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An election watchdog group has filed a federal lawsuit that claims an Iowa-based nonprofit organization violated election laws by failing to register as a political committee that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to support…

The newly-hired principal at Oskaloosa High School says he’s looking forward to his new job.  Jeff Kirby is currently director of innovative programs for Ottumwa Schools.  He says he’s familiar with the Oskaloosa area. "I've…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR A shooting in the early morning hours has left one person dead in Marshalltown. Marshalltown police were called to the Casey’s on North 3rd Avenue just after 3 this morning where they…

Keep the scarves, mittens and sweaters handy.  A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for the No Coast Network listening area until noon Friday (2/12).  And another Wind Chill Advisory will take effect at midnight…

While it looks a lot like Christmas, Oskaloosa’s Lighted Christmas Parade is ten months away.  Even so, planning has begun for the 2021 parade.  Oskaloosa Main Street Executive Director Jessica Reuter tells the No Coast…

The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved funds for roadway improvements to help a business in Pella.  D-O-T spokesman Craig Markley says the money will benefit Lely (Lee-lee) North America, which designs and manufactures automated systems…

A St. Louis man is accused of stabbing a woman several times in Mahaska County.  The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office says it got a call around 11:30 Monday night (2/8) from a driver on Highway…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON Governor Kim Reynolds this weekend lifted the restrictions on businesses and limited face covering requirements outlined in her previous pandemic proclamation. The public health measures Reynolds issued three months ago coincided with…

Iowa will receive nearly $4.7 million over five years as part of a multi-state settlement with a firm that worked with opioid manufacturers to promote addictive painkillers, according to the Iowa Attorney General’s Office. Iowa…

BY MATT KELLEY Winter weather advisories are blanketing Iowa for Thursday, including a Blizzard Warning for 25 counties across northern and central Iowa. Meteorologist Cory Martin, at the National Weather Service, says the approaching storm system…