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SIGOURNEY – A Sigourney man was arrested after being accused of leveling death threats toward a store manager during a confrontation earlier this year. According to court records, on March 26, 2026, 52-year-old Sean Slechta…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man is behind bars after allegedly making indecent contact with a 10-year-old child. Court documents state that on the evening of Sunday, August 9, 21-year-old Jacobe Deiters pushed his hand on…

Garth Brooks came in with an amazing class of country musicians; Clint Black, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson and more all broke through at about the same time. More than 35 years later, what does the legend think of the current crop…

NEW YORK (AP) — The operator of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a mother and her infant daughter, is facing criminal charges and authorities are investigating whether the vessel was an…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The U.S. Senate has confirmed an Iowan to serve as the U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development. Glen Smith of Atlantic is now in charge of the…

WHAT CHEER – Residents of the city of What Cheer were advised to stay indoors and not light any fires Friday night into Saturday morning after a natural gas leak in the city’s downtown area.…

NEWTON – A Newton man faces nearly a dozen charges after he was arrested for possessing child sex abuse material. According to the Newton Police Department, law enforcement received information on June 25, 2026, that…

As many artists have been forced to do before him, Luke Bryan had to postpone this weekend's shows in the Pacific Northwest due to wildfires and the poor air quality that has resulted. Friday's show at Northern Quest Resort…

SPOKANE (AP) -- A man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best for igniting it,…

DES MOINES – Dry conditions in late July resulted in degraded conditions across much of the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. The expansion and emergence of moderate drought conditions across northern and…