<![CDATA[ CHICAGO BEARS KICKER ROBBIE GOULD MADE UP FOR A 34-YARD MISS EARLIER IN THE GAME BY MAKING A 41-YARD FIELD GOAL AS TIME EXPIRED TO HELP THE BEARS BEAT CAROLINA 23-22...   THE BEARS TRAILED FOR...

<![CDATA[ THE MEDIAPOLIS FOOTBALL TEAM IS GETTING READY FOR A SECOND-ROUND PLAYOFF MATCHUP WITH WEST LIBERTY...   MEDIAPOLIS AND WEST LIBERTY WILL FACE OFF MONDAY NIGHT AT ARCHER FIELD IN MEDIAPOLIS. KBUR AND KBUR.COM WILL HAVE COVERAGE,...

(AP)  FORECASTERS SAY HURRICANE SANDY IS ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY, AND THE CENTER OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT.   THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER SAID EARLY TODAY...

(AP)  A WESTERN ILLINOIS MAN IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER AUTHORITIES ALLEGE HE SHOT TWO PEOPLE AT A MOTORCYCLE CLUB.   PROSECUTORS IN ADAMS COUNTY ALSO HAVE CHARGED 41-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL GOMEZ OF QUINCY WITH AGGRAVATED DISCHARGE...

DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON HELD ITS ANNUAL TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR THE “LITTLE ONES” THIS PAST FRIDAY EVENING, BUT MOST OF THE COMMUNITY-WIDE CANDY-COLLECTING HOURS ARE THIS COMING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ON TUESDAY, THE 30TH, TRICK-OR-TREATING WILL BE ALLOWED IN WEVER…FORT...

HIS NAME IS ON THE BALLOT, BUT CURRENT HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF ALLEN WITTMER IS NOT A CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION…AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE TOPICS OF CONVERSATION AT A MT. PLEASANT FORUM YESTERDAY(FRI). WITTMER ANNOUNCED RECENTLY THAT’S...

(AP)  THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE IS ENDORSING PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA FOR A SECOND TERM, SAYING HE’S SHOWN STEADY LEADERSHIP ON THE ECONOMY AND WORLD AFFAIRS.   THE NEWSPAPER POSTED THE ENDORSEMENT ON ITS WEBSITE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  IT PRAISES...

(AP)  UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA LEADERS ARE ASKING THAT THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS BE ALLOWED TO WORK TO RESOLVE A DISPUTE BETWEEN AN IOWA GUARDSMAN AND A TEACHER WHO REFUSED TO LET HIM MAKE UP A TEST HE...

(AP)  PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND REPUBLICAN MITT ROMNEY ARE LAUNCHING A 10-DAY SPRINT TO THE FINISH LINE IN A CONTEST INCREASINGLY ABOUT MOMENTUM VS. MATH.   BOTH CAMPAIGNS ARE ALSO KEEPING AN EYE ON THE WEATHER.  A...

(AP)  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DOWNGRADED SANDY FROM A HURRICANE TO A TROPICAL STORM BUT WARNS THAT “WIDESPREAD IMPACTS” ARE STILL EXPECTED INTO NEXT WEEK FOR THE U.S. EAST COAST.   THE STORM WAS EXPECTED TO...