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Olivia Newton-John died yesterday morning, after a 30-year on-and-off battle with cancer. After 25 years in remission, she announced in 2017 that it had spread to her lower back. Since her diagnosis, she helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars through the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre. Olivia was born in England, but raised in Melbourne, Australia. She was 73.
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Keith Urban shared a video of himself before a concert driving a drift kart around the venue. He’s having so much fun that pouring rain doesn’t slow him down. He captioned it, “While you are tailgating outside the venue.”
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Kanye celebrated the breakup of Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson in a now-deleted post. It was a fake newspaper that said, quote, “Pete Davidson dead at age 28.” He apparently took it down because it made Kim pretty upset. Twitter’s suggestions of who Pete Davidson should date next include Queen Elizabeth, Oprah, maybe a Minion.
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Carrie Underwood came out of the audience last Saturday to help a Tom Petty cover band do “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”. It was at a place called Fox & Locke in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee.
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TMZ is reporting that Anne Heche is fighting for her life, currently in a coma and dealing with significant injuries in the wake of driving her car through a home in Los Angeles. She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention.” Police believe Heche was under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol when she committed at least 2 hit-and-runs before barreling through a home, igniting a massive blaze.
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Alabama donated $25,000 to the flood relief efforts underway in Kentucky. They did a show in Sharpsburg, Kentucky on Saturday and presented a check to The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky . . . a non-profit that provides assistance to Kentucky families and businesses.
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I had the opportunity to talk to Darryl Worley before his Acoustic Valentine's Dinner at Gatherings in Nevada. He has ventured in the the podcast world
https://www.darrylworley.com/
https://nevadaiowashows.com/2025/12/05/2-14-26-an-acoustic-valentines-dinner-with-darryl-worley/
Join us Thursday during the Drive at Five for ‘At The Movies” brought to you by North Grand Cinema in Ames..
In theaters this weekend – “GOAT”
From the studio behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and KPop Demon Hunters. Follow Will, a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball – a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world.
https://youtu.be/ggZA2oi8S5s?si=IhPmbbwAvvfg99Zv
“GOAT” is rated: PG
Stars: Caleb McLaughlin and Gabrielle Union
AT THE MOVIES...Thursday’s at 5:40, brought to you by North Grand Cinema in Ames and IBC KIX 101.1….
