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Club Roundup: Week of Sept. 14

Service clubs Fort Dodge Noon Rotary: Noon Monday, Shiny Top Brewing, 520 Central Ave. Daybreak Rotary Club: 7 a.m. Tuesday, board room, Triton Cafe, Iowa Central Community College. Fort Dodge Noon Kiwanis: Noon Tuesday, Pizza Ranch, 3311 Fifth Ave. S. Noon Lions: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, The Lionás Den, 731 Exposition Drive. Noon Sertoma Club: Noon Thursday, Pizza Ranch, 3311 Fifth Ave. S. Support groups Alcohol dependency A.A. Sunday Morning Group (Open): 10:30 a.m. Sunday, 1408 Fifth Ave. S. Al-Anon Family Group: Noon Sunday, 1408 Fifth Ave. S. A.A. Beginners Meeting ...

Congressman recounts surviving emergency landing in lake

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a candidate for Wisconsin governor, wiped away tears and laughed while sharing how thankful he was Sunday to survive a harrowing late-night emergency landing into a lake of the small plane he was riding in. The pilot “said we are going down,” Tiffany, a Republican, told reporters at a downtown Wausau firehouse. “'Pull your seat belt tight.' I gave it a yank and pulled it good and tight. It was probably about 10 seconds later ... we hit the water.” Tiffany said he and the pilot, Leonard Boltz, remained on top of the plane in Lake ...

Bears put on a show in impressive opener

CHICAGO (AP) — Colston Loveland was shut out. Rome Odunze had just two receptions on the day. Luther Burden lost an early fumble. The long-term sustainability of Chicago's prolific offensive performance in Week 1 might be more about who was along for the ride on Sunday than the Bears' biggest stars in a 59-37 victory at Carolina. Loveland, Odunze and Burden were mostly quiet against the Panthers — at least statistically — and it didn't matter at all. "We got a lot of weapons, so I mean, the ball go to whoever," wide receiver Jahdae Walker said Monday. "We all are capable of ...

USDA seeking information about fertilizer ‘cartel’ practices

OGDEN – U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden was in Iowa Friday, asking farmers from across the country to share their experiences dealing with consolidation and pricing issues in the fertilizer industry. Vaden, who previously served as a judge on the U.S. Court of ...

Trump says he’ll consider releasing 9/11 records

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will look into requests from families of Sept. 11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago. Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the Saudi government and aided the hijackers. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudis, but the Saudi government has long denied any involvement in the attacks. The families have asked Trump to declassify and release the relevant records. Asked about it ...

Zverev’s banner year continues

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev won two Grand Slam titles and reached another final this year. He was the best player in the biggest events. He's not ready to call himself the best player in tennis though. Ben Shelton seemed willing to at least consider it after Zverev beat him 6-3, 7-6 ...