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Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds wants Iowans to get ahead in the workplace. That's why the Legislature has passed the Future Ready Iowa initiative.  The Governor says: "It has a goal of having 70{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} of Iowans…

Law enforcement says two bodies were found in a rail car that had carried about 100 tons of steel from Mexico to south-central Iowa.  Iowa Southern Railway workers discovered the bodies Friday (8/2) when decoupling…

A man from rural Lynnville was killed Friday morning (8/2) in a farm accident.  The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office says 19-year-old Benjamin Van Wyk had become entangled in a sweep auger inside a grain bin…

A man from Agency accused of shooting his father wants his bond reduced.  36-year-old David Nordyke III was charged with attempted murder in the July 8 shooting of David Nordyke Junior.  Nordyke III has been…

Wednesday night’ (7/31) is the final night of racing for the season at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa.  Season point champions will be crowned in five different divisions.  Hot laps start at 7pm with…

An Ottumwa man was killed over the weekend in a one car crash in Van Buren County.  The Iowa State Patrol says 55-year-old Michael Dewayne Lawson was going north on County Road V56 around 11:30…

 BY DAR DANIELSON Sports gambling will take the final step toward becoming reality Tuesday during a special meeting of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. Commission administrator Brian Ohorilko says the regulators will take a vote…

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper brought his Presidential campaign to the area Thursday (7/25). The Democrat toured Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa and then held a meet and greet at the Sigourney Café.  Hickenlooper…

An interpreter for the man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts has reportedly been paid more than $12,000 by the State of Iowa.  Court documents show that an interpreter for Cristhian Bahena Rivera has worked about…

Charges are pending against an Ottumwa man after a Tuesday (7/23) collision between a semi tractor/trailer and a farm tractor.  The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened around 8:25 am at the 3000…