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The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Cass County, effective until 10 p.m. today (Tuesday).
COUNCIL BLUFFS – A Council Bluffs man was sentenced April 16, 2024, to 108 months in prison for Receipt of Child Pornography.
COUNCIL BLUFFS – A Council Bluffs man was sentenced April 16, 2024, to 240 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and 180 months for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, to be served concurrently.
Coaches can now use electronic devices to communicate with the catcher in certain defensive situations, and pitching chutes will have a different look this season.
AMES – Iowa State defensive back T.J. Tampa was selected with the 130th pick by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ fishing report for the week of April 25, 2024 for southwest Iowa:
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A healthy pond needs aquatic plants, but too many plants can limit the pond’s use and cause imbalances in the fish population. If you had problems using your pond last year because of aquatic …
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Walleyes spawn once a year using water temperature and photoperiod(length of day) as cues to spawn. DNR crews captured 3,318 adult female walleyes at East Okoboji, Rathbun, Spirit, Clear, and …
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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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, sidelining the three-time AL MVP indefinitely.
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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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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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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington's views on a Rafah incursion are "very well-known," as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Tuesday it would happen. Netanyahu said Israel would enter Rafah, which Israel says is Hamas' last stronghold, regardless of whet…
Large numbers of New York City police officers have begun entering the Columbia University as dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters remained on the campus. Demonstrators had occupied Hamilton Hall hours earlier Tuesday after setting up an encampment earlier in the month. Students had defiantly set up tents again after police on April 18 cleared an encampment at the university and arrested more than 100 people. The students had been protesting on the Manhattan campus since the previous day, opposing Israeli military action in Gaza and demanding the school divest from companies they claim are profiting from the conflict.
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up at many college campuses after being inspired by demonstrators at Columbia University.
Columbia University vows to expel protesters as Israel-Hamas war demonstrations, arrests rise in US
If you’re in the market for a home, you might wonder how you'll be affected by a class-action lawsuit involving real estate agents and commissions. On April 23, a judge granted preliminary approval to the settlement proposed in March by the National Association of Realtors, which means new rules are on track to go into...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war. Netanyahu’s comments came hours before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel to advance the truce talks that appear to be one of the most serious rounds of negotiations between Israel and Hamas since the war began. The deal is meant to free hostages, bring some relief to the population and avert an Israeli offensive into Rafah and the potential harm to civilians there.
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetings.
Haiti’s newly installed transitional council has chosen a little known former sports minister as the Caribbean country’s prime minister, as it tries to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence. Fritz Bélizaire was chosen in a surprise move to replace current interim Prime Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert. Bélizaire gained the support of four of the seven voting members on the nine-member panel but with other panel members saying they were unfamiliar with him.  The council also planned to choose a Cabinet as it seeks to quell gang violence that is choking the capital, Port-au-Prince, and beyond. Heavy gunfire was reported in several of the capital’s neighborhoods during the council’s meeting.
SHANGHAI (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility — a sign of Beijing's continuing pressure on scientists conducting research on the coronavirus.
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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?
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There’s a number of of examples out there in sports over the weekend that redefined everything about sports.
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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.
