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March 4, 2021 All signs point to the Arizona Diamondbacks wanting to build their team around the versatile Ketel Marte. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) PHOENIX – Mike Hazen’s words came firmly. No hesitation, no reflection before answering the question. Nothing. “We are extremely fortunate to have a superstar player that does what Ketel does,” the Arizona Diamondbacks general manager said. The description of Ketel Marte might trigger some second-guessing. Superstar? The 27...

One of the biggest highlights of the Knoxville Girls Basketball season was an early season win over Van Meter that took three overtimes and a last second steal and basket as time expired. With the Bulldogs leading by one point and two seconds remaining all they had to do was to inbound the ball and run out the clock. However, Knoxville’s Maggie Wilkins had other plans and stole the inbound pass and laid in the winning basket as time expired. Panthers Coach Jim Uitermarkt tells KNIA/KRLS it...

SALT LAKE CITY — A proposed prohibition on doctors from performing gender reassignment treatments on minors stalled in a House committee on Friday after an emotional debate between doctors and LGBTQ advocates. Under HB92, physicians and surgeons would be restricted from performing gender reassignment treatment on minors, including internal surgeries and facial feminization or masculinization surgeries. The bill would also prevent doctors from prescribing hormone therapy for minors who are con...

RTD planners told the board that any move to fully extend the 38-mile corridor, also known as the B Line, will need funding from the state or maybe Amtrak.

In 2016, Barry Becker, a former alderman, was named as Jobes replacement. “I have known Senator Turner for decades, from her time of service on the County Board, City Council, and now as Senator for Springfield and Sangamon County," Langfelder said in the statement. "Even though she is leaving her seat at the City Council, we look forward to continuing our work together on issues important to Springfield.” Manar of Bunker Hill resigned his Senate seat on Jan. 17 to become a senior adviser t...

The struggles continued for the Pella Christian basketball teams last night at Newton, as the Eagles were swept for a third straight doubleheader.  The Cardinals won the girls game 52-44 and the boys game 74-62 in a twinbill heard live on the KRLS2 stream at www.kniakrls.com. In a see-saw girls game, P.C. jumped out to a seven point first quarter lead, saw Newton pull even at halftime, fell down by nine in the third quarter, then rallied back to a tie early in the fourth quarter.  Poor reboun...

Some have suggested that Ivanka may consider a political run of her own in 2024 and analysts believe she could win the Florida seat. This would enable her to make a bid for the presidency if Mr Trump doesn’t try to run for office too. Others believe she will return to working in real estate and on her fashion line, which she did prior to the 2016 US election.  In the wake of Mr Trump’s loss to President Biden – by 306 Electoral College votes to his 232 – his relationship with Ivanka i...

Massive, unexplained bivalve die-off sends many Louisiana oystermen back to square one Halle Parker Mitch Jurisich, a third-generation oysterman, dropped a long pair of oyster tongs into the Gulf of Mexico and lightly raked the water bottom. When he brought up his catch — several oysters that he laid along the side of his boat — all but one were dead. The more resilient hooked mussels, typically found clustered along the areas oyster reefs, had suffered the same fate. The stench of rottin...

Iowa weather: What happened on Monday after snowstorm hit Des Moines Philip Joens and Amber Mohmand, Des Moines Register Winter driving tips: Staying safe on Iowa roads Replay Video 12:14 a.m.: The National Weather Service says 10.3 inches of snow fell Monday at the Des Moines International Airport. Earlier: Provided Mondays snowstorm is as severe as expected, winter 2020-21 is on track to be the snowiest in Des Moines in at least five years. The storm could bring 10 to 14 i...

Historic snowstorm in Des Moines breaks daily snowfall record previously set in 1895 Philip Joens and Tim Webber, Des Moines Register Des Moines hasnt seen a winter storm like this weeks that dropped more than a foot of snow since 2009. And the city had never recorded a snowier January 25 than Monday.  Snow started falling around noon Monday in central Iowa and didnt stop until about 10 a.m. Tuesday. The storm created hazardous conditions on roads across the state, disrupted f...