Amazon, Tripadvisor and other companies team up to battle fake reviews while FTC seeks to ban them
Oct 18, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the most used platforms for travel and online shopping said Tuesday they’re going to team up to battle fake reviews. Amazon, reviews site Glassdoor and Trustpilot, as well as…
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Drivers reminded this week about school bus safety
Oct 18, 2023
By Brooke Bickford (Radio Iowa) It’s “National School Bus Safety Week,” and despite reminders every year, there are still drivers who pass buses that have their lights flashing and stop arms out. State Trooper Paul…
Ottumwa Police and DCI Investigating Homicide
Oct 18, 2023
OTTUMWA -- On October 16, 2023, at approximately 10:46 p.m., officers with the Ottumwa Police Department were dispatched to 301 S. Ward Street on the report of a stabbing. Responding officers located an injured male…
Absentee Voting Period Begins Today
Oct 18, 2023
OSKALOOSA -- The absentee voting period begins today in the state of Iowa. In Mahaska County, ballots ARE NOT available at this time. However, voters wishing to have an absentee ballot mailed to them may…
SHANIA TWAIN LOVES THAT TAYLOR SWIFT WEARS HER MERCH
Oct 18, 2023
Shania Twain knows a thing or two about being an incredibly hot young pop and country star - so when Drew Barrymore brought up Taylor Swift on "The Drew Barrymore Show," Shania could absolutely relate. Drew started off the conversation…
JELLY ROLL GIFTED GARY ROSSINGTON'S GUITAR BY LYNYRD SKYNYRD
Oct 17, 2023
Jelly Roll was in Jacksonville Florida over the weekend - the hometown of the legendary Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. And Jelly, who like any Southern boy has a deep abiding love for Skynyrd, wasn't going to…
Pepper X marks the spot as South Carolina pepper expert scorches his own Guinness Book heat record
Oct 17, 2023
FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) — Ed Currie, the South Carolina hot pepper expert who crossbred and grew the Carolina Reaper that’s hotter than most pepper sprays police use to subdue unruly criminals, has broken his own world…
Much needed rain shortens harvest week
Oct 17, 2023
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Rains kept some farmers out of the fields at a key time last week as they tried to get the harvest completed. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says with the…
KBOE Receives NWS Award for Length of Service
Oct 17, 2023
By Sam Parsons KBOE Radio received the Honored Institution Award yesterday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The station received the award for 50 years of weather observations with the National Weather Service. Marvin…
Hayrack Ride Accident Being Investigated
Oct 17, 2023
By Sam Parsons An accident that occurred during a hayrack ride in What Cheer over the weekend is now being investigated. According to a briefing released by the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office yesterday, the department…