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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s humanity’s first flight to the moon since 1972. In a throwback to Apollo, NASA’s Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a lunar fly-around. They’ll hurtle several thousand miles beyond the moon, hang…

DES MOINES -- The campgrounds at Iowa state parks and forests are opening for business on April 1. Staff are busy sprucing up campsites, freshening up facilities, and will be turning on water during the…

KNOXVILLE -- The previously scheduled full road closure to Highway T15 across the Red Rock Dam for April 1-3, 2026 has been CANCELLED. Please keep in mind that additional partial and full road closures may…

OSKALOOSA -- Scams are becoming more sophisticated every day—and they’re costing Americans billions of dollars each year. A FREE educational Stop the Scammers event will be held in Oskaloosa next month to help protect the…

We told you a few weeks back that Dolly Parton now had a children's hospital named after her (the former East Tennessee Children's Hospital). While it would certainly be fitting to name a hospital (or any other building)…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog said Tuesday it was considering court action against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube alleging they are not doing enough to keep Australian children younger than 16 off their…

By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) A three-month project to clean up Iowa’s waterways, roadways and neighborhoods will launch this week, and more helpers are needed. Andy Frantz, executive director of Keep Iowa Beautiful, says the…

PELLA -- Once a year, something remarkable happens across Central College's alumni network and campus community. Social feeds fill with red and white. "Go Dutch" can be heard across the country. And donations begin rolling…

KNOXVILLE -- The U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces a full road closure to Highway T15 across the Red Rock Dam April 1-3, 2026. The closure is necessary for contractors to continue…

Congratulations to Jelly Roll, whose wrestling side hustle is starting to pay dividends. The full time singer/part time wrestler scored his first victory in the ring during Friday night's "Smackdown," putting Kit Wilson down for the count. And the rumor…