18 Americans exposed to hantavirus aboard MV Hondius cruise ship transported to Nebraska

A large-scale medical response is underway after passengers aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius were exposed to the Andes strain of hantavirus, a rare and potentially deadly virus linked to an outbreak during the vessel’s South
Grundy Center wins team title at NICL Girls Golf Meet

The Grundy Center girls golf team won the title at Monday’s North Iowa Cedar League Girls Golf Tournament. With 353 strokes, they were 17 ahead of second place Jesup. Dike-New Hartford scored 372 to place third, South
Cadets third, Bulldogs seventh, Cowgirls eighth at NCC Girls Golf Tournament

The Iowa Falls-Alden girls golf team placed third with 397 strokes at Monday’s North Central Conference Tournament at Legacy Golf Course in Mason City. They were 13 strokes behind runner-up Algona. Clear Lake won with a score
AP Girls Soccer defeats Union, highlighting Monday action

The #10 (1A) Aplington-Parkersburg girls soccer team defeated Union 3-0 at home Monday. After a slow first half, the Falcons scored all three in the second half to pull away. They’ll return to action Tuesday at Columbus
Broncos win boys golf conference title

The Belmond-Klemme boys golf team was the champion at Monday’s Top of Iowa-West Conference Tournament that they hosted. With 324 strokes, they were two ahead of runner-up Forest City. Davey Pressley led the Broncos by placing third
AGWSR Boys Golf preparing for Wednesday sectional meet

The AGWSR boys golf team is gearing up for postseason play, and will compete in Wednesday’s 1A sectional tournament at Oakwood Golf Course in Conrad, hosted by BCLUW. The team is familiar with the course, having competed
LA Chargers sign veteran tight end David Njoku to one-year, $8M contract

The Los Angeles Chargers are bringing in veteran tight end David Njoku on a one-year contract reportedly worth up to $8 million, ending his nine-season run with the Cleveland Browns. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport wrote on X:
Savannah Guthrie to host NBC’s new ‘Wordle’ game show produced by Jimmy Fallon

Savannah Guthrie is adding another role to her NBC lineup as host of a new primetime game show inspired by The New York Times word game, Wordle. The series is being developed with executive producer Jimmy Fallon,
Peter Dinklage joins Season 2 of FX’s ‘Alien: Earth’

Peter Dinklage is heading to outer space once again—this time with a major role in FX’s Alien: Earth. The Emmy-winning star of ‘Game of Thrones’ has officially joined Season 2 as a series regular, though details about
“Spaceballs” sequel gets April 2027 release date

Nearly four decades after it first poked fun at sci-fi blockbusters, Spaceballs is officially getting a sequel film. The long-anticipated follow-up is scheduled to hit theaters on April 23, 2027, aligning with the 40th anniversary of the