Four seconds left, just two yards away. After an all-game shootout, the Bears had one final chance to close the book on an improbable ending. They fell just short.
The rumors are true, KRUI likes music! 2025 was a crazy year all around, and even crazier, we here at KRUI actually listened to lots of albums this year. We’ve picked out eleven of our favorite albums from this year to share, and explore together.
It’s December 29, 2025, and if you can believe it, we here at KRUI actually listened to music throughout the whole year! From pop superstars, to indie legends, to the fresh Bandcamp up-and-comers, we’ve picked out nine of our favorite songs released this past year to share and explore together.
Cursive and a duo AJJ regale us with the pride, waste, and consuming everything until the very end, finishing out their 2025 tour at The Raccoon Motel in Davenport.
Spanning 7 venues across 7 days, Transitions, the New Years Eve celebration by AURIS PRESENTS, in downtown Chicago has cultivated a lineup of the biggest names spinning records and electronica today. From December 26 – January 1st, Chicagoland will be ablaze as it welcomes the likes of 70 artists and a 21-hour marathon to ring in the new year at Outset. Here are the highlights coming this week to Chicago.
An overtime thriller, a stadium on edge, and a Bears team pushed to its limit. From the moment the clock hit zero to the final snap in OT, this one had everything. And it might say more about this team than just a win.
KRUI Sports Staffer Sam Frye Kienzle discusses the bad month of December for the Iowa Hawkeye football team.
KRUI Sports Staffer Cody Goodwin offers his bracket of teams that deserve a shot at the national championship in 2011
KRUI Sports Staffer Cody Goodwin offers his bracket to solve the national championship dilemma (Part 2 of “What We All Want: The 2011-2012 BCS Playoff Scenario”)
KRUI Sports Staffer Sam Kienzle informs you on Iowa’s Insight Bowl opponent, Oklahoma, and gives his insta-grades for the Big Ten’s bowl games
Iowa bounces back for its first road win at Purdue after a dreadful first-half loss to Michigan State, by Sam Kienzle KRUI Sports
KRUI Sports staffer Samuel Frye Kienzle delivers parcels of information on Iowa vs. Michigan State
KRUI Sports staffer Samuel Frye Kienzle observes the performances of former Hawkeyes in the NFL
KRUI Sports staffer Sam Kienzle enters the haunted house and shares a bit of reaction to Iowa’s loss at Minnesota. Beware.
KRUI Sports staffer Sam Kienzle brings readers up to speed on the state of Minnesota football and tidbits on Saturday’s Floyd of Rosedale contest.
KRUI Sports Reporter Sam Kienzle talks about Marvin McNutt’s career day.
