Southeast Polk high school student carjacked in school parking lot
The incident happened around 4 p.m. when Brayden Thomas was getting ready to go to choir practice.
-
-
No, thousands of votes are not being cast fraudulently on behalf of dead voters
It’s a common misconception that votes are being cast on behalf of dead people. But we can VERIFY there’s no…
-
No, you cannot buy Canadian citizenship
Online searches for “move to Canada” often spike after elections. Now, some people are asking if they can buy Canadian…
-
Breast cancer impacting younger women: Exploring mastectomy and breast reconstruction options
Younger diagnoses at higher stages of cancer mean patients have tough decisions to make about their care.
-
Barely out of their teens, they saved their family farm. The Altermatt sisters are still at it 12 years later
Kaycee and Miranda took over the family farm after their father was killed in a boating accident.
-
Are homeless people allowed to vote in Iowa?
Homeless people can use an address they frequently return to or sleep at to register to vote.
-
Hundreds run in 5K to raise money for children in the middle of conflict in Gaza
A 12-year-old amputee that HEAL Palestine has supported led the run.
-
3 killed Monday morning in Belleville, Illinois, house fire
The two-alarm fire started some time between 5 and 5:30 Monday morning.
-
Man wanted in connection to Rock Falls shooting, police say
40-year-old Johnathon P. Parker is wanted for aggravated battery with a firearm following a shooting early Monday morning, according to…
-
Halloween fun in the greater QCA: Trick-or-treat hours
Grab your costumes and candy buckets! Halloween is on its way.
-
‘Friendly skeleton’ popping up in odd places around Louisville Airport for Halloween
The newest visitor at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport may be all bones, but it has plenty of spirit.
-
Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision not to endorse as the right, ‘principled’ one
The billionaire wrote a note to readers Monday evening as the non-endorsement unleashed a spasm of anger.
-
Candidates cross party lines: what it means for local and national elections
Former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard endorsed Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Davenport, highlighting a growing trend.
-
Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says
Officials said the video that showed mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed in a suburban Philadelphia county was “manufactured and…
-
American Airlines is piloting new tech that aims to crack down on passengers who cut lines
Although the technology is just in a trial phase, American Airlines said it has been pleased with the results so…
-
This Halloween, be safe when trick-or-treating by watching for cars
Experts say the scariest things on Halloween aren’t monsters or ghosts — it’s traffic.
-
Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas rally on abortion rights and hope battleground states hear them
The megastar told the cheering crowd she wasn’t at the rally as a celebrity, or as a politician: “I’m here…
-
Israel’s first open attack on Iran targets missile sites and apparently spares oil and nuclear ones
The attack risks pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East.
-
It’s almost Halloween. That means it’s time for a bat beauty contest
The federal agency posts photos of wild bats taken by its staff on its Facebook and Instagram accounts, and then…
-
NASA astronaut who was hospitalized after returning from space has been released
The astronaut was briefly hospitalized for an unspecified medical issue Friday after returning from a nearly eight-month stay at the…
-
Frankie Muniz’s 1st race since landing full-time NASCAR ride spoiled by truck’s mechanical problems
Muniz has said he is confident his team could be successful in this series, but Saturday’s race was marred by…
-
Why some houses might have different colored pumpkins on display this Halloween and what it means
Some may notice more colored gourds on display this Halloween as people use non-traditional pumpkins to raise awareness.
-
‘Using food as medicine’ | How a food pharmacy is combating food insecurity in DC
Seniors with diet-related illnesses are able to get free nutritious groceries
-
After more than 50 years, winner declared for 1971 NASCAR race
For 53 years, the Myers Brothers Memorial was the only NASCAR race without a winner.