Van Hemert loses appeal
Oct 08, 2020
An Oskaloosa man convicted of murdering a William Penn basketball player has lost his appeal. You’ll remember Luke Van Hemert was found guilty of second degree murder in 2019 for killing Marquis Todd in 2018. …
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Suspect arrested in Ottumwa Child Abduction and Burglary
Oct 07, 2020
A burglary suspect in Ottumwa is in custody. On Monday (10/5), Ottumwa Police were called to the 1500 block of Albia Road for a burglary in progress. Officers were then told the suspect had abducted…
Judge blocks Iowa's absentee ballot order
Oct 06, 2020
A judge has blocked Iowa’s secretary of state from enforcing an order that barred counties from sending absentee ballot applications to voters with their identification information already filled in. Judge Robert Hanson ruled Monday (10/5)…
Early voting starts Monday
Oct 05, 2020
The 29-day "early voting" period in Iowa starts Monday (10/5). More than 600-thousand Iowans have asked auditors to mail them a ballot and those ballots will be mailed out Monday. In Mahaska County, in-person absentee voting…
Four arrests in University Park vandalism
Oct 02, 2020
Here's an update to a story the No Coast Network has been following. Four people have been arrested in connection with reported vandalism in University Park and Oskaloosa late Tuesday night (9/29) and early Wednesday morning…
Former day care director sentenced for theft
Sep 30, 2020
The former director of a Tama County day care center has been sentenced to prison for illegally taking more than $110,000 from the center and using the money on video games, clothing and other items.…
2nd Congressional District race
Sep 28, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The race in Iowa’s second congressional district to replace retiring Democratic Congressman Dave Loebsack is considered one of the country’s most competitive. Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa, an eye doctor, is making…
Man who killed Oskaloosa couple is executed
Sep 25, 2020
The man convicted of killing an Oskaloosa couple in 1999 was executed Thursday (9/24). 40-year-old Christopher Vialva was executed at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. In June of 1999, Vialva and four others kidnapped…
Lawsuit regarding SCRAA is dismissed
Sep 23, 2020
A lawsuit filed by landowners regarding the South Central Regional Airport Authority has been dismissed. The judge’s ruling says the 28E agreement that created the Airport Authority is legal…and also that the landowners haven’t been…
Person found in roadside fire identified
Sep 21, 2020
Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network has been following. The person who was found dead in a roadside ditch last Wednesday (9/14) in rural Kellogg has been identified. The Iowa Division…