NEWS

OSKALOOSA -- The Oskaloosa Community School District announced that Alex Edwards will serve as the new Associate Principal at Oskaloosa Middle School beginning with the 2025-26 school year, pending school board approval. Edwards brings a…

Carrie Underwood's role as judge on "American Idol" comes with a side-gig. The singer is to lead the web series "Idol To Icon," which will be released as a companion to the singing competition. It will air…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private company launched another lunar lander Wednesday, aiming to get closer to the moon’s south pole this time with a drone that will hop into a jet-black crater that never sees the sun.…

DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 5 cents, averaging $2.96 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa woman is facing charges after allegedly assaulting multiple people at a local restaurant on Tuesday night. According to court records, the Ottumwa Police Department reported that officers were dispatched to the…

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces a full road closure to Highway T15 across the Red Rock Dam March 10-12. The closures are necessary for the ongoing rehabilitation…

LONDON (AP) — A new album called “Is This What We Want?” features a stellar list of more than 1,000 musicians — and the sound of silence. With contributions from British artists including Kate Bush,…

Back in November, we told you that Blake Shelton and Taylor Sheridan were teaming up to create an all-new televised singing competition. Yesterday we learned that a big name was added to the mix. Keith Urban will be the headliner of "The…

DES MOINES -- The weather is starting to feel like spring, but water temperatures are still dangerously cold. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recommends that paddlers wait for consistent warm weather to allow…

PELLA -- Central College invites the public to a free screening of “The League” and a Q&A session with producer Byron Motley from 6:30 to 8 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Cox-Snow Recital Hall…