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Vance could be a major Category 3 hurricane Friday as it nears Mexico

Vance became a hurricane Friday and the National Hurricane Center said it would strengthen rapidly as it nears Mexico's Pacific Coast.

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RIDES Offerings Help to the Polls

RIDES Regional Transit Service says if you have no other way to vote, they can get you to the polls.

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Lake Park Voters to Decide $4.6M Bond Issue

Lake Park, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — Residents of Lake Park have a bond issue on their election ballot this year. Fire…

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Three Teams, Seventeen Individuals Advance to Class 1A and 2A State Cross Country Meets

KICD 9-County Area Teams take top 2 spots in Eagle Grove Site

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Top Seeded Warriors Too Much for Tigers in Regional Semifinal

Sioux Center ends Spencer's season for 3rd time in last four years

3 weeks ago in National

Facing a ban on horse-drawn carriages, Central Park’s drivers fear for their future

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment

Tom Cruise to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute

Tom Cruise is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI's board of trustees said Wednesday The award will be handed out at a gala tribute in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre on April 24 next year.

3 weeks ago in Sports, Trending

World Series preview: Surprising Rays-Brewers showdown to open with Jacob Misiorowski’s record heat

The Miz will try to whiz his famous fastball by batters on baseball's biggest stage, opening a new-look World Series between teams guaranteed to produce a first-time champion.

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Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in "Top Gun," a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV's "Picket Fences" or the doomed captain of "Alien," has died. He was 93.

3 weeks ago in Lifestyle

RSV vs. flu: How to tell the difference

Doctronic reports that RSV and flu, both contagious respiratory infections, have overlapping but distinct symptoms.

3 weeks ago in Sports, Trending

Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 for a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals

Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream are halfway toward their ultimate goal of winning the franchise's first WNBA championship.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

John Legend on Pharrell’s musical push, Jay-Z’s praise and new creative challenges with ‘Muse’

Jay-Z once told John Legend, "You're our voice." But Pharrell Williams had another idea for Legend's signature baritone: Sometimes, let it do more talking than singing.

3 weeks ago in National

Violent Arizona storms bring possible tornado, toppled trees and golf ball-size hail

Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.

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Developers Invited to Apply for Spencer Housing Incentive Program

A new housing incentive program in Spencer is offering seven building lots to developers for just one dollar.

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Kinnetz Family Makes Major Donation to Museum Alliance

The Lakes Area Museum Alliance was formed in 2023 with seed money from the Spirit of Okoboji.

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Spencer High School Earns Top 50 Ranking in Iowa

Spencer High School ranked among the top 50 high schools in Iowa in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.

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Spencer’s Healey, Storm Lake’s Kampbell Advance to State Meet

Spencer Girls Take 5th as a team

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Dominant Serving Powers Wolverines in to Regional Semifinal

South O'Brien piles up 16 aces in 3-0 win against War Eagle Conference Foes

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Highway 71 Accident Near Windom Sends Jackson Man to Hospital

A Nissan Rogue and Semi collided on Highway 71 South of Windom, Minnesota Tuesday afternoon around 2.

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Young Athletes Step Up for Injured Tigers in Sweep of Fort Dodge

Spencer advances to Regional Semifinal for second consecutive year

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The ‘Hunger Games’ are back, with an A-list cast and brutal origin story for Haymitch

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Three years ago, new cinematic life was found in a "Hunger Games" adventure without Katniss. Now, the franchise is back, jumping through time again to check in on another major character from the original films in his teenage years: Haymitch Abernathy.

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More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day

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The size of Democrats' majorities in the House and Senate remained undetermined one week after Election Day as more than a dozen races were still too early to call Tuesday.

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PWHL expansion teams get names: Detroit Clutch, San Jose Sea Lions, Vegas Vanguards, Hamilton Havoc

The Professional Women's Hockey League's four new expansion teams finally have nicknames and logos to accompany them in preparing to make their on-ice debuts next month.