Like half of Iowa’s counties this year (this month, specifically), Crawford County turns 175 years old. KTIV did a story about the celebration and an abbreviated version aired on KCCI and KCRG. It mentions Abraham Lincoln’s Black Hawk War grant of land there; he also received land in Tama County.
I want to call attention to the logo behind the anchors right at the start. It was very clearly made with artificial intelligence. The number of stars white spots and stripes on the U.S. flag is correct, but the Iowa flag and its intricate centerpiece is abstracted. Most notably, though, “1851-2026” has a dash AND a star AND a bullet indicating the span between years.
There is a lot of stuff that is going to go into time capsules this year. If things are going to be made with artificial intelligence, I hope that’s noted for the historical record.