Ames police wear oven mitts to beat the heat

Published: Aug. 24, 2023 at 12:40 PM CDT
AMES, Iowa (CNN) - When it’s so hot it feels like an oven, why not dress the part?
A police officer in Ames is poking fun at the heat by wearing oven mitts as a joke.
The city has a new record high for August 23 after hitting about a hundred degrees.
It’s so hot some schools are canceling classes and a local ice cream shop is closed until Friday. The owners of the ice cream shop say they’re worried the heat could break their outdoor cooler.
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