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20 hours ago in Local
Two Found Dead Following House Fire in Pocahontas
A house fire in Pocahontas led to two deaths, including a child, Friday evening.
21 hours ago in Local
Death Investigation Leads to Precautionary Lockdown at Estherville Schools
A police investigation into the death of a woman led to a precautionary lockdown at Estherville schools Friday afternoon.
1 day ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer Girls Swim Team Takes Top 15 at State Championships
Sears with two podium finishes for Tigers
1 day ago in Local
Paullina Man Charged After Allegedly Assaulting Caretaker During Dispute Over Cellphone
A rural Paullina man was charged after allegedly assaulting his caretaker Sunday.
1 day ago in Local
Emmetsburg School Bond Falls Short of Required Supermajority for Third Straight Year
For the third consecutive year a bond issue to finance a new elementary school in Emmetsburg received a majority of votes, but not the super majority it required.
1 day ago in Local
County Supervisors Approve Red Rock Wind Drainage Agreement
Officials from Clay, Dickinson, and Emmet counties met jointly to review and approve a key drainage agreement for the proposed Red Rock Wind Energy Center Tuesday.
Local Sports
1 day ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer Girls Swim Team Takes Top 15 at State Championships
Sears with two podium finishes for Tigers
4 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Spencer’s Merchant Chooses Mustangs
6-time State Qualifier exchanges Purple for Maroon
4 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Tigers Bring Eight Events to State Swimming Championships
Wittrock, McFarland, Paterson, and Sears to compete individually
2 weeks ago in Local, Local sports, Sports
Wernimont, Hungerford, and Hegenbarth All-State at Iowa Cross Country Championships
General Girls 11th, Spirit Lake 4th, Pioneers 7th in Team Standings
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Flights halted at airports across US due to air traffic control communications problems, FAA says
The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon because of communications problems at regional air traffic control centers. The FAA notice said the ground stop was being imposed "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety."
1 day ago in Entertainment, Trending
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will soon celebrate its 100th edition: Which stars are in the lineup?
Megan Moroney, Teddy Swims, Queen Latifah, Keke Palmer, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots and JoJo will help celebrate the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year, a lineup that includes a record-breaking, very appropriate 100 inflatables in the sky, including Bluey, Mickey Mouse and Hello Kitty.
2 days ago in National, Trending
Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps
A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Thursday, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant's suite of apps.