Grinnell College ordering students off campus
Mar 11, 2020
The president of Grinnell College has told students they must leave the campus by March 23 to help halt the spread of the new coronavirus disease. Classes will continue to meet through Friday, the last…
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Thomas murder case goes to jury
Mar 11, 2020
A jury in Wapello County is deciding whether an Ottumwa woman killed her five-year-old daughter. Kelsie Thomas is accused of strangling her daughter, Cloe Chandler, in July of 2018. The jury got the case Tuesday…
Osky school board meets Tuesday
Mar 10, 2020
The Oskaloosa School Board holds its monthly meeting Tuesday night (3/10). Among the highlights on tonight’s agenda, the Board will vote on its budget for the 2020-21 school year and discuss plans for a window…
King disappointed by sentence for water dousing incident
Mar 09, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Republican Congressman Steve King says he’s disappointed in the sentence for a Colorado man who admitted he threw a glass of water on King last year. Twenty-seven-year-old Blake Gibbins was sentenced to…
Pella Police Chief Bokinsky steps down
Mar 06, 2020
Friday (3/6) is the final day on the job for Pella Police Chief Robert Bokinsky. He announced last month he was stepping down for family reasons. Bokinsky has been Pella’s Police Chief for eight years…
Kelsi Thomas murder trial begins
Mar 05, 2020
The murder trial of an Ottumwa woman began Wednesday (3/4). Kelsi Thomas is accused of strangling her five-year-old daughter, Cloe Chandler, in July 2018. In opening arguments, Wapello County Attorney Reuben Neff told the jury…
Iowa Senate approves limits if felon voting rights amendment adopted
Mar 04, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA NEWS - The Iowa Senate has voted for some limitations if Iowa voters eventually approve a constitutional amendment that automatically restores voting rights to released felons. The plan would require…
Three women accused of international fraud scheme
Mar 03, 2020
Three women from the area are accused of being involved in a $4 million international fraud scheme. Jennifer Sterk of Pella, Marilyn Sterk of Otley and Teresa Sterk Vanbaale of Knoxville were arrested by the…
Outdoor Warning Siren Test in Ottumwa on Monday March 2, 2020
Feb 29, 2020
The City of Ottumwa will resume conducting the monthly outdoor warning systems on Monday March 2, 2020. The siren that is heard is what is sounded in the event of severe weather such as a…
Details released on Chariton standoff
Feb 27, 2020
The suspect in an incident in Chariton Wednesday (2/26) that led to a neighborhood and local schools being locked down has been identified and charged. Chariton Police say Jeffry Alan Hildreth is charged with interference…