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Luke Combs hinted back at the ACM Awards that he had some pop leanings - duetting with Ed Sheeran live on "Life Goes On." So it was only mildly surprising that the country superstar dropped his own rendition of…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who in prose both dense and brittle took readers from the southern Appalachians to the desert Southwest in such novels as “The Road,” “Blood Meridian” and…

By Natalie Krebs (Radio Iowa) An annual report on child well-being has ranked Iowa sixth in the nation. The annual KIDS COUNT report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows Iowa ranks near the top…

DES MOINES -- Changes are coming soon to the way Iowans can hunt and trap raccoons, and how farmers can deal with raccoon depredation issues. Raccoons were the focus of a bill approved during the…

OSKALOOSA -- On this past picture-perfect Saturday, Art on the Square returned for its 54th year. Festivities included over 30 artist booths, an Emerging Artist area for first-time participants, live local musicians from Muse Music…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pat Sajak is taking one last spin on “Wheel of Fortune," announcing Monday that its upcoming season will be his last as host. Sajak announced his retirement from the venerable game…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) This week’s Iowa Crop and Weather report from the USDA rates 60% of Iowa topsoil either short or very short of moisture. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says abnormally dry…

OSKALOOSA -- Preserving your summer bounty is a great way to enjoy home-grown produce year-round. The key is not serving food borne illness, like botulism, with your home preserved foods. Home food preservation is not…

OTTUMWA -- The remains of a U.S. Army Corporal from the Ottumwa area who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean conflict were recently identified and will be returned to Iowa for burial. …

Willie Nelson has been accorded just about every honor a legendary musician can receive - GRAMMYs, ACM's, CMA's - but this is a new one. Scientist JoVonn Hill and his team have been researching the Edwards Plateau region of…