Arab Gulf countries, battered economically and physically by the war with Iran, were keen to put on a united front at a key regional meeting on April 28, 2026. Gathering in the Saudi city Jeddah, ...

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JEFFERSON CITY — A Senate committee conducted a busy hearing Wednesday over a House bill that aims to establish a Video Lottery Terminal system in Missouri. The bill would call for the removal of ...

It’s the same name on the ballot as in 2022, but the outcome will be anything but, Republicans promised at a unity breakfast Wednesday in Naperville. Former state Sen. Darren Bailey handily won his ...

EAST LANSING - Scott Soodsma looked down his bench in the third quarter. He saw his starting forward sitting next to him in foul trouble and his starting guard in crutches with his ankle wrapped in ...

Freeland and Hudsonville Unity Christian faced off in the Division 2 boys basketball state championship on Saturday, March 14. EAST LANSING — After a lid seemingly settled over both Breslin Center ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Unity Christian head coach Scott Soodsma has been around the block a few times. With 700+ wins and multiple championships, he's seen some great basketball players. But after ...

Unity Christian relied on a quick opening and a strong closing to put an exclamation point on the Iowa High School Athletic Association Boys State Basketball Tournament Friday night from Casey’s ...

Eleven years since it last flirted with state-title prominence, Iowa City Regina eyed a return to the championship round of the Iowa high school boys state basketball tournament. But the Regals saw ...

Unity gets the plaque in a 2A Super-Sectional boy’s championship basketball game at Pontiac High School in on Monday, March 9, 2026. Unity’s Brayden Henry (5) and Unity’s Tre Hoggard (12) at the ...