Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds attended Dance Marathon this morning to read Gov.Terry Branstad’s proclamation making Feb. 4 “For The Kids Day” in Iowa. Branstad and Reynolds were both scheduled to appear, but Branstad was reportedly absent due to sickness. Reynolds spoke to dancers in the Main Lounge for a few minutes just before 11 [...]

A group of young girls flocked to a corner of the Nickelodeon family room this morning. This year’s Miss Iowa, Jessica Pray had just arrived. “I’m just going to enjoy myself and meet with the kids and families who go through so much,” said Pray, who attended the University of Iowa last year. “It’s such [...]

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The children are back on the dance floor, and they’re in charge now. They were in complete control of the music between 9 and 10 a.m. Dance Marathon “kiddos” chose their favorite songs to be played in the Main Lounge as part of KISS Country 96.5 Live Kids’ Show Hour. The children’s playlist has been [...]

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Hundreds of hungry and tired dancers crowd the River Room for their first meal since 2 a.m. Dancers scarf down their meals while huddle around tables with no chairs. But before dancers can head back to the Main Lounge, they must first get past a row of operations committee members. Dance Marathon partnered with the [...]

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Junior Katelyn Shany said she’s cutting her hair so others don’t have to face what she did. Shany participated in the annual Locks for Love event at the Big Event. Though Shany said goodbye to eight inches of hair Saturday morning, this isn’t the first time she has cut her hair for the fight against [...]