Authorities ID 80-year-old who died in north Iowa grain bin
Sep 27, 2018
Authorities have released the name of an 80-year-old man who died in a northern Iowa grain bin accident. The Worth County Sheriff's Office identified him as Norman Backhouse, who lived in rural Manly. First responders…
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Two candidates for Iowa House District 70 spoke at forum last night
Sep 25, 2018
Two of the three candidates for Iowa House District 79 spoke at a public forum in Oskaloosa Monday night. Republican Dustin Hite and Libertarian Nicholas Ryan took questions at Penn Central Mall. Hite was asked if he…
Penn Central Mall hosting three candidate forums this week
Sep 24, 2018
Penn Central Mall in Oskaloosa will be the site of three candidate forums this week. Monday night (9/24) at 6:30, the three candidates for Iowa House District 79 will appear: Republican Dustin Hite, Democrat Samantha…
Mahaska County Board Meeting yesterday
Sep 21, 2018
The Mahaska County Board took a look at its employee handbook at a Thursday afternoon work session. County Board Chairman Willy Van Weelden says one item discussed was how to deal with accumulated sick pay.…
Man accused of killing ISU student has an extensive criminal record
Sep 20, 2018
Court documents from 15 court cases involving Collin Richards, the man accused of killing Iowa State University student Celia Barquin Arozamena, dating back to 2014 have been reviewed, many of them connected to violent crimes.…
Rivera pleads not guilty in Mollie Tibbetts' death
Sep 19, 2018
During his arraignment today, 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera pleaded not guilty to murdering Tibbetts. Prosecutors charged Rivera with first-degree murder in August after he allegedly stabbed Tibbetts to death. Tibbetts vanished while out for a run in…
Man charged in assaulting and killing an Iowa State golfer
Sep 18, 2018
Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old man they say murdered a former Iowa State University golfer Monday morning at an Ames golf course near campus. Ames police Commander Geoff Huff said at a news conference that…
Oskaloosa police have 5 people in custody after a Sept. 9th robbery
Sep 17, 2018
Five people are in custody accused of a burglary at an Oskaloosa business. Last Sunday, September 9th, a burglary was reported at Van Wall Equipment. It was determined that nearly $17,000 worth of items was taken along…
Oskaloosa and Ottumwa both participating in Restaurant week starting today
Sep 14, 2018
Oskaloosa is one of several Iowa cities taking part in Restaurant Week, which runs today (9/14) through September 23. Oskaloosa Main Street Director Emily Brown talks about Restaurant Week. "A week that we really encourage people…
Two Ottumwa students hit by a car on their way to school
Sep 13, 2018
Two students were injured while they were walking to school Wednesday morning in Ottumwa. Ottumwa Police say the two, ages 12 and 7, were walking east in the 1100 block of Mary Street around 7:30am, when they stepped…