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Crappie preparation for fall fishing

Many very accomplished and well-known anglers have made the observation that crappies are a mysterious fish. In mid- and late-summer in a good number of lakes, they seem to disappear from areas where they were abundant just a few weeks earlier. But if you keep a few things in mind, you can ...

Badgers look to get identity back

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin believes its increased investment in roster construction can help the Badgers bounce back from back-to-back losing seasons. Before departing as athletic director to take a job in the Big Ten office, Chris McIntosh decided to stick with Luke Fickell rather ...

York may face punishment

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL is looking into whether San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York will be punished for violating the league's personal conduct policy after he was caught in a prostitution sting in Ohio. "It's being reviewed under the personal ...

Reds win with 7-run 9th inning

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam as part of Cincinnati's seven-run ninth inning as the Reds overcame a six-run deficit and beat the San Francisco Giants 10-9 on Wednesday. The Reds have a record of 3-1,917 when trailing by six or more runs in the ninth inning. Besides Wednesday's comeback, Cincinnati rallied from six-or-more runs down in May 1958 against the Chicago Cubs and May 1918 against St. Louis, according to the Elias Sport Bureau. The six-run lead was the largest ever squandered in the ninth inning by the Giants since at least 1901, according to ...

Class-action lawsuit claims UnityPoint Health shortchanged hourly workers

A potential class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of employees of UnityPoint Health alleges the hospital chain has violated wage-and-hour laws by rounding down workers’ actual hours. Plaintiffs Jennifer Randolph and Maggie McMahon, on behalf of themselves and other UnityPoint hourly workers, are suing Iowa Health System, which does business as UnityPoint Health, under the Fair Labor Standards Act. UnityPoint Health operates 18 regional medical centers and 17 community-network hospitals in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. The company says it employs roughly 29,000 people and generates ...

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 Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 20 N. First St. Free ...