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Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford says that the role of men in the Me Too and Time's Up movement is to listen and let women's voices be heard.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines says it will upgrade its daily flights between Chicago and New York to shuttle service starting this spring.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline announced Thursday that it hopes to begin construction next year on an alternative route approved by Nebraska authorities, despite a lawsuit challenging the project.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The descriptions are haunting.

When the Vikings have the ball: The Eagles’ antennae will be up for “Seven Heaven,” the play call that gave us the Case Keenum-to-Stefon Diggs walk-off touchdown to change Minnesota’s postseason misfortunes.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Mason City Council approved a plan to have mental health experts assist the local police department on certain cases involving people with psychiatric issues in the hopes of getting better outcomes.

CAMBERLEY, England (AP) — The Latest on the meeting Thursday between French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May (all times local):

Matchups for the NFC championship game Sunday between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles:

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Steve Sarkasian will return as the Atlanta Falcons' offensive coordinator despite a decline in production in his debut 2017 season.

Applefest welcomed some new members to its board at its annual meeting last Saturday, while also distributing scholarships to the festival’s 2016-17 royalty and announcing Sarah Dohnalik as the winner of the 2018 President’s Award.

The list of players sitting out this weekend's conference championships is almost as impressive as the starting lineups: Julian Edelman. Carson Wentz. Dalvin Cook. Dont'a Hightower. Allen Robinson. Sam Bradford.

Best-selling Books Week Ending 1/14/18

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Wisconsin Elections, Ethics commission leader confirmation fight (all times local):

The American Red Cross is sponsoring a blood drive on Thursday, Jan. 25, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 21 North Hill St., La Crescent. To schedule an appointment call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit…

The American Red Cross is sponsoring a blood drive on Thursday, Jan. 25, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 21 North Hill St., La Crescent. To schedule an appointment call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some energy producers are still willing to pay more for Wisconsin's high-quality fracking sand despite increasing competition from Texas producers.

Attention is an increasingly rare commodity these days. When money is short we are careful how we spend it. When attention spans shrink the questions become: What do we invest our devotion on? Who gets our best energy? How do…

If you had to point to one factor as to why the Viroqua girl’s basketball team is still in search of their first win this season it would be a failure to convert on scoring opportunities, in other words, low…

The following accidents were reported by the Vernon County Sheriff’s Department for the week ending Jan. 15.

PARIS (AP) — Former French actress and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot says most actresses who have protested sexual harassment are "hypocritical" and "ridiculous" because many of them "tease" producers to land film parts.

President Donald Trump told reporters at the Pentagon Thursday that the worst results of a possible government shutdown would be the impact on the US military, hoping to use the standing of the military to make it difficult for Democrats…

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Scientists watching for baby right whales off the Southeast U.S. coast have yet to spot a single newborn seven weeks into the endangered species' calving season — the longest researchers have gone without any sightings in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health says the institution is in a "scramble" to prepare for a potential government shutdown at midnight Friday.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The executive director of Iowa's state-run broadband network and two subordinates have been fired after state auditors discovered a range of misspending and cronyism during his tenure.