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Eastern Iowa murder case to be featured on 48 Hours national episode Saturday
BELLEVUE, Iowa — The story of a Jackson County woman who was shot and killed at her dog-boarding business will be featured on the newest episode of 48 Hours. Angela Prichard was murdered in October 2022 in Bellevue, and her estranged husband Chris was found guilty in February 2024 of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life last year.
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Carter Morton- Heptahlon DI All-American!
History on more than one level was made Saturday when Carter Morton of Jefferson became a Division I First Team All-American in the seven event Heptathlon in Virginia Beach, VA at the track & field indoor championships. Morton, a fifth year athlete at the U. of Northern Iowa, placed fifth in the 16 person field after entering with the tenth highest regular season score of 5,807. On Friday and Saturday, Morton scored a personal best 5,852 points. He won the long jump and high jump, was fourth in pole vault, eighth in the 1,000 meter run, twelfth in the shot put, thirteenth in the 60 meter hurdles, and fourteenth in the 60 meter dash.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Organizes Black Author ‘Read-In’ After Waterloo, Iowa, District Cancels Due To Trump’s Anti-DEI Policies
Waterloo allegedly canceled the original read-in event under threat from the Trump administration's new education initiatives. Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Howard University professor has taken it into her own hands to keep Black writers and authors in the forefront. On March 15, Hannah-Jones hosted her very own Waterloo, Iowa, “African American Read-In,” after the original one was canceled due to President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold K-12 funding if schools do not remove diversity from their curriculum.
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Cooper DeJean holds Super Bowl party in Odebolt
ODEBOLT, Iowa (KCAU) — A defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles recently held a celebration of his Super Bowl win in his hometown. Cooper DeJean hosted the party in Odebolt, Iowa, on Thursday. He teamed up with Bud Light to give his family, friends, along with his biggest supporters the chance to commemorate the big […]
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Jeff Pikna hired as AP Football Coach
The Aplington-Parkersburg School District has announced the hiring of Jeff Pikna as the new varsity head football coach. Pikna previously served as the head coach at BCLUW for four seasons from 2021 to 2024. He has ties to the district, having previously attended as a student in the 2010s. Pikna’s...
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Waterloo's African American museum opens to the public for the first time
For the first time in its nearly 30 year history, the African American Cultural and Historical Museum is opening to the public. It was previously open by appointment only, but that is changing this month thanks to a nationwide fundraising effort.