Stories from Thursday, September 8, 2016

Early on the morning of his official commitment to the Golden Gophers, Cody Poock was already out on a frozen lake. It was December 2013 and he was relaxing after spending his first college football season at Iowa Western. "I got a text from my junior college coach that said, 'Hey, can you send me a picture of you signing?' and I had honestly forgotten about even doing it," Poock said. "So I went to my car and grabbed the papers from the car while I was ice fishing."...

A Spirit Lake man was arrested following an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. The Spirit Lake Police Department conducted a search warrant at the residence of 61-year-old Paul Hicks at 2704 Keokuk Ave, Apt. 1 in Spirit Lake. Hicks was arrested for second-degree sexual assault -- a Class B felony -- after a search of his home Thursday, Sept. 8...

Editor's Note: This is the third installment of a weekly series previewing prep football in Dickinson County. The rankings are according to the Associated Press poll. Dickinson County football teams are off to a ridiculous start, going a combined 8-0 through the first two weeks of the season. ...