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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An appeals court has ruled that Nirvana can be sued for child porn over its iconic “Nevermind” album cover, which depicted a naked baby in a pool grabbing for a dollar bill. The court said the band’s re-release of the album in 2021 for its 30th anniversary meant that Spencer Elden…

MONROE COUNTY, Iowa – Three people were able to escape from a submerged pickup truck in a farm pond in Monroe County Thursday night after officials say they drove through a field trying to get away from the Iowa State Patrol. Sgt. Alex Dinkla with the Iowa State Patrol tells WHO 13 a trooper attempted…

(The Hill) – President Biden will commute the sentences of 11 individuals serving jail sentences for nonviolent drug offenses Friday, and he will sign a proclamation to pardon certain marijuana offenses. The proclamation will pardon offenses for marijuana use and possession on certain federal lands. Biden in October 2022 announced pardons for thousands of individuals…

DES MOINES, Iowa – The last three and a half years have been dry in Iowa. Some locations have missed out on an entire year’s worth of rain in that timeframe, so it’s easy to see why another year of drought is cause for concern. Des Moines Water Works supplies most of the water for…

(KTLA) — Americans shouldn’t expect mail to be delivered on Christmas or New Year’s Day. The United States Postal Service announced that facilities will be closed in observance of the federal holidays. No mail will be delivered to residential areas or businesses. Normal delivery and collection schedules will resume on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2,…

A poll released this week found Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley trails former President Trump by 4 points in New Hampshire, prompting online outrage from the former president. According to a December survey by American Research Group Inc. asking voters who their preference was in the Republican presidential primary, Trump earned 33 percent support. Haley…

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The United States is set to enter the new year with its smallest military in over 80 years.   According to the Department of Defense, the Army, Navy and Air Force missed their recruiting goals in 2023 by a combined 41,000 personnel.  “We didn’t get into this problem overnight and it’s not…

A legal challenge to Iowa’s book ban law made it into a federal courtroom Friday. The ACLU of Iowa appeared in court for a preliminary injunction hearing to block the law. The ACLU is claiming that if the book ban law is enforced, it will violate the constitutional rights of students. They were heard today…

(NEXSTAR) – While violent crime has dropped to pre-pandemic levels nationwide, the FBI announced, changes weren’t the same across the board. The crime rates remained elevated in dozens of cities around the country. Personal finance site MoneyGeek used the FBI crime data to look at crime rates in 302 large cities and 1,010 small cities and…

DES MOINES, Iowa — A fire early Saturday morning fully engulfed a home in the Beaverdale. The Des Moines Fire Department responded to the 3700 block of Marianna Trail just after 6 a.m. Saturday. First responders arrived at the scene to find a residence with a detached garage, which was completely up in flames. No…

AMES, Iowa- There’s just a few more days left to enjoy the holiday light display at Reiman Gardens. Winter Wonderscape is their annual light display set up throughout the 17-acres of the gardens. Staff members and volunteers spend the month of November setting up 150,000 lights throughout the gardens. The event runs every Thursday, Friday,…

OSCEOLA, IOWA — Lakeside Hotel and Casino in Osceola, Iowa remains open for the holiday season despite ongoing drought conditions in Clarke County. Earlier this week in reporting on the drought in Clark County, WHO 13 aired a piece of file video from the year 2020 that showed a sign outside of the casino reading…

DES MOINES, Iowa — After a year of consideration, the Saydel School District has sent its idea of a four-day school week to the parents for feedback. The district of some 1,300 students sent a survey to parents this week to get their thoughts on a proposed four-day school week. So far, it’s already received…

Consumers shouldn’t eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source, U.S. health officials said Thursday, as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak grows. At least 117 people in 34 U.S. states have been sickened by contaminated cantaloupe, including 61 who were hospitalized and two who died, according to the…

INDIANAPOLIS – The Iowa Hawkeyes (10-2) are hoping to cap an improbable season Saturday night by playing spoiler to the #2 ranked Michigan Wolverines (12-0) in the Big Ten Championship. Iowa, ranked #16, faces off against Michigan on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game is being broadcast on Fox…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Area Religious Council Food Pantry Network is in urgent need of supplies for families in the greater Des Moines community. Now through Sunday, January 7th if you would like to help head to Exile Brewery Company located at 1514 Walnut Street to help to fill the Exile truck…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Families in need can pick up a free pork loin at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Friday morning. Operation Christmas Meal kicked off at 5:00 a.m. and runs through 8:00 a.m. It’s a free drive-thru giveaway organized by Iowa Select Farms and the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation. Iowa Select Farms employees…

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and who emerged as the swing vote on some of the court’s biggest cases, died Friday. She was 93. O’Connor died in Phoenix of “complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness,” the court announced in a statement.…

How does Iowa beat Michigan? Las Vegas isn’t giving the 23-point underdog Hawkeyes much of a chance, and the public is certainly writing off Iowa as being any sort of threat to Michigan’s Big Ten title hopes. The answer is simple: Win games the way they have all year, by keeping it close and pulling…

DES MOINES, Iowa – The kitchen in the Hope Café at Bethel Mission is always busy and always filled with laughter. It runs like a well-oiled machine, cranking out three meals a day, 365 days a year. Kole Kublick is a big part of the operation. “I’ve been employed here for over a year now,…

BOONE, Iowa — Seven Oaks Recreation in Boone is celebrating its opening day for skiing and snowboarding on Friday. The winter sports resort is starting its three-month-long season with more snow than ever before. Joel Bryan is the owner of the resort. He said that they have an 18 to 24-inch base of snow on…