Holiday staffing issues a big stressor for business owners
Oct 30, 2019
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG NEW YORK (AP) — In the early days of Kristen David’s law firm, she told staffers they could all take off the day after Thanksgiving. But before the holiday, they learned…
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High school volleyball
Oct 30, 2019
In high school volleyball, in the Class 4A Region 5 playoffs Tuesday (10/29): Marion swept Pella three sets to none to reach the region title game. Marion will play Carlisle, who swept Knoxville three nothing…
Grinnell man accused of murder in Chicago
Oct 30, 2019
A Grinnell man with ties to the Chicago area has been charged with murder in the shooting death of two people at a suburban shopping mall earlier this month. Cook County prosecutors say 18-year-old Dajon…
Mount Pleasant man found guilty of 2018 bank robbery
Oct 30, 2019
A Mount Pleasant man has been convicted of robbing a bank for the second time. A jury in Fairfield Monday (10/28) convicted Jordan McKim-Crawford of aiding and abetting the June 2018 robbery of the Pilot…
Midland Recalls Their Most Memorable Halloween
Oct 30, 2019
The guys in Midland will never forget celebrating Halloween in Sacramento last year while on tour with Thomas Rhett. “Sacramento takes their Halloween very seriously, and they have one of the largest costume stores in…
Concert promoters turn away from facial recognition tech
Oct 29, 2019
BY MATT O'BRIEN BOSTON (AP) — Concert promoters in the U.S. are stepping back from plans to scan festivalgoers with facial recognition technology, after musicians and others gave it some serious side-eye. Although it remains…
High school volleyball playoffs continue
Oct 29, 2019
Round two of the Iowa high school volleyball playoffs began Monday (10/28). In Class 1A Region 8, WACO eliminated North Mahaska three sets to none in Wayland….with scores of 25-17, 25-19 and 25-14. Morgan Graber…
We've got snow!
Oct 29, 2019
The first snowfall of the season fell Monday night (10/28). 2.3 inches of snow was reported in Ottumwa with one to two inches elsewhere in the area. There’s no snow in today’s forecast, but another…
Miranda Lambert Reveals How She Met Her Husband
Oct 29, 2019
Miranda Lambert surprised everyone back in February when she announced she had married NYPD officer Brendan McLouglin, and now she’s finally opening up about how they first met. “I met my husband doing press for…
The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi
Oct 28, 2019
By DEB RIECHMANN and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — The helicopters flew low and fast into the night, ferrying U.S. special forces to a compound where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was hiding in Syria. Half…