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Wednesday, November 11, 201511/11/2015

Rory Feek’s heart wrenching blog.

Rory Feek is one half of the duo Joey and Rory, 2010 Academy of Country Music’s “Top New Vocal Duo” Joey…

Thursday, November 5, 201511/05/2015

Chick Chat: Are you a “Competitive Mom”?

Being a great mom isn’t a competition.  You either agree with that, or you’re thinking, “Yeah, it’s not a competition…

Wednesday, November 4, 201511/04/2015

Good Stuff: Real Live “Super Girl”

There’s a four-year-old girl named Josie Butler who lives in New Hamburg, Missouri, about 100 miles south of St. Louis. …

Wednesday, November 4, 201511/04/2015

Election Results from our WHCU Newsroom!

Click here to see the result of local elections, courtesy of our friends at WHCU.

Tuesday, November 3, 201511/03/2015

Gotta See It: The Duracell “Star Wars” commercial…

https://youtu.be/YBh0hgP8wWk

Monday, November 2, 201511/02/2015

The Halloween Asteroid looked like a Skull!!!

Monday, November 2, 201511/02/2015

Good Stuff: 3-Year-Old Saved By…What???

A woman in Philadelphia named Dionna Praylow was getting ready to give her three-year-old son Reginald a bath last Wednesday. …

Thursday, October 22, 201510/22/2015

Very Cool! Leann Rimes video for returning heroes.

This might bring a tear to your eye, but in a good way.  LEANN RIMES released the video of her…

Wednesday, October 21, 201510/21/2015

Martina sings with a 4 year old for her her Mom.

Martina McBride was on “Ellen” helping a four-year-old girl named McKenna sing to her mom, who has stage four cancer.…

Wednesday, October 21, 201510/21/2015

Good Stuff: 100-year-old woman still works 6 days a week!

There’s a 100-year-old woman in New York named Felimina Rotundo.  She owns a laundromat across the street from the University…

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.