July 1, 2021 Sen. Joni Ernst: Heartland daughter – July 4th a time to remember values I learned growing up in Iowa I’ve worn many hats in my lifetime – as a farm girl growing up in a rural community, as a mother raising a daughter who has delighted me and made me proud, as a soldier at home and abroad, and now as a United States senator. But one identity has been the continuous line through everything else I’ve done –I am an Iowan, a daughter of the heartland.
June 28, 2021 Portland pet group offers cooling vests to dogs during historic heat wave A nonprofit dedicated to helping pets has pledged to donate cooling vests to dogs suffering in the Portland heat wave.
June 27, 2021 Quincy to name 2 streets after modern-day military generals The city of Quincy is naming two roads after modern-day military generals with strong ties to the city.
June 23, 2021 NYPD officers help autistic man with Parkinson's disease who got lost in NYC return home to Florida NYPD officers recently helped an autistic man with Parkinson's disease from Florida who somehow got lost in New York City, the 19th precinct said.
June 23, 2021 Tesla Model 3 named most American-Made car The Tesla Model 3 tops the Cars.com American-Made Index for 2021. The annual list considers a number of factors related to a vehicle's production.
June 22, 2021 Joni Mitchell’s ex talks heartache as singer-songwriter's masterpiece 'Blue' turns 50 With the confessional honesty that Joni Mitchell displayed on her classic “Blue” album — which was released 50 years ago on June 22, 1971 — perhaps a more apt title would have been “True.”
June 22, 2021 Chicago police officers surprise children with new basketball hoop after seeing them play with milk crate Chicago police officers on Monday surprised a group of children with a new basketball hoop – after seeing them playing instead with a milk crate – and even stuck around to shoot hoops in the neighborhood.
June 21, 2021 Deputies' 'remarkable' rescue of teen jumping from overpass caught on bodycam video Deputies in Florida saved a 17-year-old girl on Sunday as the teen stood overlooking an overpass and threatened to jump in a heart-pounding rescue all recorded on bodycam.
June 21, 2021 Indiana officers fold American flag found in tornado debris: 'It just felt right' A tornado touched down Friday in Jay County, Indiana, leaving many homes severely damaged. After assessing the damage, two sheriff’s deputies found an American flag buried in the rubble.
June 20, 2021 Utah veteran, a Purple Heart recipient, fulfills skydiving dream on 90th birthday A Korean War veteran who received a Purple Heart fulfilled a lifelong dream on Saturday by doing his first skydiving jump on his 90th birthday.