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Former Mahaska County Supervisor Steve Parker has died.  Parker passed away Friday (9/11) at a Des Moines hospital; he was 66.  Parker resigned last month from his place on the County Board.  He had been…

The U.S. ambassador to China will step down early next month, ending a three-year tenure marked by a trade war and increasingly bitter relations between the world’s two largest economies. Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad,…

The retrial of an Ottumwa woman accused of killing her five-year-old daughter will not be decided by a jury.  Kelsie Thomas waived her right to a trial by jury Thursday (9/10).  That means a judge…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled residents should be able to vote on a constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling and two initiatives to regulate casinos. The ruling supports…

COVID-19 has played a trick on Oskaloosa trick or treaters.  The Main Street Trick or Treat Parade scheduled for Thursday, October 29 has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.  In a statement, Oskaloosa Main Street said because of the many people who normally…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON At least 15 of the Pizza Hut restaurants in Iowa have been closed, following the announcement in July that up to 300 locations around the country would be closing. The company that…

A Wapello County resident has died from coronavirus.  As of late Tuesday morning (9/8), the pandemic total in Iowa from COVID-19 was 1173.  There have also been another 345 positive tests for COVID-19 for a…

Labor Day weekend is coming up.  This is traditionally the last big travel weekend of the summer.  Mark Peterson of Triple-A Iowa says traveling will be easier on your wallet than it was a year…

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA -  August of 2020 will be remembered for one of Iowa’s worst-ever weather disasters, but the just-ended month is also going down as one of the state’s tenth driest Augusts on…

Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network has been following.  Saturday’s (8/29) Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Ottumwa raised $10,600 and counting.  The top-fundraising team was Team Mary’s Mission, which raised over…