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47 minutes ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

2026 KICD State Track and Field Meet Central

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Your home for all the results and content from the KICD 9-County Area at the State Track and Field Meet

7 hours ago in Local

Downtown Cherokee Business Catches Fire Wednesday

The initial estimate on fire damage is $1.2 million

7 hours ago in Local

Spirit Lake Fire Department Responds to Fire at Livestock Facility Thursday

Chief Pat Daly says a cattle barn was just starting to burn, but the animals inside were not hurt.

7 hours ago in Local, Outdoors

Spencer Community Celebrates Groundbreaking for Splash Pad

Group of people wearing red hard hats posing outdoors with a large site plan for a splashpad project. Trees and a playground-like site in the background.

The splash pad is expected to open in the spring of 2027.

7 hours ago in Local

Dickinson County Supervisors Hear Citizen Views on Data Centers

The board proceeded with a formal vote on the resolution to approve a six-month moratorium on zoning permits for data centers,

7 hours ago in Crime, Local

New Details on Algona Schools Lockdown Wednesday

Authorities say a call came in at approximately 11:48 a.m. from an unidentified male using an unknown phone number.

1 day ago in Local

Supervisors Take Steps to Define Clay County EMS Plan

The Clay County Board of Supervisors is working to clarify the direction of the county’s Emergency Medical Services system.

1 day ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

IHSAA Sectional & District Golf Tournament Results

Results from KICD 9-County Area Sectional and District Golf Tournaments

Entertainment

21 minutes ago in Entertainment, Music

New Wings exhibit traces Paul McCartney’s reinvention as husband, father and bandleader

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The largest collection of Paul McCartney's personal artifacts ever publicly displayed is part of a new exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame centering on his life after The Beatles.

22 minutes ago in Entertainment

Bam! Pow! Krakoom! The everlasting allure of the American comic book

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Pick one up. Be seduced by its glossy cover. Gaze upon the impossibly muscular body clad in a skin-tight suit. Our hero or heroine will surely be soaring, shouting, blasting a villain into next week. They are ridiculous. They are addictively great. Comic books, of the superhero variety, are 100% American.

23 minutes ago in Entertainment

John Travolta surprised with honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

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John Travolta was surprised with an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his directorial debut Friday.

7 hours ago in Entertainment

Grammy-nominated Jordin Sparks selected to sing the national anthem at the Indianapolis 500

Grammy-nominated Jordin Sparks will sing the national anthem at next week's Indianapolis 500, race organizers announced Thursday. The singer, songwriter and actress also performed the anthem before the 2015 and 2024 races.