NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft
Sep 25, 2023
DUGWAY PROVING GROUND (AP) -- NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey. In a flyby of Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the sample capsule from 63,000 miles…
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SHANIA TWAIN CONVERTS GIFT FROM A FAN INTO A DRESS
Sep 25, 2023
When you grow up in a family that had to count pennies like Shania Twain did, you learn to get creative and make things last. Shania showed off her thrifty skills to great effect and thanked a…
Ag expert sees proso millet as Iowa’s crop of the future
Sep 25, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) A grain that millions of people in Asia and India eat every day is almost unheard-of in Iowa, but a researcher at Iowa State University says it has the potential…
Oskaloosa Main Street Accepting Registrations for Young Ambassador Contest
Sep 25, 2023
OSKALOOSA -- Oskaloosa Main Street has announced the return of the Main Street Young Ambassador Contest. One young man and one young lady will once again be chosen as Oskaloosa’s Young Ambassadors. If you have…
Ottumwa Man Who Missed Murder Verdict Taken into Custody
Sep 25, 2023
OTTUMWA -- An Ottumwa man who failed to appear for the verdict in his murder trial has been taken into custody. The Ottumwa Police Department and the Iowa Department of Public Safety asked for the…
LUKE COMBS JOINS SHENANDOAH ON NEW VERSION OF "TWO DOZEN ROSES"
Sep 22, 2023
What's old is new again. Shenandoah and Luke Combs have released a brand new re-recording of the bands 1989 #1 country hit "Two Dozen Roses." So how did the 80's and 90's country hitmakers join forces with one of…
Hollywood actor and writer strikes have broad support among Americans, AP-NORC poll shows
Sep 22, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Public support for striking Hollywood actors and writers is broad, but not necessarily deep enough for most people to change their viewing habits, a new poll finds. A majority (55%) of U.S. adults…
Man accused of killing Algona policeman held on $2 million bond
Sep 22, 2023
By Brian Wilson (Radio Iowa) A judge has set a cash bond of $2 million for the man accused of killing an Algona police officer last week. Forty-three-year-old Kyle Lou Ricke of Algona is accused…
Drought conditions worsen – but recent rain will help
Sep 22, 2023
DES MOINES -- Drought conditions across eastern Iowa continue to worsen, according the latest Water Summary Update. The National Drought Mitigation Center’s Sept. 21 U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) released this morning shows areas of Exceptional…
Mahaska County Conservation's Youth Outdoor Field Day is Next Weekend
Sep 22, 2023
OSKALOOSA -- Bring the kids and family to the 20th Annual Youth Outdoor Field Day at the Russell Wildlife Area on Saturday, September 30th any time between 8:00 am and 12:00 pm. The Mahaska County…