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WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA – Iowa hits the road to open Big Ten Conference play, traveling to West Lafayette to face nationally-ranked Purdue Monday night. The game will be televised on BTN at 6 PM.
IOWA CITY – Former University of Iowa assistant football coach Reese Morgan will be a recipient of the 2024 Tom Osborne Legacy Award. Morgan will be honored at the 78th Outland Trophy banquet on Jan. 10, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska.
CHICKASAW COUNTY – Three North Iowans were rushed to area hospitals after their fast-moving SUV rolled, tore off a power pole and ended up in a field.
Karen S. Anderson, 87, of Clear Lake, died Friday, December 1, at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. A funeral service will be held 10:30 am, Wednesday, December 6, at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel.
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A Sheffield man’s vehicle ended up in a ditch, but he declined medical care.
AMES – The Iowa State football team (7-5, 6-3 Big 12) has accepted an invitation to play in the 65th AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. It will be the sixth bowl game in the last seven seasons and the 18th bowl appearance in school history.
AMES – Iowa State (4-3, 0-0 Big 12) took the win over UNCW (2-5, 0-0 CAA) Sunday afternoon by a final of 85-58. Addy Brown marked the game with her first 20-plus point performance, leading a trio of Cyclone double-figure scorers.
WAUKEE – Emergency responders in this Des Moines suburb tragically discovered a deceased child in a pond late Saturday.
OMAHA – UNI women’s basketball wrapped up its five-game road stand with a matchup against the RV/#25 Creighton Bluejays inside DJ Sokol Arena on Sunday afternoon.
IOWA CITY – Utah State is adding a seasoned quarterback to its roster as former Iowa Hawkeye quarterback Spencer Petras announced he is headed out west to sling the pigskin for the Aggies.
INDIANAPOLIS – Iowa was defeated by Michigan, 26-0, in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday evening in Indianapolis.
IOWA CITY – The 17th-ranked University of Iowa football team will face No. 21 Tennessee in the 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1 in Orlando, Florida. Kickoff is set for noon (CT) from Camping World Stadium and the game will be televised on ABC.
LAS VEGAS – Iowa State won its first Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational team title since 1996, and fifth overall, Saturday inside the Westgate Paradise Event Center. Yonger Bastida highlighted ISU’s tournament with a heavyweight title.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Four Panther starters cracked double-digit scoring figures on Saturday as UNI men’s basketball dropped a physical overtime contest to the Evansville Purple Aces at the Ford Center, 91-89.
MASON CITY – North Iowa Area Community College proudly presents Candlelight: A Choral Celebration of the Season at the North Iowa Community Auditorium on the NIACC Campus at 7:00 PM on Saturday, December 9th. Joel Everist serves as Artistic Director for the event.
CLARKE COUNTY, IOWA – An elderly Iowa man drove his Silverado pickup truck over a highway center line and collided head-on with a Lexus and lost his life.
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who participated in an online chat group where adult men made requests to a 13-year-old girl for sexually explicit photos and videos was sentenced November 29, 2023, to more than 11 years in federal prison.
At yearend 2022, correctional authorities in the United States had jurisdiction over 1,230,100 persons in state or federal prisons, an increase of 2% or 25,100 persons from yearend 2021 (1,205,100 persons).
Janet Marilyn Nelson age 90 of Nashua, IA, died Monday, November 27, 2023, at Waverly Health Center in Waverly, IA. No funeral services will be held at this time.
IOWA CITY – No. 4/4 Iowa dropped Bowling Green, 99-65, inside sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday afternoon. Jason Sudeikis was in attendance.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Two University of Iowa football student-athletes – junior Cooper DeJean and senior Tory Taylor – were recognized with Big Ten Conference positional player of the year awards.
INDIANAPOLIS – Most say the Iowa Hawkeyes have no shot versus the mighty Michigan Wolverines tonight in the Big Ten Championship game. Can Iowa pull off the upset? What will be the final score? (Televised on FOX at 7 PM.)
The apparent rage inside Robert Clark Geddes compelled him to place mean notes urging Iowans to “burn that gay flag” and now he’s known for committing hate crimes. One note warned of HIV/AIDS and said an orgy had been canceled.
IDA COUNTY, IOWA – An Iowa mother was arrested this week in connection with the death of her 3-year-old son, Jordan.
CLEAR LAKE – The lake is covered with ice. Conditions are still unsafe for ice fishing. Clear Lake has a protected slot on walleye.
CHARLES CITY – The following are the expenses paid by Floyd county and Board of Supervisor meeting minutes for the period ending on November 28, 2023:
CHICAGO – Iowa State (6-2, 0-0 Big 12) was clicking on all cylinders offensively Friday night, as it defeated DePaul (1-6, 0-0 BIG EAST) 99-80 behind a Tamin Lipsey triple-double – the seventh in Iowa State history – as part of the BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle.
PHILADELPHIA – The fourth-ranked University of Iowa men’s wrestling team defeated the University of Pennsylvania, 22-13, on Friday night at the Palestra.
LAS VEGAS – UNI wrestlers put up an impressive opening day fight to open the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday, with top-ranked Parker Keckeisen advancing into Saturday’s championship semifinal round.
UNI looks for its first true road win of the season against the Purple Aces on Saturday afternoon in southern Indiana. Televised on ESPN+ at 1 PM.
Gerald Edward Pluth (Jerry) of Estherville joined our heavenly father on Wednesday November 29th, 2023 at his home.
IOWA CITY – #4 Iowa faces Bowling Green in a non-conference matchup. Tipoff is set for 12:30 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday afternoon. The contest will air on FS1 and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -The U.S. House this morning voted to expel Rep. George Santos, 311 to 114, after his outrageous behavior, lies, and allegations of stealing from his own campaign.
CHICAGO – Iowa State is set for its first true road game of the season Friday, as the Cyclones travel to Chicago to face DePaul. The game will be televised on FS1.
Kathryn D. Ratzel, 88, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at Manly Specialty Care Center, Manly, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will be held in the spring when the flowers are in bloom.
CEDAR FALLS – Drew Foster, a 2019 national champion and two-time Big 12 champion wrestler for the Panthers, has been elevated to a full-time assistant coaching role with the UNI wrestling team.
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa freshman Gabe Arnold has been named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week, it was announced Wednesday by the league office. The honor is the first of his career.
RURAL CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A two-vehicle accident in rural Cerro Gordo county sent five people to the hospital Thursday evening.
WASHIGNTON, D.C. – Iowa’s Senator, Joni Ernst, struggled to swallow her food and her life was saved by a Rand Paul Heimlich maneuver Thursday.
EUGENE, Ore. – Hawaii (24-8) had 13 blocks as it turned back No. 7 seed Iowa State (20-10), 3-1 (16-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-23), Thursday evening in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Matthew Knight Arena on the campus of the University of Oregon.