Wayne Smidt of Lake View

Wayne Smidt, age 85 of Lake View, IA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at Twilight Acres Nursing Home in Wall Lake, IA. Wayne was born on April 9, 1940, to parents Theodore and Mary
Rescue efforts continue after powerful earthquake in Afghanistan destroys villages, kills over 800

Rescue operations were still underway Monday after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan ate Sunday night, destroying several villages and killing at least 812 people, with at least 2,500 more injured According to Taliban government spokesman
House Oversight Committee withdraws Robert Mueller subpoena citing health concerns

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Florida State freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard in critical condition after shooting

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Tyreek Hill left off Dolphins’ 2025 captains list following controversy last season

For the first time since joining the Miami Dolphins in 2022, star wide receiver Tyreek Hill was not voted to be a captain by his teammates. The Dolphins revealed their six-player leadership group for 2025 on Monday,
Carrie Underwood returns for 13th season of NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’

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Lanie Gardner to release sophomore album ‘Faded Polaroids’

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See the trailer for Season 5 of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ debuting Sept. 9

The trailer for the fifth season of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building finds true-crime aficionados Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) digging into the death of the building’s doorman, Lester (Teddy Coluca).
Netflix premiering new documentary ‘AKA Charlie Sheen’ on Sept. 10

Charlie Sheen is the subject a new two-part Netflix documentary titled ‘AKA Charlie Sheen,’ directed by Andrew Renzi and premiering Sept. 10th on the streaming service. In a trailer, Sheen, 59, says: “When you got a lot
Role Model shares video for ‘The Longest Goodbye’ featuring Laufey

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