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High Winds Overturn Semi on Interstate 35; Ankeny High School Graduates Evacuated Mid-Commencement

A tornado watch remains in effect for Polk County and the surrounding area until 10 p.m. tonight.

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Strong winds nearly take down this tree in Ankeny, Iowa.

Watch Wild Wind Bend Trees Sideways: Tornado Spotted in Huxley and Most of Iowa Under Twister Watch

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This one's hard to figure. It accompanied that genius post about the 3-speed bicycle and probably has something to do with that tropical, saw-toothed platypus, which of course doesn't exist. It's Craigslist. Enough said.

Best of Ankeny Craigslist: Bicycle Beats Fathering Kids, Break Dancing in a Pancake House

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If the Olympics included competition for pets, in what games would your pet excel? Here's the amazing Sophie, perhaps a contender for a medal in the Feline Volleyball Games.

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