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Election Day Underway in Northwest Iowa; Find Your Polling Place

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Polls in Iowa are open until 8 o'clock tonight. Here's where to vote in Clay County:

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Clay County Crash Results in Life-Threatening Injuries

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A Milford woman sustained life-threatening injuries in a collision with a semi tractor-trailer Friday morning in Clay County.

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Estherville Sets Public Hearing for Proposed Data Center Ordinance

The City of Estherville has advanced a public hearing on a proposed data center ordinance following extensive discussion.

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20-Year-Old Charged Following Police Pursuit in Arnolds Park

Arnolds Park police say a motorist led them on a chase through town Saturday night.

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Spencer Library Remember Dewey the Cat After 20 Years

The Spencer Public Library is remembering Dewey the Cat twenty years after his death.

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Arnolds Park Officer Charged with Providing Firearm to Underage Son

An Arnolds Park Police Department officer has been placed on administrative leave after allegedly providing a firearm to his underage son.

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Pocahontas Area Voters to Decide $20 Million School Bond Measure

Pocahontas area voters will soon decide on a bond referendum aimed at funding critical facility improvements throughout the Pocahontas Area Community School District.

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Laurens Care Center Faces $10,000 Fine Following Resident’s Death

The Laurens Care Center is facing a possible $10,000 fine following the death of a resident during a medical emergency earlier this month.

Entertainment

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Holiday gifts for movie lovers, from Robert Pattinson nesting dolls to a podcast’s perfume

Let's start with the bad news: That A24 Dior T-shirt that you may have seen on Robert Pattinson and Sabrina Carpenter? It's not for sale. But you know what is? A nesting-doll set featuring Pattinson's A24 movie characters, from "Primetime" and "The Drama" to "The Lighthouse" and "Good Time."

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Prosecutors drop felony charge against rapper Rick Ross in domestic violence case

Prosecutors have dropped a felony charge against rapper Rick Ross a month after he was arrested in Miami Beach when a woman he was living with told police he hit her, court records said.

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Hugh Jackman, William Shatner and George Takei among those paying tribute to Patrick Stewart

The death of Patrick Stewart at 86 led to a slew of tributes, including from acting colleagues and even Marvel Studios. Known for his roles as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek" and Professor Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" films, Stewart died in Los Angeles on Wednesday after what his spokesperson described as a "brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body Dementia.

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Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, the classically trained actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the "Star Trek" and "X-Men" franchises, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following "a brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said.