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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment. The Food and Drug Administration approved Eli…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons says there will be a dairy cattle show at next month’s fair, but other activities involving dairy cattle may be changed or cancelled…

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Due to rising water levels, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will close North Overlook and Whitebreast beaches starting July 3.  The closures will remain in place until swim…

OTTUMWA -- Authorities say an 8-year-old child died in Ottumwa yesterday after an accident involving a truck. The Ottumwa Police Department reports that on July 2, 2024, at approximately 12:25 p.m., emergency personnel responded to…

Unfortunate news from Mavericks lead singer Raul Malo. He posted a video clip on the band's Instagram account to inform fans that after multiple doctor's visits, two cancerous spots were found. The frontman went on to say he would…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two weeks in Japan three years ago, when the gymnastics superstar prioritized…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the spring of 2024 has been the eighth wettest spring in Iowa since 1872 — the first year weather records were kept for the…

OTTUMWA -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Doug and Janet Brinegar Family of Wapello County yesterday. The presentation was made during an event at the…

BARNES CITY -- A Barnes City man was arrested by authorities this weekend after the execution of a search warrant. On Tuesday, July 25, the Mahaska County Sheriff's Office was contacted by the US Department…

If you needed a reason to travel to Las Vegas, Garth Brooks has one for you. The legend is commemorating the final year of his "Garth Brooks/Plus One Caesars Palace Las Vegas" residency with a new box set.…