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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…

With the upcoming ACM Awards just days away, the Academy of Country Music has announced the final list of performers, collaborations and special guest presenters at the ceremony. Brett Eldredge and Old Dominion have been added to…

Silvis, Ill.--The Statesmen women’s golf team showed it was not intimidated by its fellow ranked opposition as it finished high at the TPC Deere Run Invitational Monday and Tuesday. #23 William Penn placed fifth out…

Oskaloosa Wrestling had a great year at the high school level and another one of their state qualifiers has signed to wrestle at the collegiate level. 145 pounder Drew Sams capped off a great high…

Salina, Kan.--Frederik Lundsgaard (Jr., Jebjerg, Denmark, History/Government) was the best golfer on the course Monday and Tuesday, leading the Statesmen men’s golf team to the title at the Kansas Wesleyan Invitational. WPU won the nine-team…

While Sam Hunt is currently piecing together his sophomore studio album, he admits that his main focus right now is his fiancée, Hannah Lee Fowler. Sam tell's CMT Hot 20 Countdown, "I am working on new…

WEVER, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man whose body was found in a southeast Iowa park was a homicide victim. The Lee County medical examiner, Dr. Eugenio Torres, says 47-year-old James Nelson, of Fairfield,…

After spending more than a decade with Sony Music Nashville's Arista label, Carrie Underwood has signed a new record deal with Capitol Records Nashville. Carrie's new label home is one of four labels that form…

Oskaloosa--Jeysen Delgado (Jr., Harbor City, Calif., Kinesiology) had a spectacular weekend and his efforts netted him Heart of America Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week laurels Monday. Delgado claimed his first career award as…