Students at Brentwood Elementary received an unexpected gift as they prepared for winter break, brand new backpacks filled ...

Dana Becker has been a sports writer in Iowa since 2000, writing for The Fort Dodge Messenger, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Cedar Rapids Gazette and others. Dana resides in northcentral Iowa and started ...

Louisville’s St. Xavier is the Herald-Leader Preseason Boys Basketball No. 1 team. Varsity head coaches from 111 schools participated in the preseason rankings. Frederick Douglass, Madison Central and ...

With the 2025-26 high school wrestling season finally underway, our national rankings tighten to one wrestler per weight, Folkstyle results take center stage, and early lineup drama is already ...