Iowa State Fair’s Big Pumpkin is a 1,221 pounder
Aug 14, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The winner of the Iowa State Fair’s Big Pumpkin contest is more than 200 pounds heavier than the pig that was crowned as the fair’s Big Boar. Kids, and…
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Gov. Reynolds announces awards for workforce housing projects across Iowa: Ottumwa, Knoxville to Receive Awards
Aug 14, 2023
DES MOINES – On Friday, Governor Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced $38 million in workforce housing tax credits to develop new housing opportunities in communities across the state. The awards will…
Jerry and Kathleen Rempe to be Inducted into Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame at State Fair This Weekend
Aug 14, 2023
OSKALOOSA — Jerry and Kathleen Rempe of Mahaska County will be inducted into the 2023 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug.…
Mississippi Supreme Court won't remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare money
Aug 11, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove former NFL quarterback Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money meant…
Hart says Iowa Democrats undecided about Caucus date
Aug 11, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart says Democrats have not yet decided whether to hold their Caucuses on the same night as Iowa Republicans. The Iowa G-O-P announced in…
Ottumwa Police Department Receives Bureau of Justice Assistance Awards for Body-Worn Cameras
Aug 11, 2023
OTTUMWA -- The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, through Justice & Security Strategies, Inc. announced that it will award the Ottumwa Police Department a micro-grant for body-worn cameras. This is part of…
Oskaloosa Residents Collect School Supplies for Children Overseas
Aug 11, 2023
OSKALOOSA -- As the school year approaches, shoebox packers are making use of back-to-school prices to purchase gifts and essential items for children in need around the world. Residents in Oskaloosa are collecting school supplies, along with personal…
CARRIE UNDERWOOD DROPS NEW SONG, 'GIVE HER THAT'
Aug 11, 2023
Carrie Underwood teased new music yesterday - and delivered overnight. Jumping on her socials, the country superstar told everyone that a new track from her upcoming deluxe version of "Denim & Rhinestones" would be coming out…
PRISCILLA BLOCK GETS EMOTIONAL ON FACETIME WITH JUSTIN MOORE OVER #1 SONG
Aug 10, 2023
Justin Moore has climbed to the top of the country charts over a dozen times in his career, so he's kinda used to it. Priscilla Block, however, is just getting her career started and has just one…
Ex-Las Vegas Raider Henry Ruggs sentenced to 3-plus years in prison for fatal DUI crash in Nevada
Aug 10, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs was sentenced Wednesday to at least three years in a Nevada prison for killing a woman in a fiery crash while driving his sports…