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Shenandoah bowling celebrates season that included six program records

Shenandoah bowling celebrates season that included six program records

  • Bryan Clark

Shenandoah bowling celebrated its season at Monday's annual banquet

Iowa upsets Florida, advances to first Sweet 16 since 1999

Iowa upsets Florida, advances to first Sweet 16 since 1999

  • ethan.petrik

Iowa is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1999 after a last-second 3-pointer stunned No. 1 Florida. Next up: Nebraska.

Playing defense in football, a special teams touchdown, headline Sump's 4-sport career

Playing defense in football, a special teams touchdown, headline Sump's 4-sport career

  • Bryan Clark

The four-sport senior feature series continues with Clarinda's William Sump

The case for and against Iowa State to beat Tennessee in Sweet 16

The case for and against Iowa State to beat Tennessee in Sweet 16

  • ben.hutchens

Iowa State has made the Sweet 16 three times in five seasons under coach TJ Otzelberger.

What Iowa State star Addy Brown said in transfer portal announcement

What Iowa State star Addy Brown said in transfer portal announcement

  • ben.hutchens

Brown is one of the most versatile players in the country. She averaged 11.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists this season. 

Iowa State football coach Jimmy Rogers talks spring plans, injury updates

Iowa State football coach Jimmy Rogers talks spring plans, injury updates

  • ben.hutchens

Spring practice begins on Thursday, marking another milestone in Iowa State football's Jimmy Rogers era. 

Report: Two Iowa State women's basketball players entering transfer portal

Report: Two Iowa State women's basketball players entering transfer portal

  • ben.hutchens

Two more Cyclones are reportedly entering the transfer portal. The Iowa State women's team has lost three to the portal.

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Playing defense in football, a special teams touchdown, headline Sump's 4-sport career

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Lahn traveling different path in search of Iowa Republican gubernatorial nomination

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Iowa West Foundation announces $2.7 million in grants and initiative funding

Iowa West Foundation announces $2.7 million in grants and initiative funding

The Iowa West Foundation announced major investments in housing stability and career education among other priorities through recently award grants and initiative funding.

With 2026 Iowa primary ballots set, here are 4 races to watch

With 2026 Iowa primary ballots set, here are 4 races to watch

Iowa's 2026 primary election ballots are set with the close of the state's filing period, and the field of viable candidates has tightened significantly.

Here are the 2026 Iowa West Foundation Cycle 1 grants and initiatives

Here are the 2026 Iowa West Foundation Cycle 1 grants and initiatives

Thirty-six entities received more than $2.7 million in funding from the Iowa West Foundation's first grants and initiative cycle of 2026.

Ob-GynPAC endorses Democrat Christina Bohannan in Iowa’s 1st District race

Ob-GynPAC endorses Democrat Christina Bohannan in Iowa’s 1st District race

Ob-GynPAC, the political arm of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, has endorsed Democrat Christina Bohannan in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.

Elizabeth Warren backs Zach Wahls in Iowa’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary

Elizabeth Warren backs Zach Wahls in Iowa’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has endorsed Zach Wahls in the Democratic primary race in Iowa’s open-seat U.S. Senate race, boosting his progressive bid.

Army reveals reason for Iowa ammunition plant shutdown

Army reveals reason for Iowa ammunition plant shutdown

The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in southeast Iowa remains temporarily shut down amid efforts to safely remove highly ⁠explosive lead azide.

Getting the sniffles more often? Blame climate change

Getting the sniffles more often? Blame climate change

As winters warm in Iowa, allergenic plants are lasting longer and producing more pollen.

Page County Farm Bureau celebrates Ag Week

Page County Farm Bureau celebrates Ag Week

The Page County Farm Bureau celebrates Ag Week with the theme "Roots of Freedom."

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Playing defense in football, a special teams touchdown, headline Sump's 4-sport career

Playing defense in football, a special teams touchdown, headline Sump's 4-sport career

  • Bryan Clark

The four-sport senior feature series continues with Clarinda's William Sump

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Indiana TSA agent turns to food bank as paycheck stops during government shutdown

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- Trump’s Approval Rating Falls To Record Low Amid Iran War

Meta Ordered To Pay $375M Over Child Exploitation Violations

Meta Ordered To Pay $375M Over Child Exploitation Violations

Clarinda's William Sump on his favorite sport football, and a senior year touchdown

Clarinda's William Sump on his favorite sport football, and a senior year touchdown

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Chicago White Sox players to watch in 2026, including new arrivals Munetaka Murakami and Luisangel Acuña

Chicago White Sox players to watch in 2026, including new arrivals Munetaka Murakami and Luisangel Acuña

Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz expressed excitement about Munetaka Murakami’s potential impact on the lineup a day after the Japanese slugger signed a two-year deal with the club.

Kevin Sherrington: Is 2026 the year Rangers finally live down franchise’s sad, sordid pitching history?

Kevin Sherrington: Is 2026 the year Rangers finally live down franchise’s sad, sordid pitching history?

DALLAS — Tom House was ahead of his time as the pitching coach of the Texas Rangers from 1985-92, which is to say people didn’t get it back then. Especially the footballs. I can still see his pitchers in right field during warmups throwing the prettiest spirals you ever saw. Joe Namath couldn’t have spun it any better. Problem was umpires insisted they use baseballs, which seemed like foreign ...

Scott Fowler: Why it’s time for UNC basketball to go outside ‘family’ to replace Hubert Davis

Scott Fowler: Why it’s time for UNC basketball to go outside ‘family’ to replace Hubert Davis

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hubert Davis is a nice guy. Let’s stipulate that, first and foremost. But Davis was ultimately not the right guy to lead the UNC basketball program. He didn’t meet UNC’s standard of success — which is incredibly high, yes, but also means that you get just about all the resources you could ever need or want. UNC men’s basketball is not just one of the best brand names in ...

Dom Amore: March Madness finds UConn women still searching … for a real challenge

Dom Amore: March Madness finds UConn women still searching … for a real challenge

HARTFORD, Conn.— Apparently, the ACC wouldn’t present much of a problem for the UConn women’s basketball team either. Monday night in Storrs, Conn., was a rough one for those who laughably doubted the Huskies should be the No.1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, a rough night for the crowd that sneers, “they wouldn’t look this good in a power conference.” Oh, yes, they would. This team has ...

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Alessandro Nivola talks Calvin Klein, 'Love Story' and son's career | Streamed & Screened

Alessandro Nivola talks Calvin Klein, 'Love Story' and son's career | Streamed & Screened

The Oscars are in the rearview mirror, which gives us an opportunity to turn our attention back to television and streaming programs.

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Luigi Mangione's lawyers seek to delay state, federal trials | Hot off the Wire podcast

🎧 Get a recap of recent financial, health and general interest stories through this special edition of our Hot off the Wire daily news podcast.

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Iran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery; temperatures soar in Southwest | Hot off the Wire podcast

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Leafy greens top 'Dirty Dozen' list of fruits and veggies with pesticides residues

Leafy greens top 'Dirty Dozen' list of fruits and veggies with pesticides residues

For the first time, the report found over 60% of all Dirty Dozen samples contain pesticides that are also “forever chemicals” called PFAS.

In 2013, Chicago Public Schools tried to ban a book. It didn’t go well. A new graphic novel tells the tale

In 2013, Chicago Public Schools tried to ban a book. It didn’t go well. A new graphic novel tells the tale

CHICAGO — Thirteen years ago, at Lane Tech College Prep High School on Addison Street, a school administrator approached an English teacher and told her that he needed all of her copies of “Persepolis,” the widely beloved, best-selling 2000 graphic novel from Marjane Satrapi about her childhood under the oppressive regime in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. The teacher didn’t understand the ...

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