NEWS

Iowa farmland values jumped 29% this year to an average statewide cost of $9,751 per acre, the highest such value recorded by Iowa State University since it began its survey in 1941. The nominal land…

The attorney for a second Fairfield teen charged with killing a teacher is asking that his client be tried as a juvenile instead of an adult.  Jeremy Goodale’s attorney filed the request in Jefferson County…

State Representative Holly Brink says she won’t run for re-election in 2022.  The Oskaloosa Republican released a statement Tuesday (12/14) saying she will devote more of her time to her three children.  Brink currently represents…

Maddie & Tae are ready to share some new music in the New Year. The duo just announced they’ll drop the new EP “Through The Madness: Vol 1” on January 28th. The album features eight new…

By BRUCE SCHREINER and CLAIRE GALOFARO MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Workers, volunteers and members of the National Guard fanned out in areas of Kentucky slammed by a series of tornadoes to begin the long process…

The Oskaloosa School Board will hold two meetings Tuesday (12/14).  The first will include a public hearing on disposal of equipment….and then review the November election results and recognize outgoing Board members Carl Drost, Shelly…

Life in prison without the possibility of parole—plus five years.  That sentence handed down Monday (12/13) in Poweshiek County to 32-year-old Stephen Vogel of Grinnell for first degree murder and abuse of a corpse.  Last…

It’s going to be a windy Wednesday across much of Iowa.  The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning that takes effect Wednesday (12/15) at noon until midnight.  Winds of 25 to 40…

Reba McEntire has a lot of fond memories of Christmas growing up and one of the “funniest” involves her older brother Pake. “When we were kids at home, he’d always be the first one to jump out…

By CLAIRE GALOFARO MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Judy Burton’s hands shivered as she gazed up at what had been her third-floor apartment. She could see her clothes still hanging in the closet, through the building’s…