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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The Iowa Poison Control Center is setting up a program to provide round-the-clock clinical advice to healthcare professionals treating patients who’ve overdosed on opioids or have an opioid addiction.…

LOCKRIDGE – A motorcycle versus deer accident in Jefferson County resulted in non-life-threatening injuries to a Keokuk man. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported that the accident occurred on Tuesday, August 25, at around 8:36…

FAIRFIELD – A Fairfield man is in custody after an investigation into a burglary that occurred at a business earlier this month.  The Fairfield Police Department says that the burglary was reported by a business…

Gore Vidal once said of Truman Capote, "Death was a wise career move," and the famous saying has applied to hundreds of musicians when they passed, as it usually provides a boost to their catalog as interest…

OSKALOOSA – The Oskaloosa Police Department says they are investigating several recent incidents of graffiti being spray-painted on downtown buildings. The Police Department is asking downtown businesses, residents, and anyone with security or doorbell cameras…

DES MOINES -- Lights bobbing from headlamps guide hunters in the early morning hours from overflowing parking lots to a spot in the standing sunflowers or wheat fields where they will sit and wait for…

MURDOCK, Neb. (AP) — In rural eastern Nebraska, a technology revolution could rise from fields of corn and soybean in the form of new data centers to power the artificial intelligence boom. But just like…

NEWTON – EMS is now an essential service in Jasper County. On Tuesday, the Jasper County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution declaring EMS an essential service in the county. The approval followed three…

OSKALOOSA -- With the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaching, the Oskaloosa Fire Department would like to invite community members to the Oskaloosa town square on September 11, 2026, for a short commemoration ceremony. Beginning at…