Almost half of Iowa adults have had two-dose series of Covid vaccine
Apr 23, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The state website tracking Covid-19 vaccinations shows more than 911-thousand Iowans have had both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. “We are very, very close to having nearly half of the…
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Reynolds encourages Iowans to get COVID-19 vaccine
Apr 22, 2021
Gov. Kim Reynolds implored Iowans on Wednesday to get vaccinated for COVID-19, however she refused to acknowledge that slowing demand for the shots is greatest in Republican parts of the state or that there’s a…
Another cold night in store
Apr 21, 2021
It’s going to be another cold night in the No Coast Network listening area. Another Freeze Warning starts at midnight until 9am Thursday (4/22). Below freezing temperatures are expected and those temperatures and frost can…
Bibby and Cook sentenced for 2018 shootout with Ottumwa Police
Apr 20, 2021
Two men convicted of getting into a shootout with Ottumwa Police in 2018 were sentenced Monday (4/19). 35-year-old Michael Bibby of Ottumwa was sentenced to 60 years for attempted murder, first degree burglary, first degree…
Freeze Watch Tuesday night into Wednesday morning
Apr 19, 2021
We haven’t seen the last of winter weather. A Freeze Watch will go into effect Tuesday night (4/20) at 7 until 10am Wednesday (4/21) for the No Coast Network listening area. The National Weather Service…
Naig says Raccoon River’s endangered ranking is ‘propaganda’
Apr 16, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig is dismissing a national environmental group’s report that cited ag run-off in ranking Iowa’s Raccoon River as one of the nation’s most-endangered rivers. “That so-called report was…
Bahena Rivera in court
Apr 15, 2021
The man accused of murdering Mollie Tibbetts was in court Thursday (4/15) for the first time in over a year. Cristian Bahena Rivera attended a pretrial conference for his first degree murder trial. Rivera is…
House passes bill to boost protest penalties
Apr 15, 2021
The Iowa House has passed a wide ranging bill that would escalate penalties for protests that damage property and provide police with new liability protection from lawsuits. Fifty-five Republicans and eight Democrats voted for the…
Centerville man sentenced to prison on child pornography charges
Apr 14, 2021
BY DAR DANIELSON A south-central Iowa man will serve 27 years in prison on child pornography charges. Forty-nine-year-old Ryan Ford of Centerville was sentenced in U.S. District Court for production of child pornography and receipt of…
GOP lawmakers mulling 2021 tax cut prospects
Apr 13, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Republican lawmakers have yet to decide what the 2021 legislature will do on tax policy. Republican Governor Kim Reynolds says the state can easily afford to speed up a series of income…