Sam Rubin, one of the most respected and connected entertainment anchors in the nation, died suddenly on Friday at the age of 64. The circumstances surrounding his death were not immediately released. Rubin joined KTLA 5 Morning News in Los Angeles in 1991, where he instantly made an impact with his unmatched, encyclopedic knowledge of film and television. Over the years, his reports and interviews informed and entertained millions of television viewers in L.A. and beyond. "The Sam that you saw on the air is the Sam that was off the air," Rubin’s longtime colleague and friend Frank Buckley sai ..read more

Maggie Steffens asked for more support for the U.S. women's water polo team, and the captain received one particularly surprising response. From a clock-wearing rap icon. Moved by Steffens' Instagram post, Flavor Flav has stepped forward to help the U.S. team as it goes for an unprecedented fourth consecutive gold medal at the Paris Olympics this summer. He is finalizing a deal that will make him a USA Water Polo sponsor and the official hype man for a program seeking a bigger spotlight. The 65-year-old Flav, a founding member and hype man with Public Enemy, has jumped headfirst into his new ..read more

A Virginia school board voted Friday to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school, four years after the names had been removed, a reversal that some experts believe may be the first of its kind. Shenandoah County's school board voted 5-1 to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School and Honey Run Elementary as Ashby Lee Elementary. Friday's vote reverses a decision by the school board in 2020, a time when school systems across Virginia and the South were removing Confederate names from schools and other public locations i ..read more

Editor's note: We have updated this story to correctly state where the incident happened. We regret the error. SPENCER, Iowa (KCAU) -- Two boys were rescued Thursday after they got in the Little Sioux River in Spencer, authorities said. ​According to a release from the Spencer Police Department, officers and the Clay County Sheriff's Office responded to a disturbance in the 600 block of 4th Street SE in Spencer Thursday around 5 p.m. Authorities arrived to the scene to find two 12-year-old boys calling for help while clinging to a utility pole in the Little Sioux River. Spencer High School ten ..read more

KOSSUTH COUNTY, Iowa -- The attorney for a man accused of killing an Algona police officer is asking for a mental health evaluation for his client. Kyle Ricke Kyle Ricke's attorney filed a motion earlier this week saying that he has concerns regarding Ricke’s ability to understand the charges filed against him and his mental state makes it impossible to assist in his defense and understand the proceedings ..read more

(NEXSTAR)- Olympic triathlete Morgan Pearson says he keeps his Olympic medal tucked away in his closet to keep himself focused. “I wanna be hungry for the next one,” Pearson said. “Constantly looking at an Olympic medal, I think maybe that takes some of that drive away.” Pearson earned a silver medal as the anchor leg for the U.S. Mixed Relay team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 30-year-old from New Vernon, New Jersey will compete in the triathlon in Paris this summer. “I think this one is gonna be a really different experience. I’m really excited that there’s fans,” Pearson said. Pearson says ..read more

DES MOINES, Iowa - A large solar storm will make it possible to view the aurora borealis in parts of Iowa this weekend, and weather conditions look like they'll cooperate to make it visible! Viewing the aurora will be best after sunset, with optimal viewing between 10 PM and 3 AM. Chances for seeing the northern lights will be best farther north, but it's not impossible that you may be able to get a glimpse as far as southern Iowa. It's also important to get away from light pollution (city lights). Weather conditions look to be great for viewing the aurora! A few spotty showers will be ..read more

CLIVE, Iowa (KCAU) -- A Sac City man has won half a million dollars from a scratch game. According to the Iowa Lottery, Michael Johnson of Sac City has won $500,000 from the "$500,000 Ca$H" scratch game. This prize was the 9th top prize of this game ..read more

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A Des Moines sex trafficking victim who killed the man she says raped her, has violated her probation for a second time and authorities don't know where she is, according to court documents. Pieper Lewis, 19, had been serving her probation at House of Cherith, a Georgia facility that specializes in providing resources to victims of sex trafficking. A probation revocation document filed Monday said Lewis had violated house rules multiple times for "unauthorized departures from the premises, lack of adherence to room cleanliness standards, and engaging in verbal altercations ..read more

(NEXSTAR) — Just like some will get an extra paycheck in May, some Social Security recipients will get two checks this month. It’s all because of a quirk in the Social Security Administration’s payment schedule. A few times a year, two Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks will go out in a month instead of the usual one. May happens to be the first of three double-payment months of 2024. The first SSI check went out on May 1, according to the agency’s calendar. The final check will go out on May 31.  This doesn’t mean recipients are flush with extra funds. Because of May’s double paym ..read more