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…
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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…
Iowa State Trooper killed in standoff
Apr 12, 2021
A 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol was shot and killed during a violent standoff with a man who fought back against agents in an armored personnel carrier and said he wanted to shoot…
Study finds alcohol use among women rose since start of pandemic
Apr 09, 2021
An Iowa State University study finds nearly two-thirds of women surveyed admit they're drinking more alcohol, more frequently, since the onset of the pandemic. Susan Stewart, an I-S-U professor of sociology, says she found coronavirus-related…
Governor says there’ll be an independent investigation of Anamosa prison murders
Apr 08, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON A new security director will be installed in the Iowa Department of Corrections in response to the March 23 attack by two inmates at the Anamosa State Penitentiary that killed two staff…