House passes ban on transgender athletes in girls sports at all Iowa schools, colleges
Feb 22, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Fifty-five Republicans in the Iowa House have passed a bill that forbids trans athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports at all public and private schools and colleges…
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2021 Iowa law cracking down on protests would apply to trucker blockades
Feb 21, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Governor Kim Reynolds says people involved in blockades and occupations like the one that’s been going on in Canada would be quickly arrested if that happened in Iowa, but…
Xavier Foster cleared in sexual assault investigation
Feb 18, 2022
Former Oskaloosa and Iowa State basketball player Xavier Foster has been cleared in a sexual assault investigation. Foster was dismissed from the Cyclones last October…and a short time later, it was learned Foster was being…
Ottumwa bus fire
Feb 17, 2022
No one was injured after a 10-15 transit bus caught fire Wednesday morning (2/16) in Ottumwa. Shortly before 9am, Ottumwa 911 was called about a bus on fire at 710 Gateway Drive. Flames and smoke…
Special Oskaloosa School Board meeting
Feb 16, 2022
The Oskaloosa School Board will hold a special meeting Wednesday afternoon (2/16). The Board will discuss a personnel matter and then go into closed session regarding an appointment. That could be choosing final candidates to…
Bill barring transgender athletes from Iowa girls sports clears House panel
Feb 15, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A bill that would limit participation in Iowa girls sports to athletes who have female marked on their birth certificate has cleared the House Education Committee. Representative Skyler Wheeler,…
Layoffs announced at wind turbine blade factory in southeast Iowa
Feb 14, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - More than 100 workers are being laid off at the Siemens Gamesa plant in Fort Madison that makes wind turbine blades. The CEO of the company’s operations in North…
Southern Iowa economic development group’s executive charged with theft
Feb 11, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The long-time leader of a multi-county economic development organization in southern Iowa has been arrested and charged with theft. State Auditor Rob Sand says his office has opened an investigation of the Southern…
Eggs & Issues Saturday in Oskaloosa
Feb 10, 2022
Officials from William Penn University and Indian Hills Community College will be the featured speakers this Saturday (2/12) at Eggs and Issues in Oskaloosa. This public forum will be held Saturday morning at 8:30 at…
Concern about critical race theory in Oskaloosa reading curriculum
Feb 09, 2022
Books for the Oskaloosa Elementary School reading program got quite a bit of attention at Tuesday night’s (2/8) Oskaloosa School Board meeting. Chad Vink, the Oskaloosa District’s Business Manager and Board Secretary, tells the No…