happened to some lucky passengers on Hawaiian Airlines.  Jason Momoa dressed up as a flight attendant to hand out water bottles from his company Mananalu.  He was celebrating the company's partnership with Hawaiian Airlines…

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgxeNftL2SU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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If you're in need of a new pair of SANDALS, Kenny Chesney has your back . . . or FEET, I guess.  He's hawking a line of sandals on Reef.com.  Each pair costs $75 . . . but it's for a good cause.  Every sale helps support an organization that teaches young people about coral reefs and marine life

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Miranda Lambert trolled....

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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The List for Wednesday, August 3rd 2022

Welcome to The List,

Oscar and Tony-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal is officially set to star in ‘Roadhouse’ a reimagined take on the classic movie starring Patrick Swayze, for Amazon’s Prime Video. According to the studio, the new take stars Gyllenhaal as a former UFC fighter who takes a job as a bouncer at a rough-and-tumble roadhouse in the Florida Keys, but “soon discovers that not everything is what it seems in this tropical paradise.”

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We heard that Chris Stapleton's Outlaw State of Kind Fund was helping Eastern Kentucky flood victims, but that's only half the story.  Chris has been on the ground helping in every way possible. Somebody shared a photo of him posing with some law enforcement officers.  They wrote, "Chris wanted to help with anything, literally anything.  No job was too small or beneath him.  Someone else took a pic of him in Walmart buying supplies.

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Have you ever been enjoying a nice, peaceful walk, and then been rudely interrupted by . . . Tom Cruise doing daredevil stunts?  Probably not.  But that's what happened to a couple in the U.K.  They were out walking on a mountain when Tom arrived . . . on a helicopter at the top of mountain . . . to do a paragliding stunt. He apologized to them when he noticed them with their dog.  He said, "Sorry for disturbing your peaceful walk with all the noise.  I like your dog."  And then "See you later, folks" and then JUMPED OFF THE CLIFF.

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Tim McGraw is headlining Saturday's concert at Nashville's Music City Grand Prix.  You might see him driving too. “I’m hopin they’ll let me get in one of those cars, I doubt they’ll let me do that.  My people are lookin at me like no, no, no, because they know I want to.”  The self proclaimed adrenaline junky says he’s going to try his best though…

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Rumors about Brad Pitt retiring are not true.  Brad is clarifying that he's NOT retiring.  He's just going to be extra selective on the roles he plays since he's "past middle age." He’s keeping his eyes open for “What feels right for the next project”  His NEXT stop is ‘Bullet Train’ looks like a fun bad guy kinda movie.  Is in theaters Friday.

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Let's preface this next story  by saying that if you're ever too tired to drive, please pull over.  Here's why we mention it . . .researchers came up with the country songs that are most likely to put you to SLEEP, and there's actually some science behind it.  They compared the features of each song to different lullabies. At the top of the list, ‘Girl Crush’ by Little Big Town and Cam’s ‘Burning House” – two of Luke Combs songs made the list ‘Better Together’ and ‘Beautiful Crazy’...

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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