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While much of the rest of the country is celebrating Columbus Day today, in South Dakota a different holiday is recognized.        

Sioux Falls celebrates Native American Day on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. The theme of this years parade was "Celebrating Our History: Inspiring the Future."        

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples' Day as part of a trend to move away from a day honoring Christopher Columbus .

HOUSTON (AP) - Carlos Correa hit a leadoff home run in the 11th inning and the Houston Astros won a battle of the bullpens, beating the New York Yankees 3-2 Sunday night to tie the AL Championship Series at one game apiece.

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) – Georgia authorities have found a man suspected in an Iowa slaying. Fort Dodge police say in a news release that 19-year-old Damion Chavez was spotted by a sheriff’s deputy in Lowndes County, Georgia, on Saturday in a vehicle on Interstate 75. The vehicle was pulled over and Chavez was arrested […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The mother of a 4-year-old boy who shot himself after finding an unsecured gun in her vehicle in Des Moines has been sentenced to a year of probation. Polk County court records say 28-year-old Rachel Rowe also was fined $315 and given a deferred judgment. Under a deferred judgment, her […]

Two viral NFL moments from Sunday: Pope tweets to the wrong #Saints and #Seahawks recreate NSYNC's 'Bye Bye Bye'

This undated photo provided by the Chicago Police Department shows Krysztof Marek. Marek has been charged with five felony counts of first degree murder in the Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 shooting at an apartment building on Chicago's Northwest Side.