Fairfield National faces Las Vegas Wednesday at the Little League World Series, the winner to advance to the U.S. championship game.

A worldwide audience has witnessed the last few weeks what Fairfield National Little League coaches, parents and volunteers have known the past three years. Their 12-year-old all-stars are every bit as tough as they are exceptional baseball players.

Connecticut State Senator Tony Hwang has launched a campaign to become Fairfield’s first selectman. First, he’ll need to collect signatures to force a special election.

Fairfield National defeated South Dakota 13-1 in the Little League World Series Monday night in Williamsport, Pa. The Connecticut champs play Las Vegas on Wednesday for a berth in the U.S.

In the Lady Lions’ match against Eastern Brown and Lynchburg-Clay (two golfers) it was Fairfield winning with a team score of 248, while Eastern had a score of 288. LCHS with their two golfers had a score of 120.

The Connecticut Lottery player was one of eight Powerball players across the nation to win a prize totaling over $100,000 following the drawing, according to Powerball. The player initially won $50,000, and $50,000 was added to their winnings due to a Power Play. The odds of winning were one in over 913,000, according to the Powerball odds page.

FAIRFIELD, Iowa (KCRG) - A Fairfield teen is home safe after police found her in North Carolina with a 25-year-old man. Police found the teenager within 24 hours of her mom reporting her missing to the Fairfield Police Department. The department used special technology to find the man she was with-John Michael Johnson.

A verbal altercation escalated into a shooting at a Fairfield gas station, according to the Fairfield Police Department. Fairfield police officers responded to a report of a shooting at a gas station near Central Way at around 8:30 p.