NEWS

Reba McEntire is headed to CBS next month. The singer has landed a role on the network’s hit sitcom “Young Sheldon.” Reba will turn up in a February episode, playing the “fun and fiery” ex-wife…

Knoxville and Marion County officials have announced plans for the old Veterans Administration campus.  Documents were signed Wednesday (1/15) that give the city and county control of the 153 acre property.  Marion County Board Chairman…

By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts was sworn in Thursday to preside over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, then immediately administered the oath to the full Senate to ensure “impartial justice” as…

Boys and girls basketball doubleheaders: Oskaloosa @ Pella Christian (KBOE-FM, 6p pregame, 6:15 girls, 7:45 boys) Ottumwa @ Des Moines East Twin Cedars @ Southeast Warren Newton @ Indianola (moved up from Friday 1/17.  Newton's scheduled game     …

...Snow Will Transition to Mixed Precipitation Into This Evening Followed by Gusty Winds Creating Blizzard to Near-Blizzard Conditions Over Many Parts of Iowa on Saturday... .Moderate to heavy snow is moving through central Iowa this…

Taylor Swift fans won’t have to wait much longer to see her Netflix documentary. The streaming service announced that the doc, “Miss Americana,” will debut January 31st, following a January 23rd premiere at the Sundance…

By SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists…

Oskaloosa Indians center Xavier Foster will be sidelined for a week with a concussion.  He was injured in the third quarter of Monday night's (1/13) game at Pella. So Foster was not in uniform Tuesday…

Stand by for some more snow.  Early forecasts from the National Weather Service are calling for four to six inches of new snow Friday (1/17).  Then it will turn cold Saturday (1/18) with dangerous wind…

The City of Ottumwa has announced the two finalists for the vacant City Administrator position.  They are Joseph Gaa, the current city administrator in Dickinson, North Dakota and Phillip Rath, the former city administrator in…