NEWS

DES MOINES -- As preparations get underway to celebrate America's 250th birthday, there's one essential step to planning the perfect party: making sure everyone gets a sober ride home. To encourage safe decision-making and help…

DES MOINES – An extreme heat warning is in effect for our area through tomorrow.  The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued an extreme heat warning for most of central Iowa, which is in…

DAVIS COUNTY – The body of a missing Davis County man was found over the weekend. According to the Davis County Sheriff’s Office, a search-and-rescue group conducting a grid search in rural Davis County located…

After nearly a year of waiting, the curtain has fallen on Alan Jackson's touring career. The legend closed out a star-studded event that was part tribute, part "thank you" and all country. Before Alan took the stage (and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein won't face a fourth trial on a New York rape charge. Prosecutors dropped the #MeToo-era case on Thursday after his accuser said she could not bear to testify again. The movie…

By Pat Powers (Radio Iowa) Forecasters say high temperatures statewide will be in the 70s and 80s for the next few days, but the heat of summer will hit Iowa with full force soon, according…

ALTOONA -- Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is conducting twelve in-person farmland lease meetings in Central Iowa in early August. Meeting sites include Adel, Altoona, Ames, Boone, Grinnell, Grundy Center, Indianola, Knoxville, Newton, Marshalltown,…

ALBIA – An Albia man faces charges of invasion of privacy after allegedly placing a hidden camera in a tanning booth and watching the footage. According to court records, Kevin Zaputil placed a hidden camera…

OSKALOOSA – An Ottumwa man is behind bars after authorities in Mahaska County executed an online undercover operation. According to court records, the operation began on March 25, in which a detective posed as a…

Country legend Dolly Parton appeared at the opening day of her Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tennessee on Wednesday. It marks her first public appearance since March and the kickoff of Dollywood's 2026 season, and comes…