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By ERIC TUCKER and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and sanctions against dozens of people and companies as it moved to hold the…

BY DAR DANIELSON The president of the Board of Regents says they will continue to try and get vaccinations for everyone at the three state universities, but Michael Richards says they won’t require them. “The Regents…

BY MATT KELLEY The primary feature of one of eastern Iowa’s most popular tourist attractions reopens to the public today for the first time since 2019. The caves at Maquoketa Caves State Park were kept sealed off all…

The Iowa House has passed a wide ranging bill that would escalate penalties for protests that damage property and provide police with new liability protection from lawsuits. Fifty-five Republicans and eight Democrats voted for the…

Reba McEntire is the latest artist to push her tour to 2022 due to the pandemic. Her “Reba: Live In Concert” will now kick off January 13th in Evansville, Indiana. “We’ve waited as long as…

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme, died in a federal prison early Wednesday, a person familiar with the…

Oskaloosa Police arrested a man Tuesday (4/13) who was wanted on several warrants.  42-year-old Elijah John Utterback was taken into custody just before noon in a house in the 300 block of 1st Avenue East.  The…

Oskaloosa school students will still have to wear masks for the rest of the school year, but the School Board has relaxed some coronavirus-related restrictions.  At Tuesday’s (4/13) Oskaloosa School Board meeting, the Board approved…

BY DAR DANIELSON A south-central Iowa man will serve 27 years in prison on child pornography charges. Forty-nine-year-old Ryan Ford of Centerville was sentenced in U.S. District Court for production of child pornography and receipt of…

The 56th Annual ACM Awards are just days away, and it sure sounds like fans can expect to see a whole host of great performances on the show, including exciting collaborations and world premieres. ACM…