President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued a major disaster declaration for areas of Iowa that were hit by tornados and severe weather in late April, approving a request from Gov. Kim Reynolds.
A blood drive in Elk Horn will be held on May 21 at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall from 11:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. To schedule an appointment, contact Cindy Fredericksen at 712-249-4582 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter ElkHornIa and make an appointment online.
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IOWA CITY – With the retirement Monday of Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder, the Hawkeye athletic department didn’t have to look too far to find her successor.
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IOWA CITY – With the retirement Monday of Iowa women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder, the Hawkeye athletic department didn't have to look too far to find her successor.
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HARLAN – After two weeks of rain outs, Shelby County Speedway finally got in the season’s points night kicked off.
A blood drive in Elk Horn will be held on May 21 at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall from 11:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. To schedule an appointment, contact Cindy Fredericksen at 712-249-4582 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter ElkHornIa and make an appointment online.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued a major disaster declaration for areas of Iowa that were hit by tornados and severe weather in late April, approving a request from Gov. Kim Reynolds.
The Greely Tip Tops 4-H Club met at Twin Construction and conducted a short business meeting on April 14. Following the meeting, the club broke into five groups to create flower planters. First, the groups used drills to drill screws into wood to make the frame of the flower planter. Secondl…
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The New York Giants will make their "Hard Knocks" debut this year on the long-running HBO docuseries, the network announced Wednesday. "Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants" will premiere on July 2. The Giants are preparing for their 100th season. The franchise opting to take part in this series is a headline unto itself. After all, co-owner John Mara made his stance crystal clear to the New York Daily News back in 2010. "That announcement will come," Mara said at the time, "when I'm next to my father in the Gates of Heaven cemetery." Well, Mara is still alive and "Hard Knocks" is calling as the Giants prepare for their centennial season. This five-part series marks the first time "Hard Knocks" has chronicled a team throughout the offseason, including free agency and the draft. The series previously has documented NFL training camps, the preseason and regular season. "We are beyond thrilled that the New York Giants have opened their doors to the Hard Knocks cameras for the first time ever," HBO executives Nancy Abraham, Bentley Weiner and Lisa Heller said in a statement. "The NFL offseason is a fascinating period that we've always wanted to explore and we can't wait to show football fans everywhere what NFL Films has been capturing behind the scenes at the team's headquarters." --Field Level Media
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CHICAGO (AP) — A former warehouse assistant for the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to transporting millions of dollars worth of stolen Masters tournament memora…
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Preakness favorite Muth has been ruled out of the race after spiking a fever, removing a horse trained by Bob Baffert and potentially giving Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan a…
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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.
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Google has rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links. It's a shift promising to quicken the quest for information while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet traffic. Read more: https…
Some social media users are calling out celebrities for what they say is inaction in the face of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza — and they’ve taken to a “blockout” to pressure the stars to take a stand. For the blockout, users put a block on seeing any and all content from the accounts of certain celebrities on social media platforms including X, TikTok and Instagram. Some have posted about the celebrities they’ve blocked. Others have shared posts from users lambasting attendees of high-glamour events like the Met Gala and contrasting it with the situation in Gaza. Blockout participants say it’s a protest because the celebrities either haven’t spoken up or haven’t said enough against Israel’s actions in Gaza during its war with Hamas.
A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and put safeguards around it. The group writes in a report released Wednesday the U.S. needs to “harness the opportunities and address the risks” of the quickly developing technology. The senators say they sometimes disagreed on the best paths forward but they eventually found consensus on policy recommendations included in the 33-page report because they felt the stakes were so high.
CHICAGO (AP) — A former warehouse assistant for the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to transporting millions of dollars worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia and historic items, including one of Arnold Palmer's green jackets.
A man with a long record of dangerous driving has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence-manslaughter in the deaths of eight Mexican farmworkers in Florida. Bryan Maclean Howard remains jailed Wednesday without bond for Tuesday’s crash. The Florida Highway Patrol says the 41-year-old drove his pickup into the center line on a two-lane road and sideswiped a farmworker bus, causing it to veer off the road, strike a tree and flip over. Court documents detailing what substance Howard allegedly took are sealed. Howard told a judge he’s a self-employed painter and drywall installer with $700 in the bank.
PARIS (AP) — France announced Wednesday it is imposing a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting security forces' powers to quell deadly unrest that has left four people dead.
A massive search is underway in France for a gang that killed two prison officers and seriously injured three others to free an inmate they were escorting. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says “unprecedented” efforts are being deployed, with hundreds of officers mobilized. The violence has shocked France. Prison workers have held moments of silence. Prosecutors say the escaped convict, Mohamed Amra, 30, has a long criminal record. International policing agency Interpol issued a Red Notice to find him.
Slovakia’s populist prime minister has been shot multiple times and gravely wounded after a political event. The attempted assassination shocked the small country and reverberated across Europe. Robert Fico, who is 59, was reported to be fighting for his life after being hit in the stomach. The government said at least four shots were fired outside a cultural center in the town of Handlova, nearly 140 kilometers (85 miles) northeast of the capital, where Fico was meeting with supporters. Officials said a suspect was in custody. Fico was taken by helicopter to a hospital. The motive for the shooting was unclear.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fending off criticism that he is not planning for a postwar reality in the Gaza Strip, saying it's impossible to prepare for any scenario in the embattled Palestinian enclave until Hamas is defeated. Netanyahu has faced increasing pressure from critics at home and allies abroad, especially the United States, to present a postwar plan for Gaza. Meanwhile, Palestinians are marking the 76th anniversary of mass expulsion from what is now Israel in the war surrounding the country’s creation in 1948. More than twice the number expelled have been displaced within Gaza in this war.
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Once again, the situation has arisen in a nearby school district.
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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?
