NEWS

By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON A 30-year-old central Iowa man has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing a 15-year-old. On Friday, the Pleasantville Police Department asked state agents to investigate allegations that a Pleasantville policeman had…

The Community First Credit Union in Oskaloosa is closed because of a car accident.  The credit union’s building had structural damage due to the accident Tuesday (11/16).  A spokesperson for the credit union says no…

Bond has been set at $1 million for an Ottumwa man accused in a fatal stabbing last week.  42-year-old Douglas Spurgeon is charged with first degree murder in the death of 55-year-old Gerald Sapp of…

Alan Jackson has just released a brand new single, “Racing The Dark,” which he co-wrote with his daughter Mattie Jackson Selecman, and is being released in conjunction with her just-released first book “Lemons On Friday.” The book…

By KEN MORITSUGU and AAMER MADHANI BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday welcomed a virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden as raising hopes for better relations, while the U.S. was…

By DAVID PITT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state audit report on government spending released Monday accused Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds of using nearly $450,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds to pay salaries for…

The Oskaloosa City Council voted to approve new boundaries for the city’s four wards at Monday’s (11/15) council meeting.  Oskaloosa Development Services Director Shawn Christ says the changes aren’t drastic. "When we received and reviewed…

Closing arguments are expected Tuesday (11/16) in Sigourney in the murder trial of Steven Vogel.  He’s accused of first degree murder and abuse of a corpse in the September 2020 death of Michael Williams in…

Taylor Swift dropped a new video for “I Bet You Think About Me,” with backing vocals from Chris Stapleton. The video is directed by her good friend Blake Lively and stars actor Miles Teller as a groom who apparently isn't over his…