LOCAL NEWS

JASPER COUNTY – Authorities have finished an investigation involving a former school resource officer at the Prairie City-Monroe School District and concluded that there was not enough evidence to pursue criminal charges. According to the…

WAPELLO COUNTY, IA — Following the severe weather that took place on June 11, 2026, Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Wapello County as requested by Wapello County Emergency Management of the…

OTTUMWA – Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Ottumwa on Wednesday. The incident took place in the 500 block of North Green Street on June 10. At approximately 12:30pm, members of the…

KNOXVILLE – A structure fire broke out in Knoxville in the early morning hours yesterday and a family is now displaced. According to the Knoxville Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to the 2700 block of…

KNOXVILLE – A Knoxville man died this morning in a motorcycle crash in Jasper County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident occurred at around 4:16am on Highway 163 near mile marker 23, which…

GRINNELL -- Poweshiek County Public Health is proud to announce its participation in a statewide initiative aimed at reducing cancer-related disparities and improving cancer outcomes for rural Iowans. The initiative is funded through the State…

OSKALOOSA — Residents from Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Van Buren, and Wapello counties are invited to attend the annual Regional Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) Assembly on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to…

FAIRFIELD – An Ottumwa man was arrested in Fairfield in connection to multiple stolen vehicles in different counties. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, on Wednesday, June 3, at around 2:24pm, the Jefferson County…

VICTOR – Authorities have identified two of the individuals involved in a train vs. semi truck collision in Poweshiek County on Wednesday that caused the train to derail. The crash occurred at approximately 12:35pm on…

VICTOR – A train crashed into a semi truck in Poweshiek County yesterday and was derailed, leaving one person dead and another seriously injured. According to the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred at…