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Cubs come up short in bid to clinch

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Stowers homered and the Miami Marlins prevented the Chicago Cubs from clinching a playoff berth for the second straight night with a 3-2 victory Wednesday. Dansby Swanson drove in both runs for the Cubs, who needed a win or an Arizona loss to Colorado to secure an NL ...

Walker changes the math in KC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The results have looked a whole lot like they used to for the Kansas City Chiefs. They've piled up a bunch of yards, made the plays that mattered the most in the final seconds, and ultimately they've come out on top the first two weeks of the season. How they've done it is what's been different. These are not the high-flying, throw-it-every-down Chiefs that set the NFL ablaze early in quarterback Patrick Mahomes' career, but rather a balanced attack that has seen Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III surpass all expectations both on the ground and through the ...

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community calendar

Today Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 20 N. First St. Free admission. Noon Lions: 11:30 a.m., The Lion’s Den, 731 Exposition Drive. Blanden Memorial Art Museum: Noon to 5 p.m., 920 Third Ave. S. Admission is free. A.A. 12 x 12 Group: Noon, 1408 Fifth Ave. S. Trinity Diabetes Center Support Group: 5:30 to 6 p.m., Trinity Regional Medical Center, conference center 2, enter through door 5. A.A. As Bill Sees It Group: 7 p.m., 1408 Fifth Ave. S. Thursday PICA (Pride in Community Appearance): 9 to 11 a.m., meet at the southwest corner of the Fort ...

Iowa Lottery

Monday, Sept. 21 Iowa Pick 3 midday 4-9-7 Iowa Pick 3 evening 5-2-6 Iowa Pick 4 midday 8-3-5-2   Iowa Pick 4 evening 5-3-0-8 Millionaire for Life 7-14-40-44-51 Lucky Ball is 1 Powerball 2-7-9-17-58 Powerball is 20 Powerplay is 2 Powerball Jackpot $332 million Tuesday, Aug. 25 Iowa Pick 3 midday 2-4-6 Iowa Pick 4 midday 9-3-2-8

Democrats, experts call for revocation of school voucher program under adoption by states

WASHINGTON — Education experts and advocates on Tuesday urged Congress to repeal an incoming national school voucher program over concerns that it will divert critical funds away from public schools to private institutions. U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono convened a Democratic-led panel to sound the alarm on the sweeping program, which marks a key pillar of President Donald Trump’s and congressional Republicans’ efforts surrounding school choice. The Hawaii Democrat blasted the federal initiative, set to launch in early 2027, as a “tax break for wealthy families whose children are ...