Colin Kaepernick to publish memoir ‘The Perilous Fight’ in September

A decade after he first took a knee during the national anthem, Colin Kaepernick will be publishing his life story. The activist and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has ...

Warming trend with more rain

Our new week is off to a cool start with highs in the 50s Monday and in the 40s to around 50° Tuesday. Windy and warmer weather is on tap Wednesday. A few rain showers are possible tonight, but ...

Researchers say Bears Hall of Famer Steve McMichael had CTE. He died in 2025 after fighting ALS

Hall of Famer Steve McMichael, a key member of the dominating defense that helped the 1985 Chicago Bears win the Super Bowl, has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, ...

Justin Rose has 3 runner-up finishes at the Masters. He sees that as a good sign

Justin Rose, the player who missed the cut 21 straight times to start his professional career, has a knack for seeing the glass half-full. Rose is 45 — only four players older ...

Achilles injury ends US forward Patrick Agyemang’s World Cup hopes

United States international Patrick Agyemang will miss his home World Cup after suffering a serious Achilles tendon injury. Agyemang was visibly emotional when he was ...

Will a Masters debut turn into a win? History suggests not, but there are a few newcomers to watch

First-time participants almost never win the Masters. Then again, they rarely show up with a resume like Chris Gotterup’s. The 26-year-old Gotterup already has four PGA ...

How Iowa football goes about constructing its roster

With name, image, and likeness (NIL) becoming more prevalent, retaining talent on a team’s current roster has become more important. “That has been one of my bigger fears, just when ...

Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd reunite for ‘Charlie’s Angels’ 50th anniversary

Once upon a time there were three little girls who starred as private detectives answering to a never-seen boss in a show ...

The Waiting Child: Terry loves basketball and reading; waits for a Big Brothers Big Sisters ‘Big’

More than 200 kids in the area are on the waiting list for a ‘Big.’ Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley needs volunteers to spend time with them. In this week’s The Waiting Child, ...

Ye offers to meet UK Jewish community as calls mount for him to be ditched from Wireless Festival

A senior member of the British government said Tuesday that Ye should “absolutely not” play the Wireless Festival, as the ...

Appeals court lets Iowa enforce book ban and restrictions on LGBTQ+ topics in K-6 classes

Iowa can enforce a law that restricts teachers from talking about LGBTQ+ topics with students in kindergarten through the ...

QCA Multilingual Education Conference to help make classrooms more inclusive

Educators from across the region are coming together to make classrooms more inclusive, bringing teachers, schools and organizations together to share strategies for supporting students who speak ...