Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with “aggressive” form of prostate cancer

Former President Joe Biden’s personal office announced in a statement that he has been diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancer, after seeing a doctor last week. Wall Street Journal reporter Ken Thomas was the first to report the
FBI says fatal car explosion outside Palm Springs fertility clinic was an ‘act of terrorism’

An explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California on Saturday resulted in one fatality and four injuries, in what authorities are describing as an “intentional act of terrorism.” Palm Springs is located about 110 miles
Local teams and individuals to compete in boys golf district meets Monday

Local boys golf teams and individuals will compete at Monday’s district tournaments to try to advance to the state tournament. Aplington-Parkersburg will compete as a team at the 2A district at Lake Mills at 10:00 a.m. Grundy
AP, DNH Girls Tennis advances in team regional bracket Friday

The Aplington-Parkersburg and Dike-New Hartford girls tennis teams advanced to regional semifinals during first round team postseason action Friday. In Region 4, the Falcons won 5-2 at Clear Lake. After dropping two singles matches, they won the
Mechanical issues the cause of Mexican sailboat crash into Brooklyn Bridge that killed 2, injured 19

Officials provided an update after a Mexican Navy sailboat with 277 people on board crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday evening, killing two people and injuring more than a dozen others along the New York City waterfron.
Bulldog Girls Soccer to compete at Webster City in playoff opener Monday
The Hampton-Dumont-CAL girls soccer team will open the playoffs when they travel to Webster City for a 1A Region 8 first round game Monday. It’ll air on 99 The Wave. The Bulldogs (0-13-1) will go for their
H-D-CAL and Belmond-Klemme Esports Will Compete at State on Monday

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL and Belmond-Klemme Esports team will compete at the IAHSEA Spring State Showdown in Marshalltown on Monday. The Bulldogs will be playing Valorant in Class 1A Division 1. The Broncos will be playing Valorant in Class
Local boys tennis teams eliminated from postseason Saturday

Local boys tennis teams had their seasons come to a close during Saturday’s first two rounds of 1A Substate 4 action. In Decorah, Aplington-Parkersburg began the day with a 5-1 win over Clear Lake. The Falcons got
Florida Panthers advancing to final after 6-1 win over Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7

The Florida Panthers will advance to the Eastern Final after beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday. Brad Marchand and Eetu Luostarinen each had
Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver Nuggets in Game 7 to advance to Western Conference Finals

The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Denver Nuggets with a 125-93 victory in Game 7 on Sunday afternoon, to advance to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2016. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Thunder with 35