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Monday, December 24, 201812/24/2018

A Very Wake Up Q Christmas Special – Hear It Here!

This year’s Wake Up Q Christmas Special may have been the best ever! We had some terrific local musicians sharing…

Friday, December 21, 201812/21/2018

A Very Wake Up Q Christmas Special!

The 2018 Christmas Special is going to be better than ever! Each year we welcome in some wonderful local musicians…

Wednesday, December 5, 201812/05/2018

The average person forgets this at least once a day!

A:  What day it is!

Wednesday, November 21, 201811/21/2018

You talk to this person, on average, 6 times a day.

A:  Yourself!

Wednesday, November 7, 201811/07/2018

The sound of most of these is in the key of E flat.

A:  Toilet flushes.

Tuesday, October 30, 201810/30/2018

Oregon is the state that spends the most on this.

A:  Halloween candy! $41. dollars per household.  That’s 4 times the amount that the state that spends the least which…

Thursday, October 25, 201810/25/2018

76% have never, 18% have, 6% can’t remember if they ever tasted this.

A:  Pet food!

Friday, September 14, 201809/14/2018

This action movie character was originally named Smith.

A:  Indiana Jones!

Tuesday, September 11, 201809/11/2018

This animated character was originally named “Too Much”.

A: Scooby-Doo! There was also talk of making him a small, feisty dog instead of  a Great Dane.

Thursday, August 23, 201808/23/2018

You’ll find this in 58% of junk drawers.

A: Super Glue!

Headlines

2 days ago in Community, Crime, Local

IPD arrests 4 in months-long drug, weapons probe

Ithaca Police arrested 4 people on Jan. 9 in a lengthy investigation into drug sales and weapons.

2 days ago in Community, Crime, Local

Arrests made in large police operation on Ithaca’s West End

On January 9, the Ithaca Police Department conducted a coordinated operation at Arthaus, which IPD initially referred to as narcotics-related.

3 days ago in Sports

Jalen Hurts’ resilience and big-game prowess to be tested in NFC wild card game

Jalen Hurts pointed at A.J. Brown — and just showed everyone watching, including a hapless defense — where he would throw the ball. Sure enough, Hurts tossed a strike down the sideline to Brown for an easy score earlier this season in a win over Minnesota.

3 days ago in Sports

Miami heading home for shot at national title after beating Ole Miss 31-27 in Fiesta Bowl

Miami's return to relevance was a long, winding road filled with more downs than ups. Even when the Hurricanes rejoined the national conversation, they were doubted, told they didn't belong. Through it all, they kept chugging along — straight into the national championship game.

3 days ago in Sports

Anthony Edwards, the 3rd-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points: ‘It’s cool.’

Anthony Edwards became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points, when the Minnesota Timberwolves star swished a 13-foot fadeaway jumper from the baseline midway through the fourth quarter against Cleveland on Thursday night.

3 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.