With 300+ job openings, state prison officials seek new recruiting paths
May 11, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - State officials plan to set up a booth at the Iowa State Fair to recruit people to work in Iowa’s prison system. Iowa Department of Corrections director Beth Skinner…
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Suspect in custody after police chief shot
May 11, 2022
A man is in custody after the Police Chief in Perry was shot in the leg early Tuesday morning (5/10). The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says the shooting happened around 5 a.m. Tuesday, injuring…
Chemical plant coming to Eddyville
May 11, 2022
Ground was broken in Eddyville Tuesday (5/10) on a chemical plant that is a collaboration between Cargill and German-based chemical company HELM. The new company’s name is Qore (core) and it will produce a chemical…
Kenny Chesney, Morgan Wallen & More Among StubHub’s Most In Demand Summer Tours
May 11, 2022
The summer concert season is quickly coming up, and, according to StubHub there are more shows to see this summer than pre-pandemic. In fact, the site is reporting almost twice the number of concerts than…
Alabama jailbreak mystery deepens as manhunt ends with death
May 10, 2022
By KIM CHANDLER and MIKE BALSAMO AP News - The death of an Alabama jailer found shot in the head with a gun in her hand after a weeklong manhunt has only deepened the mystery…
Weather kept farmers out of fields last week
May 10, 2022
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - There wasn’t a lot of action in the farm fields last week. The U.S.D.A. crop report says weather limited farmers to just about two good days in the field. With…
Oskaloosa School Board to honor retiring teachers
May 10, 2022
The Oskaloosa School Board will honor all teachers who are retiring before Tuesday’s (5/10) regular Board meeting. The reception will start at 5:00 at the George Daily Auditorium Board Room. Then at 6, the School…
Mental Health Awareness Month
May 10, 2022
A coalition of groups is holding a statewide event Tuesday (5/10) celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month. Disability Rights Iowa and 24 co-sponsors are making the event available to Iowans in-person, at six satellite locations and…
The Chicks Are Ready To Hit The Road Again
May 10, 2022
The Chicks are finally ready to head out on tour after their “Gaslighter” trek was called off due to the pandemic, and it sounds like fans are in for some surprises. The band is particularly excited…
Coral reefs provide stunning images of a world under assault
May 09, 2022
By CURT ANDERSON and CODY JACKSON MIAMI (AP) — Humans don’t know what they’re missing under the surface of a busy shipping channel in the “cruise capital of the world.” Just below the keels of…