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OFFBEAT NEWS: Police Foil Plot To Steal Ferrari Creator's Dead Body As a police officer, it's not every day you stumble upon a plot to steal a body, let alone a plot to steal the…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A tiger at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines has died of cancer. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/2nkcQK2 ) that the 6-year-old Siberian tiger named Max died March…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republican lawmakers have dropped plans for what would have been among the nation's toughest abortion restrictions, retreating only a day after the proposal was announced. House GOP lawmakers announced…

Silvis, Ill.--The Statesmen women’s golf team showed it was not intimidated by its fellow ranked opposition as it finished high at the TPC Deere Run Invitational Monday and Tuesday. #23 William Penn placed fifth out…

Oskaloosa Wrestling had a great year at the high school level and another one of their state qualifiers has signed to wrestle at the collegiate level. 145 pounder Drew Sams capped off a great high…

Salina, Kan.--Frederik Lundsgaard (Jr., Jebjerg, Denmark, History/Government) was the best golfer on the course Monday and Tuesday, leading the Statesmen men’s golf team to the title at the Kansas Wesleyan Invitational. WPU won the nine-team…

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place on April 7th, and the Hall has revealed more of the presenters and performers set to appear at the induction ceremony in Brooklyn. Rolling…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Man Collects Torture Devices You're probably going to want skip any and all dinner parties at Steve Santini's house. The Ontario, Canada man collects antique torture devices...and displays them around his house. What's…

WEVER, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man whose body was found in a southeast Iowa park was a homicide victim. The Lee County medical examiner, Dr. Eugenio Torres, says 47-year-old James Nelson, of Fairfield,…

Fans of Queen can now get a personal look at the history of the band with the release of the book, Queen in 3-D. The book is scheduled to arrive in store on May 25th…