State News
Iowa State tops Kansas to claim Big 12 tourney title
No. 5 Iowa State (23-11, 9-9 Big 12) won the 2019 Big 12 Championship with a 78-66 victory over No. 3 Kansas (25-9, 12-6 Big 12). It is the fourth time in the last six […]
State News
Hornick residents able to survey flood damage
Residents of flood-striken Hornick were allowed back in the western Iowa town for a few hours today so they could survey damage to their homes. Electricity to the town is still turned off, so residents […]
State News
Iowa’s governor tours flood damage in Missouri Valley, Hornick
Governor Kim Reynolds toured flood damage in western Iowa today. “I continue to be just overwhelmed and impressed and grateful to our emergency managers, our EMS, our first responders, our volunteers, just the community as […]
World News
Pope Francis leads prayers for peace over hate at the Vatican
Franco Origlia/Getty Images(ROME) — As Pope Francis condemned the mass killing of 50 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques and led a prayer for the victims on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, […]
World News
Authorities download cockpit recording from doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight
iStock/Thinkstock(ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia) — Audio recordings from doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 were successfully recovered by French authorities on Saturday. The data from the Ethiopian Airlines cockpit voice recorder was downloaded by the French Civil […]
World News
New Zealand man, 22, arrested for allegedly distributing video of mosque shootings
ABC News(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — A 22-year-old man from New Zealand has been arrested in connection with distribution of the video recording of Friday’s tragic mosque shootings that killed 50 people. Brenton Tarrant, 28, who […]
World News
Death toll rises to 50 in New Zealand terror attack
Fiona Goodall/Getty Images(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — The death toll from the largest terror attack in New Zealand’s history has now risen to 50, police said. For those who survived the mass shooting, 36 are still […]
World News
‘Eggboy’: Teen cracks an egg over anti-Muslim Australian lawmaker’s head
iStock/chelovek(MELBOURNE, Australia) — An Australian lawmaker who has been condemned for making anti-immigration remarks hours after the New Zealand mosque attacks had egg on his face on Saturday. Literally. Fraser Anning, 69, a far-right Queensland […]
State News
Booker calls white supremacy a ‘viral evil’
Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker today called white supremacy a “toxin” that is making the world less safe. “I’m sorry, it is not enough to say in this country: ‘Well, I’m not a racist,’ and […]
World News
Taliban peace talks reignite debate over whether US is negotiating with ‘terrorists’
iStock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — After nearly 18 years of war, the U.S. and the Taliban are deeply engaged in what was once unthinkable: peace talks. The militant group has killed countless American soldiers and even more […]
State News
Flood waters push up and break natural gas line near Le Mars
The rushing flood waters from the Floyd River has severed a four-inch natural gas line which feeds around 95 Le Mars residents and businesses. Le Mars Fire Chief Dave Schipper says the gas line was […]
Entertainment
‘Empire’ takes a ratings dive with its first episode since Jussie Smollett arrest
FOX(CHICAGO) — The first original episode of Empire since Jussie Smollet’s arrest and indictment on charges of filing a false police report have come in…and it’s not looking good. According to the The Wrap, the episode, which aired earlier this […]
World News
What to know about the Muslim community in New Zealand targeted by deadly attack
Fiona Goodall/Getty Images(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — The terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left at least 49 people dead has sent shockwaves throughout the world. “What has happened in Christchurch is an extraordinary act […]
World News
New details emerge about Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight’s final moments
@Bea_Aero/Twitter(NEW YORK) — Analysis of the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 began early Friday morning in Paris, the airline said, beginning a process that could provide new clues about […]
World News
After 49 killed in mass shootings at 2 New Zealand mosques, prime minister vows, ‘our gun laws will change’
Diederik van Heyningen/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — After 49 people were gunned down in terrorist attacks at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday, the prime minister is vowing to change gun laws. […]
World News
YouTube, Facebook, Twitter scrambling to contain video of New Zealand mosques shooting
iStock/Poligrafistka(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — Facebook, Twitter, Google’s YouTube and other social media platforms are scrambling to contain the spread of videos and other material related to shootings at two mosques that marked the deadliest attack […]
State News
US Education Secretary in Iowa to tout her ‘school choice’ plan
Betsy DeVos, the U.S. Secretary of Education, was in Iowa today, touting a plan that would give federal tax breaks to individuals and corporations making donations to private school scholarships “to create new opportunities and […]
State News
Hornick residents to have meeting today on flooded town
The power was shut off to the Woodbury County town of Hornick last night as flood water swamped the areas. Woodbury County Emergency Management coordinator Rebecca Socknat says they cut off the power at nine […]
State News
Panel predicts $20 million decrease in Iowa tax revenue
A panel that estimates how much tax revenue the state of Iowa will collect predicts a slight slow down in the next budgeting year that starts July 1. Dave Roederer, the governor’s budget director, says […]
Entertainment
James Gunn is back at the helm of “Guardians of the Galaxy 3”
L-R – James Gunn and Michael Rooker as Yondu/Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Following his termination from the project last July after some of his years-old offensive tweets were unearthed, writer-director James Gunn has been reinstated […]