A tornado watch has been issued for Cass County and other counties in west-central and southwest Iowa by the National Weather Service until 9 p.m. today (Friday, April 26).
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Thursday that she said would help deliver services to military veterans and close a gap in eligibility for some Iowans with service-related disabilities.
DES MOINES – On a rainy Friday morning at Drake Stadium, area athletes competed in various events.
Audubuon: Edward Miller had an 18-hole round of 93 to lead Audubon at the Hal Rossow Invitational at Lake Panorama National Golf Course on Saturday.
A big part of the post-season puzzle has been solved for area schools, as assignments for track and tennis state qualifying events have been announced.
AUDUBON — The Audubon Community School District board approved a 5.1 percent pay increase total package for teachers during their meeting Monday night — all as determined by the new teacher pay bill that went through, according to school Superintendent Eric Trager.
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DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin scored on the power play during a five-goal, third-period outburst and the Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 6-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3 on Friday night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Edmonton's Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl continue to cause Los Angeles nightmares. As if that isn't enough, the rest of the Oilers' lineup is beginning to add to the Kin…
PHOENIX (AP) — Anthony Edwards hit a jumper late in the fourth quarter and snarled as he ran down the court, pounding his chest with his fist for emphasis as Minnesota pulled away for another …
EXIRA — The Audubon County Sheriff is investigating a case of breaking and entering that also resulted in a male who was stabbed on Friday, April 12.
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WEST DES MOINES — Many health risks — like sitting too much, eating unhealthy foods and smoking — can be avoided. Other health threats — like not being able to get certain prescription medicines — are out of our control and can wreak havoc.
The Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association are proud to announce the 15th Annual Iowa’s Best Burger Contest. Nominations will be taken from Monday, February 12 to Tuesday, March 12.
What would you do if you were given an extra day? How would you celebrate those extra moments? Would you start the day with a cup of coffee or a meditative walk watching the sunrise and ending with a great meal and a table full of loved ones at sunset? Would you make time to have lunch with …
AUDUBON COUNTY — It took almost three years but a new playground in the beach shelter area at Littlefield Recreation Area is in place.
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Airdrops of aid continued over the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, as the Israel-Hamas war continues. (AP video: Joeal Calupitan)
The head of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach has backed the World Anti-Doping Agency in a row over its handling of positive drug tests by 23 Chinese swimmers.
Tyrese Haliburton's game-winning basket lifted the Indiana Pacers to a 121-118 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday as Minnesota put Phoenix on the verge of elimination in the NBA playoffs.
Stretching their fingertips to the reddening sky, hundreds of yoga devotees rolled out their mats on the runway of Bangkok's main airport Saturday, practising their downward dog as early morning flights rumbled overhead.
A Colorado judge has sentenced a former paramedic to a jail work release program and probation in the death of Elijah McClain. Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison during his Friday sentencing after administering a dose of the sedative ketamine to McClain. The 23-year-old Black man had been stopped by police as he was walking down the street in 2019. Cooper was sentenced to four years of probation and 14 months in the jail work release program. The sentencing caps a series of trials that resulted in three convictions. Experts say the convictions would have been unheard of before 2020 protests over racist policing.
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The aid group Save the Children said there is nothing to support accusations of misconduct, speaking after Guatemalan prosecutors raided its offices in the Central American country looking for evidence of alleged abuse of migrant children.
It’s been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on its members is rapidly growing. Now that the Caribbean nation has new leaders, they’re under pressure to produce quick results despite a deep-seated crisis that has been years in the making. Haitians want security, food, jobs — and they want them now. Making Haiti safer is a priority. More than 2,500 people were killed or injured from January to March alone, and more than 90,000 have fled the capital of Port-au-Prince so far this year amid relentless gang violence. A police union official said on Friday that he council must prioritize security “above everything.”
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel for talks Friday seeking to push through a cease-fire agreement with Hamas and avert an Israeli offensive on Gaza’s town of Rafah — on the border with Egypt — which it warned could ruin regional stability, officials said.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians voted Friday in a moderate turnout in the second round of multi-phase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to galvanize voters with his assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics.
Who’d have thought that a week after the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament ended, that the spotlight would still be on the Iowa Hawkeyes?
There’s a number of of examples out there in sports over the weekend that redefined everything about sports.
It’s hard to tell whether the much-anticipated Iowa-LSU showdown in Monday’s Elite Eight game will stand as a classic for all time.
