Toby Keith Wrote "Should've Been a Cowboy" in 20 Minutes on a Hunting Trip
Jan 05, 2024
"Should've Been a Cowboy" is one of Toby Keith's most enduring songs. So it might surprise you to learn how quickly it came together. Toby wrote it during a pheasant hunting trip to Dodge City,…
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Glynis Johns, 'Mary Poppins' star who first sang Sondheim's 'Send in the Clowns,' dies at 100
Jan 05, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be “Send in the Clowns” by…
Officials say six shot, one fatally, in Perry school by suspect who died by self-inflicted gunshot
Jan 05, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Authorities say a 6th grader was killed and five other people were wounded during a shooting this morning in Perry High School and the 17-year-old suspect, who was a…
Central College to Host an MLK Day Program
Jan 05, 2024
PELLA -- Central College will launch into the Spring 2024 semester with a full day of programming to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day on campus. The community is invited to attend events beginning at…
Oskaloosa High School Launches New Esports Program
Jan 05, 2024
OSKALOOSA -- Oskaloosa High School will soon launch its new Esports program, an initiative aimed at bringing together students with a passion for gaming and providing them with a structured and competitive platform. The winter…
THE OAK RIDGE BOYS ARE RETIRING, BUT LONG-TIME MEMBER JOE BONSALL IS RETIRING SOONER
Jan 04, 2024
The legendary Oak Ridge Boys were calling it a career after more than half a century of making music. The band announced their farewell tour which was to extend through 2025. Unfortunately, yesterday we learned that…
FBI calls bomb threats that led to brief lockdowns and evacuations of some state capitols a hoax
Jan 04, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives were found and federal officials quickly dismissed the…
Iowa’s now endured 182 straight weeks of drought
Jan 04, 2024
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) The final tallies are in, and state climatologist Justin Glisan says 2023 is going down as one of Iowa’s warmest and driest years in more than 150 years of record…
Ottumwa Holiday Tree Collection in January 2024
Jan 04, 2024
OTTUMWA -- Ottumwa residents wishing to dispose of live Christmas trees can leave them on the curb for regular weekly bulky item collection in the month of January. The trees are recycled into mulch and…
Road Closures over Red Rock Dam Jan. 10-12, 17-19
Jan 04, 2024
KNOXVILLE, Iowa – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces a full road closure to Highway T15 across the Red Rock Dam January 10-12 and January 17-19. There will be no detour…