NEWS

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR The Covid patient count in Iowa hospitals has reached 777, another record high for 2021. It’s a 7% increase since last Wednesday. “We continue to struggle, as many hospitals in Iowa have…

Oskaloosa’s Christmas celebration continues with something for kids.  Oskaloosa Main Street Executive Director Jessica Reuter talks about the Christmas Story Window Walk. "The classic story of 'The Night Before Christmas' has been divided up and…

2022 will be Ken Rozenboom’s last year in the Iowa Senate.  The Republican from Oskaloosa announced Wednesday (12/8) that he will not run for re-election next November.  Rozenboom says a big factor in his decision…

Congratulations to Gary Allan and his now fiancé, Molly Martin. Allan proposed to his longtime girlfriend earlier this week. Allan proposed at Nashville's Cheekwood Estate and Gardens. The ring is a beautiful pear-shaped diamond that he designed himself.…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP- Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may protect against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective. Pfizer and its…

Iowa Workforce Development is hosting a job fair in Newton on Thursday (12/9) and Friday (12/10) for the more than 700 employees of T-P-I Composites who will be out of work at the end of…

Two teenage girls from Melcher have died after a rollover accident Tuesday night (12/7) in Marion County.  The Iowa State Patrol says 16-year-old Grace Deheer was driving north on 80th Avenue southeast of Polk Street just…

Deer hunters in rural Mahaska County found what is believed to be human remains.  Around 11:25am Tuesday (12/7), hunters found the remains in a wooded area near the 2700 block of Whitwell Avenue.  The preliminary…

Were you shocked to hear that Adam Levine didn't get an invite to Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani's wedding? Well Shelton is clearing the air now and explaining why. The reason? Because of Levine's appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show!" During his appearance…

By AAMER MADHANI and DASHA LITVINOVA WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ready to warn Vladimir Putin during a video call Tuesday that Russia will face economy-jarring sanctions if it invades neighboring Ukraine as…