Ottumwa School Board Sets Public Hearing Dates, Discusses 6th Grade Transition
Jan 25, 2023
By Sam Parsons The Ottumwa School Board met on Monday and approved the plans, specs, and form of contract for the proposed addition to Douma Elementary: a new 3rd to 5th grade center. They set…
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Chris Stapleton To Sing National Anthem At Super Bowl
Jan 25, 2023
Chris Stapleton will be performing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl LVII. He announced the news on social media, and country stars have flocked to congratulate him, including Lindsay Ell who enthusiastically commented on his post “I…
Brooks & Dunn Reveal 2023 Tour
Jan 24, 2023
Brooks & Dunn have announced plans for 17 new dates of their “Reboot Tour” in 2023. The tour first launched in 2021, which continued throughout 2022 and now 2023. The new leg of the tour will…
Police: 2 students killed, man hurt in Des Moines shooting
Jan 24, 2023
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two teenage students were killed and a man was seriously injured in what police called a targeted shooting at an alternative educational program for at-risk youth in Des Moines. Police…
GOP lawmakers approve governor’s ‘school choice’ plan, Reynolds to sign it into law today
Jan 24, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Most Republicans in the Iowa legislature have voted for Governor Kim Reynolds’ top 2023 priority — a bill that will provide state-funded accounts for the parents of private school…
Pella School Board Receives Audit, Career Academy Report
Jan 24, 2023
By Sam Parsons The Pella Community School Board met last night and heard their Career Academy Report. The district has been facilitating apprenticeships and other work-based learning through WorkSMART Connector in recent years, with much…
Sigourney Nursing home resident found in vegetative state after screams for help were ignored
Jan 24, 2023
By Clark Kauffman (Iowa Capital Dispatch) An Iowa nursing home resident was allegedly left in a vegetative state after the facility ignored her screams of pain and her pleas to be taken to a hospital,…
Chamber Scholarship applications available
Jan 23, 2023
OSKALOOSA -- High school seniors living in Mahaska County and attending any high school are eligible to apply now for a Chamber Scholarship sponsored by the Mahaska Chamber & Development Group. Information is available from…
12 people injured in shooting at Louisiana nightclub
Jan 23, 2023
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana say 12 people were injured in a Baton Rouge nightclub shooting early Sunday. Police say the shots were fired inside the Dior Bar & Lounge around 1:30…
Forecaster says El Nino warmth could impact Iowa by end of growing season
Jan 23, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) Wide sections of Iowa were hit with a whopper winter storm this week that dumped up to ten inches of snow, thanks in part to the La Nina weather pattern…