LOCAL NEWS
Wapello County landfill closed
Feb 12, 2020 by Rick Watts
The Wapello County Landfill in Ottumwa is closing immediately because of a methane problem. Emergency personnel and fire crews are on the scene. The landfill is tentatively set to re-open on Thursday (2/13).
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Wind Chill Advisory Thursday
Feb 12, 2020 by Rick Watts
Get the scarves and sweaters ready for Thursday morning (2/13). A Wind Chill Advisory takes effect at midnight Wednesday (2/12) until noon Thursday for the No Coast Network listening area. Wind chills down to 30…
Coronavirus tests come back negative for two Iowans
Feb 11, 2020 by Rick Watts
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA NEWS - The Iowa Department of Public Health says two Iowans who were tested for the coronavirus following recent travel to China have been cleared. The two unidentified individuals had agreed…
Rozenboom running for re-election
Feb 10, 2020 by Rick Watts
Iowa State Senator Ken Rozenboom says he’s going to run for re-election. During Saturday’s (2/08) Eggs and Issues event in Oskaloosa, Rozenboom explained why he’s running for a third term. "The simple conclusion was I'm…
Weekend campaigning wraps, it’ll soon be Iowa Caucus time
Feb 03, 2020 by Rick Watts
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA NEWS - Seven presidential candidates seeking support in the Iowa Democratic Party’s Caucuses campaigned in Iowa Sunday. At 7 tonight, Caucus-goers will start having their say. The three U.S. Senators…
Campaigning continues
Jan 31, 2020 by Rick Watts
As we head into the home stretch before Monday’s (2/3) Iowa Caucuses, Democratic Presidential candidates and their surrogates are out in force this weekend. Valerie Biden Owens, the sister of former Vice President Joe Biden,…
Animal group rates Iowa’s animal welfare laws second worst in nation
Jan 30, 2020 by Rick Watts
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA NEWS - The Animal Legal Defense Fund places Iowa 49th in its latest report on the worst states in the nation for its animal welfare laws for the third straight year.…
Bahena Rivera murder trial delayed again
Jan 29, 2020 by Rick Watts
The trial for the man charged with killing Brooklyn resident Mollie Tibbetts in 2018 has been delayed again. Cristhian Bahena Rivera had been scheduled to stand trial for first-degree murder on February 4 in Sioux…
Ottumwa man accused of child endangerment
Jan 28, 2020 by Rick Watts
He pointed a gun at a woman who was holding their one-year-old child. That’s what Ottumwa Police say 29-year-old Ramon Melara-Cerna did last week. He was arrested Sunday (1/26) after allegedly showing a handgun during…
Colfax standoff
Jan 27, 2020 by Rick Watts
Jasper County law enforcement spent much of their Saturday involved in an armed standoff. Around 10:20am Saturday (1/25), the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office was called about a domestic dispute involving a firearm on South Montgomery…
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