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WICHITA (AP) -- Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier. Major League Baseball…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Governor Kim Reynolds is urging legislators to advance her plan to overhaul the state’s Area Education Agencies. “To stick our head in the sand and say: ‘Everything is perfect.…

PELLA -- Central College will celebrate Black History Month through a series of educational and service programs on campus throughout February. Black History Month will kick off with "Dr. King on Our Campus: Community, Controversy,…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa Police Department shared 2023 year-end car crash data for the city yesterday. Police say that citywide crashes were down 21.8% last year from the 9-year average from 2014-2022, and down…

If true, this is huge. Up til now, we've been told by Luke Combs that he's had no direct contact with Tracy Chapman since turning his cover of her 1988 hit "Fast Car" into a massive country and pop hit.…

With the Super Bowl coming up next weekend, we got to thinking about how awesome Chris Stapleton's anthem was last year.  And then when we found out that his wife, Morgane, was messing with him for weeks before,…

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Carlyle Group Inc. co-founder David Rubenstein has reached an agreement to buy the Baltimore Orioles for $1.725 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The…

By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Summit Carbon Solutions is partnering with a company that operates 17 ethanol plants in Iowa and South Dakota. Summit says it is partnering with POET and its 12 facilities in…

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that most farm loan borrowers will be able to make payments to their direct loans online through the Pay My Loan feature on farmers.gov in…

KNOXVILLE -- Marion County Development unveiled their "Best of Red Rock 2023" honorees yesterday. Ten different top 10 lists were announced, along with separate categories including "The Great 10 Foodie Favorites," "4 Ways to Experience,"…