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BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is introducing a bill today which he says will help rural Iowa communities, as well as isolated towns across the U.S.,  get high-speed internet connections. The…

Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday (7/12) that Iowa will cover the cost of troopers sent to Texas to fight crime along the U.S. border with Mexico, confirming the state would fund the mission after the…

Crisis Intervention Services/Safe Point of Mahaska County has received a $3700 COVID-19 relief grant through the CARES Act.  This was one of 265 grants given to food pantries and feeding sites across Iowa.

The 133rd Keokuk County Fair begins a three day run Friday (7/9) in What Cheer.  Last year’s fair had fewer events because of coronavirus….and Fair Board member Gene Roland says there’s almost a normal schedule this…

Nine people in Iowa have died from coronavirus since Friday of last week (7/2).  None of those nine deaths were from the No Coast Network listening area.  The state’s death total from the pandemic is…

Here's what happened Wednesday night (7/7) at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa.  Curtis Van Der Wal of Oskaloosa won the Oskaloosa Quality Rental Sports Mods feature; Todd Reitzler was first in the Midstate Machine Stock…

A teenager injured in an accident on an Iowa amusement ride that killed his younger brother remained on life support Wednesday (7/7) as he turned 16, his family pastor said. David Jaramillo has been in a medically…

Here's a reminder about local fireworks laws. In the City of Oskaloosa, it’s illegal to use fireworks at any time.  Fireworks are allowed in Mahaska County.  In Ottumwa, you can use fireworks only on July 4…

Officials in south-central Iowa responded Thursday (7/1) to a small plane crash at the Lamoni Municipal Airport. Reports of the crash came in around 8 a.m. Thursday, the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office told television station KCCI. First…

A Des Moines woman has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for conspiring to damage the Dakota Access Pipeline in Mahaska and Wapello Counties.  39-year-old Jessica Rae Reznicek was also ordered to pay…