Well, at least no one spit their gum out this time. Or did they? "A few of these kids, they'll try to blow a bubble and spit the gum out," said Taylor County Precinct 3 Constable A.D. Bush. "Then ...

In her new book, author and PhD student Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman looks at how both gender and race cost Black women — and how policy can help address those costs. Earlier this summer, economist Katica ...

Champion of the frog jumping contest, “Fred,” the bullfrog, and his owner, Lyle Aleshire, pose after winning their title at Apple Butter Makin’ Days in Mount Vernon, Missouri in 1983. The festival ...

Gianna Loraditch had an advantage going into the Iowa State Fair’s annual pie-eating contest. The 6-year-old is missing her two front teeth. No pesky enamel to block her slice. Wide open for hoovering ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Thursday, Aug. 14, marks a potential world record-breaking day of the 2025 Iowa State Fair. The fair schedule is packed with unique events from pie-eating contests to hypnotists and ...

LAKE CITY — Lake City’s car cruise and show is coming to town this week. The Missaukee Area Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual car cruise on Friday, Aug. 8, followed by the car show on Saturday ...

“I dress as an individual, I enjoy standing out,” Patricia Fox said while discussing the sweet-pink wrap dress she was wearing when we met in Upper Manhattan on a Wednesday in July. “I love being ...

This weekend ESPN 8 The Ocho covers dozens of unheralded sports like corgi racing and extreme archery. A Martinez speaks with Frank Mazella of the Bubblegum Blowing Championships. Film comedy ...

Film comedy "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" introduced the world to a new sports channel. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY") UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As announcer) ESPN8: The Ocho, ...