NEWS

OSKALOOSA -- Oskaloosa Main Street announced that preparations are underway for the 39th annual Sweet Corn Serenade. This beloved community event has become a summer tradition for residents and visitors alike. This year’s event will…

He may be getting off the road, but that doesn't mean Alan Jackson is through with live country music. Announced yesterday, the creation of the very first "5 O’Clock Somewhere Fest." The inaugural event will be held at The…

NEW YORK (AP) — It took less than a minute for a routine landing to spiral into a deadly crash Sunday at New York's LaGuardia Airport. But the collision between an Air Canada flight and…

DES MOINES -- Naturalists, youth group leaders and others who take people out on the water in canoes and kayaks are encouraged to attend one of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) paddling schools.…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa Community School Board held a regular meeting last night and approved their academic calendar for the 2026-27 school year. The first day of school for K-12 students will be on…

OSKALOOSA – The Oskaloosa Police Department is currently investigating several burglaries that have taken place at churches in the Oskaloosa community. In a statement released on social media, the Oskaloosa Police Department asked churches, nearby…

DES MOINES – Every year the Urban Forestry Awards luncheon recognizes cities, college campuses and utilities that demonstrate a variety of dedication to the importance of trees in their respective communities. Awards will be presented…

On the road again...it was announced yesterday that Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival was coming back again this year. With only 12 shows on the schedule, the festival has been pared down some compared to previous years,…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $59.25 million. After a nearly two-week trial in Santa…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The Iowa Senate has sent the governor a bill that would let Iowa motorists have a slightly darker tint on the driver’s and passenger side windows of vehicles. Under…