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Some of the color rush uniforms have looked great this season. Others... not so much

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Education has filed an ethics complaint against Davenport's school superintendent, saying the district has openly broken the law by using money in a reserve account to pay for ongoing programming.

A West Salem woman did not die from a pipe that impaled a windshield, and the spread of blood inside her car is consistent with a beating, according to court testimony.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The city of Waterloo is seizing a dilapidated 125-year-old former church after the structure's owner said the building was beyond repair.

NEW YORK (AP) — Books by such familiar names as J.K. Rowling, Jeff Kinney and Bill O'Reilly were among the top sellers of 2016. But the most unexpected presidential election in memory also led to some unexpected successes.

Vernon County Sheriff John Spears reports a nearly yearlong drug investigation has resulted in the arrest of 13 people.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ah, college. Halls of ivy. Stimulating class discussions. All-night cram sessions. Sleeping in an old woman's apartment?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew is undergoing a heart and kidney transplant.

In the end, “Rogue One” isn’t exactly a necessary addition to the “Star Wars” canon, but it’s well-made and engaging, and will tide us over until “Episode VIII” next year.

HOUSTON (AP) — Craig Sager never once thought about giving up as he battled cancer for more than two years.

The La Crosse Chamber Chorale, the Advent Brass Quintet and organist Dean Whiteway will join forces Sunday, Dec. 18, for the 23rd annual Advent Hymn Sing, a joyful celebration of Advent and Christmas music.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's Culture Ministry says it is making efforts to preserve for the nation one of Europe's most precious private art collections that includes works by Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Officials say an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Indianapolis was forced to make an emergency landing in Arkansas after a passenger's electronic cigarette "malfunctioned" and started a small fire.

WINONA, Minn. — One of Fastenal’s newest retail moves puts its products wherever people need them.

Housing starts fell 18.7 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted 1.09 million, the Commerce Department said Friday. The decline likely reflected a natural regression after home construction soared 27 percent to 1.34 million homes in October, the highest level…

The musical romance from writer-director Damien Chazelle is packed with “movie magic,” big, un-self-conscious moments where the characters burst off the screen in song and dance. This is a movie in love with movies.

“It’s like having your own little piece of a park, our own little sanctuary. We can hear the owls at night and the beat of horse’s hooves on the road. We see deer, turkey and roughed grouse.” This is how…

NEW YORK (AP) — What do Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk," Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" and the Chainsmokers' "Closer" have in common?

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Donors have helped raise $100 million for student scholarships at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by matching one of the largest individual gifts ever given to the university.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Builders pulled back on constructing homes in November, after ground breakings surged in October to the strongest pace in more than nine years.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Reynolds is the latest celebrity to earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Residents in Dubuque can report snow and ice removal issues on city sidewalks using an app.

The new Netflix movie “Barry,” which premieres this Friday, is the second one this year (after “Southside With You”) to look at the life of a young Barack Obama.

WASHINGTON (AP) — US housing starts drop 18.7 percent to annual rate of 1.09 million in November.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have identified a 34-year-old woman who froze to death in St. Paul this week.