Iowa Poll: Ernst takes 7-point lead  —  Joni Ernst has charged to achieve a 7-point lead over Democrat Bruce Braley in a new Iowa Poll, which buoys the GOP's hope that an Iowa victory will be the tipping point to a Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate.  —  Ernst, a state senator and military leader …

Why 2014 Isn't as Good as It Seems for the Republicans  —  The Republicans are looking forward to having a good week.  They are favored to win the Senate, and they could pick up enough House seats to finish with their largest margin since 1928.  —  But perhaps more important …

The Climate-Change Solution No One Will Talk About  —  The equation seems fairly simple: The more the world's population rises, the greater the strain on dwindling resources and the greater the impact on the environment.  —  The solution?  Well, that's a little trickier to talk about.

Will Virgin Galactic's Crash End Space Tourism?  —  The crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo experimental space plane on Friday, which killed one test pilot and severely injured another, may have wrecked the future of space tourism.  —  “For the industry, the joyride is over,” …

McCain Defends Palin: Coverage of Family Brawl Is ‘Biased,’ ‘Unfair’  —  With all the news Sarah Palin's been making these days, what with her family's infamous brawl and all, it's natural to turn to her creator for his thoughts, and thus did KTVK sit down with Senator John McCain (R-AZ).

Clinton Allies Resist Calls to Jump Early Into 2016 Race  —  Veteran Hillary Clinton advisers say she shouldn't accelerate her early 2015 timetable for announcing whether she'll run for president, despite calls from prominent backers of President Barack Obama for her to enter the race soon after Tuesday's congressional elections.

ISIS Pitches to the Hosts of Shark Tank on SNL  —  SNL did a Shark Tank parody tonight with a twist: the hosts got a pitch from none other than representatives of ISIS.  Yes, the ISIS you're thinking of.  And these terrorists, one of them played by host Chris Rock, explained why the hosts …

Minority Voter Suppression In North Carolina Witnessed Firsthand  —  It is harder to vote in North Carolina these days.  On June 25, 2013, the Supreme Court, in Shelby v. Holder, gutted a landmark provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  A majority of the justices struck down Article 5 of the Act …

Makings Of Ammonium Nitrate Bomb Found In Border Militiaman's Hotel Room  —  When ATF agents arrested Kevin “K.C.” Massey III at a Brownsville-area hotel last week on charges that he had been illegally carrying weapons while leading border-militia patrols in Texas, they found more in his hotel room than just guns and ammo.