Music City Bowl is canceled
Dec 28, 2020
BY TODD KIMM RADIO IOWA - The Music City Bowl has announced that Wednesday’s game between Iowa and Missouri has ben canceled. The move comes after a rise in COVID-19 cases in the Mizzou program. “I…
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No winners since September, Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots both above $320 million
Dec 24, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The jackpots for the Powerball and Mega Millions lottery drawings both exceed $300 million and Iowa Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says that’s a rarity. “Neither one of these jackpots are anywhere near…
Reynolds says it’s too soon to consider using state reserves
Dec 23, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The start of the 2021 Iowa legislative session is less than three weeks away, but Governor Kim Reynolds says it may be far longer before officials sort out how much more the…
North Mahaska schools closed because of COVID-19
Dec 21, 2020
Christmas vacation is starting early in the North Mahaska School District. There will not be school in North Mahaska Monday (12/21) or Tuesday (12/22) because of coronavirus issues. North Mahaska Superintendent Angela Livezey released a…
Ottumwa man paroled after 1994 murder
Dec 18, 2020
An Ottumwa man who was 16 in 1994 when he fatally shot a 15-year-old classmate after the two argued over a girl has been granted parole. The Iowa Board of Parole has decided to release…
Some coronavirus restrictions lifted
Dec 17, 2020
Iowa restaurants and bars may return to normal business hours but patrons must still wear masks when not seated for eating or drinking, and groups must be at least six feet from one another, according…
Siblings accused of elder abuse in mother's death
Dec 16, 2020
A brother and sister from Newton are accused of abusing a dependent adult after their 76-year-old mother was found living in poor conditions. This began July 20 when paramedics were called to a Newton residence…
Gov. Reynolds returns $21 million in misspent federal aid to state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund
Dec 15, 2020
The state of Iowa is returning $21 million of federal coronavirus aid money it planned to spend on upgrading state information technology systems, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday (12/14). Reynolds said in a statement…
Two Poweshiek County facilities on state outbreak list
Dec 14, 2020
Two long-term care facilities in Poweshiek County have been added to the state’s coronavirus outbreak list. Mayflower Home in Grinnell has had ten residents test positive for COVID-19, while Montezuma Specialty Care has six reported…
Second man convicted of murdering Oskaloosa couple is executed
Dec 11, 2020
Federal prison officials in Terre Haute, Indiana on Thursday (12/10) executed a Texas street-gang member for his role in the 1999 slayings of an Oskaloosa couple. 40-year-old Brandon Bernard was 18 when he and four…