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Napping driver, killing 2, won't be charged

A soccer mom napping in her pickup truck when it suddenly accelerated onto the field at a Kansas youth tournament where her child was playing, killing two people, won't face criminal charges, a prosecutor said. Investigators believe the 34-year-old woman had failed to put the Chevrolet 1500 in park and likely put her foot on the gas pedal while sleeping at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita on Oct. 17. They conducted multiple interviews and even ran a test in the same parking spot with a similar vehicle. "I cannot prove she consciously disregarded a tremendous risk to people on that ...

Vonnahme selected as Mackey Award semifinalist

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa third-year tight end DJ Vonnahme has been named a 2026 John Mackey Award semifinalist. Presented annually by the Friends of John Mackey, the award goes to the nation’s most outstanding tight end. Vonnahme is one of nine semifinalists and one of two across ...

Beek buoys Bobcats at state

IOWA CITY — Adele Beek did something a Bobcat girls swimmer hadn’t done in a decade, and she’s got a year left to do it better yet. Beek made the finals of the 100-yard breaststroke in leading Marshalltown with a seventh-place finish at the Iowa Girls State Swimming and Diving ...

Iowa O-line named Joe Moore semifinalist

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa’s offensive line has been recognized as one of 10 semifinalists for the 2026 Joe Moore Award, it was announced Wednesday. This marks the fifth time Iowa has been a semifinalist for the honor since 2016. The Joe Moore Award honors offensive line units that display a high level of toughness, effort, teamwork, consistency, technique and finishing. It is named after Joe Moore, widely regarded as one of the best offensive line coaches in college football history. It is the only major college football award to honor a unit. Iowa’s offensive line ...

Tigers upend No. 11 Bryant & Stratton

It wasn’t an accident and it wasn’t a fluke. The stars didn’t have to align just right. The Marshalltown Community College men’s basketball team beat a ranked team, and beat it handily. The Tigers took down NJCAA Division II No. 11 Bryant & Stratton College in a convincing 80-61 win ...

SPORTS SHORTS: ISU’s Flora a Paul Hornung Award finalist

AMES — Iowa State running back Aiden Flora has been named a finalist for the 2026 Paul Hornung Award, given annually to the most versatile player in major college football. Flora is one of the most dynamic players in the country as the only FBS player dating back to 2000 with a punt return touchdown, two passing touchdowns and nine rushing touchdowns in the same season. He is the third player in Big 12 history, and the first since 2017, with a passing, rushing and punt return TD in the same season. A big play threat, Flora has accounted for seven scores of 40-plus yards this season ...