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By BRIAN WITTE and REGINA GARCIA CANO BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of one of the U.S. House…

Last week, Iowa House Republicans chose Representative Pat Grassley of New Hartford to take over as Speaker of the House next year. He will succeed Speaker Linda Upmeyer, who stepped down as Speaker and says…

It’s no secret that Carrie Underwood has thousands of devoted fans, and it’s pretty apparent her husband Mike Fisher is one of them. In case you missed it, Mike took to Instagram to gush about…

By DAVID KOENIG DALLAS (AP) — At some point early next year, air travelers will need to decide if they’re willing to take a flight on a Boeing 737 Max. If they’re not, they’ll need…

Luke Combs has had a pretty huge year, and it looks like 2020 is going to be just as big. Not only does he have a new tour, including his first headlining stadium show, but…

Oskaloosa will share the Little Hawkeye Conference volleyball championship.  Dallas Center-Grimes and Indianola both won their matches on Tuesday (10/15), which ties them for first place with the Indians at 6-1. The Indians will be…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON Iowa’s ethanol and biodiesel industry reacted in disbelief and anger today after the Environmental Protection Agency issued a draft policy on future biofuels production targets. The president of the Iowa Corn Growers…

The trial of a second person accused in the beating death of a Des Moines man has been delayed. A Jasper County judge granted the request from the attorney for 51-year-old Jeffrey Stendrup, of Clive.…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The number of goat herds is growing in Iowa. The latest data from the U-S-D-A shows there’s been a 61 percent increase nationally in dairy goat herds — and…

By JAKE BLEIBERG and JILL BLEED FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A white former Fort Worth police officer charged with murder after shooting a black woman through a window of her home has been released…