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OFFBEAT NEWS: Dog Survives Being Picked Up By A Tornado Duke is one strong dog. The pup was picked up and thrown one thousand feet by a tornado in North Carolina and managed to survive.…

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A jury has convicted an Ames woman of voluntary manslaughter for killing her husband. The Story County jury returned the verdict Wednesday against 36-year-old Candace Cummings in the second day of…

Oskaloosa, Iowa (June 14th, 2017) - Wednesday Night was Kraig Ford Night at the Southern Iowa Speedway and 45 cars signed in to tame the monster half mile. The Kids got to get up close…

The Oskaloosa softball team battled gamely, but ultimately fell to a very underrated Pella Christian team on the road Wednesday night, 6-5. The game got off to a hot offensive start despite the game featuring…

Bob Dylan has been accused of plagiarism after accepting his Nobel Prize for Literature. The lecture drew on literary themes, but portions of it seemed to take from SparkNotes, an online equivalent to cliff notes. Andrea…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Couple Admits To Hoarding Dogs Christine Calvert and Mark Vattimo have one of the cuter hoarding problems. The Poway, California couple pleaded guilty to animal neglect after they were found to have more…

CHARITON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a road construction worker has been killed in southern Iowa. The accident occurred Tuesday in northern Lucas County. The Iowa State Patrol says a motorist didn't see 48-year-old Barbarella…

The William Penn cross country and track & field teams are proud to announce the 2017-2018 recruiting class. Mofiyinfoluwa Alade (Hoffman Estates HS) Jacob Alexander (Denton Ryan HS) Najai Alexander (Miami Carol City HS) Aaron…

OFFBEAT NEWS: You Can Buy A $215K Dog House Love your pooch and have a lot of expendable income? Hecate Verona is here for you. In case you missed it, the British company creates luxurious…

Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews will headline the Farm Aid Festival, which includes newer artists and veteran acts this year on September 16th at the KeyBank Pavilion.…