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You can still help the Mahaska Health Foundation raise money for its Light the Night fundraiser.  Foundation Director Ann Frost says you can do that by visiting Smokey Row Coffee in Oskaloosa. "We have a…

A Democratic congressional candidate in Iowa who trailed by six votes after a recount said Wednesday she will forgo further legal challenges in the state and instead appeal directly to the U.S. House for review.…

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani got engaged earlier this year, and according to sources their wedding plans are in full swing. An insider tells “Us Weekly” that the pair will likely get married “early next…

By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS AP - An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020, creating an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, floods, droughts and ice melt, the United Nations’ weather agency…

One person from Marion County has died from coronavirus.  That’s one of 24 deaths reported Tuesday (12/1), bringing the pandemic total to 2427.  And another 1906 Iowans have tested positive for COVID-19, raising the pandemic…

Second District Congresswoman-Elect Mariannette Miller-Meeks is in Washington, getting the orientation that all new members of Congress receive.  Miller-Meeks was certified Monday (11/30) as winner of the November election, defeating Rita Hart by six votes. …

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday (12/1) called for Congress to approve money for businesses and families struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic, but she said there are no plans to use available state funds…

Congratulations are in order for Jake Owen. The singer and longtime girlfriend Erica Hartlein are engaged. According to “People” Jake popped the question on Monday, and he seemed to confirm the news on his Instagram…

By JEFF ROBERSON and JIM SALTER MEMPHIS, Mo. (AP) — As Dr. Shane Wilson makes the rounds at the tiny, 25-bed hospital in rural northeastern Missouri, many of his movements are familiar in an age…

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, is back in the Senate on Monday (11/30) after testing positive for coronavirus two weeks ago. Grassley, 87, isolated…