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Queen has been honored in many ways over the years. The band will now be immortalized in board game form, in a Special Edition copy of Monopoly. Queen guitarist Brian May announced the news, saying the game…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an emergency alert mistakenly was sent to some wireless phones in eastern Iowa and Polk County. The message sent around 7:30 p.m. Monday read, "Civil Emergency in this…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Barber Uses Fire To Cut People's Hair Ramadan Adwan is one creative barber. His shop is in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip and in order to combat the frequent power outages, Adwan…

Kansas City, Mo.--The basketball gods evened the score in the most cruel way imaginable Monday as the William Penn men's basketball team gave up a large lead and eventually fell 83-82 in overtime to Texas…

While fans mourned the passing of Chuck Berry this weekend, many of them wondered what would happen to the planned release of his first album of new music in 40 years. Berry's estate has put…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Cops Rescue Duck Stuck On Train Tracks Being a cop in New York City means you're bound to see some crazy things. A duck trying to take the subway? That's new. The bird…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A leader of the Islamic Center of Des Moines plans to meet with authorities to discuss a threatening note found in the center's mail. Dr. Samir Shams is president of…

OFFBEAT NEWS: Teen Model Turning Negative Comments Into Toilet Paper Unfortunately, being even slightly famous nowadays means you're going to have to deal with your fair share of haters. A 19-year-old teen model and fashion…

Oskaloosa and Ottumwa will lose major stores this summer as the JCPenney stores at Penn Central Mall in Oskaloosa and the Quincy Place Mall in Ottumwa will close in June. J.C. Penney announced earlier this…

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — West Des Moines has unveiled a $32 million parks plan that calls for linking city waterways with a trail loop and include features such an outdoor ice rink and…