NEWS

OTTUMWA -- The City of Ottumwa and Bridge City Sanitation will hold the 2026 Citywide Drop-Off Day on Saturday, May 30, 2026, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Hydro Parking Lot. The Citywide…

OSKALOOSA -- The Uplifting Puppet Festival returns June 1–13, 2026, with this year’s theme: “Out of This World.” Organized by Brant Bollman and featuring the return of Minneapolis-based artist Piper Smith, this year’s festival expands…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia is suing U.S. conglomerate 3M for more than 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) over so-called “forever chemical” contamination from firefighting foam at defense bases, the government said on Thursday.…

Dolly Parton's next business venture is about to go public. "Dolly's Tennesseean Travel Stop" is celebrating its grand opening June 24. The travel center is located at exit 22 off of I-65 in Cornersville, Tennessee, approximately one…

DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 16 cents from last week's price and is currently averaging $4.12 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil…

AMES, Iowa – Farmers and agriculture-related professionals in southeastern Iowa are invited to attend the Summer Field Day at the Iowa State University Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm on June 16. The event is hosted by…

PELLA -- Central College announces the new recipients of its prestigious full-tuition scholarships for the Class of 2030, representing both the outstanding achievements of these students and the generosity of the donors who make the…

In support of her upcoming album "Stages" (out August 28), Lauren Alaina is hitting the road. "The Stages Tour" kicks off October 1 in Milwaukee, with stops in Charlotte, Des Moines and more before a final…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround. The space agency outlined the first phase of…

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,…