A former mayor of Ankeny has died. The city confirmed Merle Johnson passed away on Monday. Johnson served as the city's Mayor from 1998 to 2005. Ankeny Mayor Bobbi Bentz says Johnson cared deeply bout ...

My grandparents were farmers, and I grew up in a conservative Christian household. We went to church three times a week, and where I went to college, we had chapel every day. Most of my career, I ...

"The Golden Bachelor" star Mel Owens put more than roses on the table during the show’s premiere. During the Sept. 24 debut, the 66‑year‑old revealed his ex‑wife filed for divorce in 2020 during the ...

Donald Trump, JD Vance, and other influential voices on the right use Charlie Kirk’s memorial service to remember the fallen Turning Point USA leader and deliver a message of purpose for Republicans.

'They are working on a narrative, like they always do. They are squeezing, and they are trying to pretend that Charlie and I didn't speak for years.' Candace Owens addressed the rumors on why she was ...

NOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. A NEW PLAN FOR AN ICE ARENA INSIDE MERLE HAY MALL. THIS COMES FIVE YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS AWARDED A STATE FINANCING PACKAGE WORTH MORE THAN $26 ...

Luke Haggard is finally getting his chance to perform on the NFL stage. After spending the last three years on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ practice squad, the former Petaluma High School and Santa Rosa ...

It’s worth noting Tampa Bay lost RG Cody Mauch to a season-ending injury while OT Tristan Wirfs is still working back from an injury and RT Luke Goedeke was hurt in Week 2 . Haggard, 25, signed with ...

In the world of country music, there are many disparate regional influences — think Red Dirt in Oklahoma, and of course, the Nashville sound — that influence the genre. But few have had the outsized ...

John Earl Haggard Sr., age 84, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 29, 1941 in Charlevoix the Beautiful, the place he loved ...

Rocker Sammy Hagar picked a Merle Haggard song to ponder life after the death of Charlie Kirk. The Red Rocker took to social media to sing a slightly adjusted version of the chorus of Haggard's "Are ...