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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of…

By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) DOT spokesman Stuart Anderson says through August 4th the number of traffic deaths are down. “The average over the last five years is about 193. And this year we’re at…

DES MOINES -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, and Department of Natural Resources Director Kayla Lyon recognized 40 Iowa farm families with Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Awards at…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man is behind bars after allegedly sexually assaulting underage girls in his residence for a time period spanning almost a full year. According to court records, 29-year-old Edwin Arredondo committed various…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A random shooting outside a Target store in Texas began when a gunman killed an employee collecting shopping carts then a man and his 4-year-old granddaughter, sparking a chaotic hour of stolen cars…

By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) An expert on insects says it’s been a great summer in Iowa for mosquitoes, and a lousy summer for people who are getting nipped by the flying pests. Entomologist Lyric…

BLAKESBURG -- The EBF School District has announced the hiring of the next Blakesburg Elementary Principal. The district introduced Kayeleigh Rook as their next principal for the elementary school starting in the next school year.…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa Community School Board held a regular meeting last night. The board approved a 28E agreement with the city of Oskaloosa for a School Resource Officer. As part of the agreement,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Transcripts of grand jury testimony that led to sex trafficking charges against Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell shouldn’t be released, a judge ruled Monday in a stinging decision suggesting the Trump administration’s real motive…

DES MOINES -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally,…