News
2025 Election Results for Buena Vista County
The Mayor of Storm Lake is still unknown...
2025 Election Results for Cherokee County
Election results have been finalized across Cherokee County...
2025 Election Results for Emmet County
There was only one town with contested city races in Emmet County Tuesday.
2025 Election Results for Clay County
Two incumbent city councilmembers have been defeated in Spencer.
2025 Election Results for Palo Alto County
In contested Palo Alto County races...
Spencer Man Dead Following Traffic Accident
The accident that shut down traffic on B-24 West of Spencer Tuesday morning proved fatal to one of the drivers.
8 hours ago in Entertainment
Sesame Street’s new season: Bubba Wallace, Netflix and a whole lot of chickens
New home. Some format changes. Same monsters. "Sesame Street" launches its 56th season on Nov. 10 with NASCAR champion Bubba Wallace as a guest, a slightly tweaked format and a new way to watch — via Netflix.
8 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Bruce Springsteen performs at New York Public Library gala
Bruce Springsteen was among six honorees Monday night at the New York Public Library's annual "Library Lions" gala, which pays tribute to "outstanding achievements" in arts, culture, letters and scholarship.
8 hours ago in Sports
College Football Playoff opens with 1 game Dec. 19 and 3 more on Dec. 20; TV and kickoff times set
The College Football Playoff will open with one first-round game on Dec. 19 and three more on Dec. 20, CFP administrators announced Tuesday.
8 hours ago in Entertainment
Adam Sandler will receive AARP’s Movies for Grownups career achievement award, his second AARP prize
Adam Sandler will be the next recipient of AARP's Movies for Grownups career achievement award, the group said Tuesday.
8 hours ago in Sports
Jets trade star cornerback Sauce Gardner to Colts in stunning deadline deal
The New York Jets pulled off a stunner by saying so long to Sauce Gardner. The star cornerback, one of the team's most popular and accomplished players, was traded to the Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday for a first-round draft pick in 2026 and another in 2027, along with wide receiver Adonai Mitchell, pending physicals.
14 hours ago in Sports
Brissett fills in for Murray again as Cardinals end 5-game skid with 27-17 victory over Cowboys
Jacoby Brissett had a stock answer ready for the question of whether the Arizona quarterback has done enough to be the replacement, not just the fill-in, for Kyler Murray.
14 hours ago in World
Bend a knee like Beckham: Soccer star is knighted by King Charles III
When it came time to receive his knighthood, soccer great David Beckham knew what to do. He bent his knee like, well, Beckham. King Charles III tapped his shoulders with the blade of a sword and "Becks" was transformed to Sir David Beckham.
Ward Vacancy in Estherville
Earlier this year Dave Seyler moved out of Ward 3 and had to relinquish his seat.
14 hours ago in Entertainment
Fashion trailblazers A$AP Rocky and Rihanna now have matching CFDA fashion icon awards
Fashion powerhouse couple A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have another fashion icon award to take home after Rocky was awarded the Council of Fashion Designers of America prize on Monday.
14 hours ago in Entertainment
Japanese game maker Nintendo reports zooming sales and profit on its hit Switch 2 machine
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo's net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the year before, as its sales more than doubled following the launch of its hit Switch 2 console in June, the company said Tuesday.
14 hours ago in Entertainment
Jonathan Bailey named People magazine’s 2025 Sexiest Man Alive
Something has changed for "Wicked" star Jonathan Bailey, something is not the same — he is People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2025.
14 hours ago in National
New York City voters are choosing their next mayor as Mamdani faces Cuomo in a generational battle
New York City's voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the country Tuesday as they choose the next mayor to run the nation's largest city.