LOCAL NEWS

A Flash Flood Watch will be in effect for Wapello and Monroe Counties in the No Coast Network listening area starting at 4pm Friday (7/9) until 10am Saturday (7/10).  The National Weather Service says several…

Oskaloosa is getting ready to celebrate Christmas in July.  The annual fundraiser for Painting with Lights will be held Saturday afternoon (7/10) on the square in downtown Oskaloosa.  Oskaloosa Main Street executive director Jessica Reuter…

Ottumwa Police are asking for your help in finding a man who has been missing for almost three years.  In August 2019, Timothy William-Michal Fortney was reported missing to Ottumwa Police.  At that time, Fortney…

The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park said that his son and other family members were trapped by the ride’s seat belts when…

Life in prison without the possibility of parole.  That sentence handed down Thursday (7/1) to 56-year-old Michelle Boat of Pella in the May 2020 stabbing death of Tracy Mondabough of Ottumwa.  Mondabough was the girlfriend of…

An Ottumwa man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for dealing meth, possession with intent to deal meth, possession of a firearm for use in drug trafficking and possessing a firearm when not…

Overturning a landmark $1.5 million jury verdict, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Wednesday (6/30) that former Gov. Terry Branstad did not illegally discriminate or retaliate against a gay state official. The court found a lack of…

An attempted murder case against a Lovilia man has been thrown out because prosecutors missed the deadline for a speedy trial.  45-year-old Joshua James Burk was accused of attempted murder, eluding, leaving the scene of…

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster declaration for Wapello, Monroe and Linn Counties after flash flooding last week.  People affected by flooding can apply for up to $5000 through the Iowa Individual Assistance…

Heavy rains in Wapello County Thursday night (6/24) washed out a sewer pipeline in Eldon.  The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says localized flooding swept out a concrete pier, collapsing a 40-foot section of pipe…