NEWS

DES MOINES -- The weather is starting to feel like spring, but water temperatures are still dangerously cold. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recommends that paddlers wait for consistent warm weather to allow…

OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska County Courthouse will have altered hours of operation next Monday, 2/26, as courthouse staff will be participating in various safety courses. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s office and EMA are holding various…

OTTUMWA -- On Wednesday, February 21, 2024, officers from the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force, Ottumwa Police Department’s Emergency Response Team, and the Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Narcotics Enforcement, executed a…

NEW YORK (AP) — A United Airlines cross-country flight was cut short and the jetliner landed in Denver after one of its wings was damaged. A passenger on the San Francisco-to-Boston flight Monday said he…

By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) A new report estimates 21,000 Iowans will be diagnosed with cancer this year, an increase from last year, while the projected number of Iowans who will die from cancer this…

DES MOINES -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig released the following statement following the Iowa Senate's passage of the legislation that strengthens Iowa's foreign ownership of farmland law: “Iowa’s prohibition on the foreign ownership…

DES MOINES -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Iowa River Wildlife Unit, and by the U.S. Fish and…

NEW YORK (AP) — In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn Frey, jotted thoughts about “a…

By Natalie Krebs (Radio Iowa) The federal government says Iowa isn’t processing food assistance applications fast enough. U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack sent Governor Kim Reynolds and 43 other states letters urging them to improve…

PELLA -- Central College earned five Best of Red Rock awards from the Marion County Economic Development Commission. Central received awards for: Best Catering Service Provider One of the Top 10 Things to Do/Attractions One…