AMES, Iowa (AP) — AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ames National Corp. (ATLO) on Friday reported second-quarter profit of $4.5 million. The bank, based in Ames, Iowa, said it had earnings of 51 cents per share. The bank posted revenue of $24.1 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $16.1 million, exceeding
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By Mike Toole Click here for updates on this story SUFFOLK COUNTY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has been charged with extortion for his alleged dealings with a Boston-based cannabis company. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston said FBI agents arrested Tompkins Friday morning in Florida and brought him to court there.
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — An acrylic waterslide on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas broke open on Thursday, injuring one passenger and leaving a sizable hole in the bottom of the tubular slide. “Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off a water slide as the guest
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer is suspending his GOP primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham, shuttering his effort to oust the four-term incumbent after just more than a month and eschewing a “political climate that rewards deception over honesty, or ambition over unity.” In posts
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media reported that authorities on Friday returned a group of inmates to Evin prison, which Israel targeted during an airstrike in June. A report by the official IRNA news agency said that authorities returned the first group of prisoners to Evin from another correction facility in Tehran, suggesting that
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration notified shelter providers who care for unaccompanied migrant children this week that federal law enforcement agents will begin conducting in-person interviews of kids at shelters around the country, according to an internal notification obtained by CNN. The notification, which has not been previously reported, marks an
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — In a recent KC Star competition, River Bluff Brewing in Kansas City’s River Market was voted by the people as Kansas City’s favorite brewery.
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Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Radioactive Waste-Landfill Judge stops hazardous waste shipments to Michigan landfill from five states SUMMARY: A judge is stopping government contractors in five states from
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Radioactive Waste-Landfill Judge stops hazardous waste shipments to Michigan landfill from five states SUMMARY: A judge is stopping government contractors in five states from
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Radioactive Waste-Landfill Judge stops hazardous waste shipments to Michigan landfill from five states SUMMARY: A judge is stopping government contractors in five states from
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By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Constitution makes it clear: “The People” get to pick those who’ll represent their interests in the U.S. House of Representatives. But just how closely do those choices reflect the overall political leanings of the people? The question is at the heart of a power play in
Continue ReadingBy FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities are accusing sportswear company Adidas of plagiarizing artisans in southern Mexico, alleging that a new sandal design is strikingly similar to the traditional Indigenous footwear known as huaraches. The controversy has fueled accusations of cultural appropriation by the footwear brand, with authorities saying this
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — For thousands of years, dogs have been considered our “best friend,” and the month of August is set aside to focus on them.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — More than a month after Florida opened “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades, the state and ICE signed an updated agreement spelling out how state corrections officials should handle federal immigration detainees at non-correctional facilities. The addendum signed this week updated a 2020 agreement between the Florida
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — “I just want y’all to know that I love y’all, and I tried my hardest to be the best I could be,” Sgt. Quornelius Samentrio Radford texted his relatives at least 20 minutes before he began shooting at fellow soldiers earlier this week at his military base in Georgia.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Coffee lovers in St. Joseph and Savannah now have a new stop for their morning pick-me-up: Moony’s Coffee, a woman-owned mobile coffee stand serving fresh brews and local pride.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The intersections of Grand and St. Joseph Avenues and Fillmore Street and St. Joseph Avenue will be closed, starting on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
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By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Bilateral meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterparts were a regular occurrence early in his 25-year tenure. But as tensions mounted between Moscow and the West following the illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and allegations of meddling with the 2016 U.S. elections, those meetings
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-YANKEES DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays New York at Yankee Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 08/11/2025
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-YANKEES DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays New York at Yankee Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 08/11/2025
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By Makayla Richardson Click here for updates on this story California (KSBY) — Varian Equestrian Center in Arroyo Grande is helping horses displaced by Gifford Fire evacuations. Teri Garcin says she has not slept soundly since the Gifford Fire broke out near her ranch on Highway 166. She says she’s been checking on evacuation orders
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By Crystal Bermudez Click here for updates on this story California (KSBY) — As the Gifford Fire burned through parts of Santa Barbara County, one small family farm took a direct hit “It didn’t happen slowly, it happened very quickly,” explained Alicia Taff, Rock Front Ranch owner. “We saw the fire crest the ridge and
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, CNN has exclusively learned, marking the latest effort by the White House to shape higher education and extract significant concessions from universities. Last week, the Trump administration began freezing approximately $584 million in
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By Kara Scannell, Casey Gannon, Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office as part of a criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s long-time adversary, according to multiple sources, in the latest example of the Trump administration taking on the president’s perceived enemies. Two grand jury
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By JIM VERTUNO, SOPHIE AUSTIN and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared shoulder-to-shoulder Friday with Texas Democratic lawmakers in a show of support for their nearly weeklong walkout, which has blocked a vote on congressional redistricting maps sought by President Donald
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — Police in Rio de Janeiro carried out raids against a criminal group Friday that allegedly operated a clandestine ride-hailing app that generated monthly profits of up to 1 million reais (about $185,000), authorities said. At least four people were arrested. Officials said in a statement that Comando Vermelho, one of Brazil’s
Continue ReadingBy HOGIR AL ABDO Associated Press HASSAKEH, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of representatives of Syria’s various ethnic and religious groups called Friday for the formation of a decentralized state and the drafting of a new constitution that guarantees religious, cultural and ethnic pluralism. The declaration came at the conclusion of a one-day conference where some
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