NEWS

Blake Shelton was in his hometown of Tishomingo, Oklahoma, last week to break ground on Ole Red Tishomingo, his new entertainment venue that's scheduled to open this fall. Donning a hard hat and wielding a hammer,…

Canton, Mo.--Chyanne Koko (Jr., Waianae, Hawaii, Physical Education) and Tabitha Scott (So., Placentia, Calif., Psychology) were both exceptional on the rubber Sunday as the Statesmen softball team battled to a doubleheader split in Heart of…

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in southeast Iowa have arrested three men suspected of passing counterfeit $100 bills. The Hawk Eye reports (http://bit.ly/2nTK2HI ) that two of the men were arrested Saturday morning at a…

Trisha Yearwood will miss an upcoming tour stop with husband Garth Brooks, but she has a pretty good reason for doing so. In a video posted on Facebook Thursday (4/6), Trisha told fans that she won't…

Darius Rucker has partnered with 843 to develop his own signature brand of whiskey, dubbed Backstage Southern Whiskey. The whiskey gets its name from a pre-show ritual Darius has on the road, in which he gathers…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A fast-moving Iowa bill would eliminate the public's right to access 911 calls involving emergencies in which people are injured, sealing key information about public safety. The House has approved…

During their appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night (3/29), Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley performed a rendition of Merle Haggard's "Ramblin' Fever," backed by New Orleans musician Jon Batiste and his band, Stay Human.…

Rascal Flatts has released the official track listing for their upcoming tenth studio album, Back To Us. The trio's Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney had a hand in co-writing 6 of the album's 13…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A tiger at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines has died of cancer. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/2nkcQK2 ) that the 6-year-old Siberian tiger named Max died March…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republican lawmakers have dropped plans for what would have been among the nation's toughest abortion restrictions, retreating only a day after the proposal was announced. House GOP lawmakers announced…