Bethany Joy Lenz, Benjamin Ayres and Jill Hennessy star in the first trailer for the When Calls the Heart prequel series, ...

Apple TV has closed a deal for the rights to Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere books, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The ...

Step into the delightful world of Mrs. O’Leary, a kind and warmhearted moose with a silly dilemma—her husband’s pants keep falling down! In a brand new picture book, Oh, Deary! The Pants and Mrs.

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel, today unveiled and opened for sale Norwegian Aura™, the longest and largest vessel in its fleet, which will homeport in Miami ...

Carolyn’s Hallmark Shop in Ames' North Grand Mall is closing later this month. Owners Tom and Carolyn Maudlin are semi-retiring to slow down and spend more time with family. The couple has been in the ...

I follow a jokester on social media and the other day she posted this: “Now’s about the time the big-city girl starts having doubts about the small-town Christmas tree salesman she gave up her career ...

Ames is entering 2026 with an unusual cluster of business closures, with five well‑known establishments announcing their departures less than two weeks into the new year. The popular businesses ...

A new Hallmark Christmas movie is being filmed at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville. The movie is a standalone story, not a sequel to 2023's "A Biltmore Christmas," and will premiere in 2026. The ...

If you're looking to learn something new in the new year, we have the book list for you! Below you'll find some of our favorite eye-opening nonfiction of 2025 — books that dive deep into their subject ...

Lego's construction sets have been a fantastic choice for analog play for several decades now. These interlocking building blocks are set to get way more interesting with the inventive toy company's ...