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In high school baseball Tuesday (6/11): Grinnell 13, Chariton 1 (5 innings) Knoxville 9, Bondurant-Farrar 2 Lynnville-Sully 9, West Marshall 7 Pekin 15, Wapello 4 Murray 4, Twin Cedars 1 Tuesday's high school softball: Burlington…

By BERNARD CONDON and TOM KRISHER NEW YORK (AP) — It was an accident, not terrorism, but this week’s helicopter crash on the roof of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper has raised serious security concerns because…

Three men from Mahaska County are charged with felony sex abuse from an incident with an underage girl that happened two years ago.  The alleged assault happened in June 2017 in Kalona.  The woman, who…

Speaking softly, but firmly, former Vice President Joe Biden brought his Presidential campaign to Ottumwa Tuesday (6/11).  The front-runner for the 2020 Democratic nomination spent most of his 30 minute speech criticizing President Donald Trump and…

Granger Smith suffered a huge tragedy last week when his three-year-old son River died in a tragic drowning accident. Now the singer is using his son’s memory to do some good and help others. Granger’s…

By RYAN J. FOLEY IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s court system has blocked public access to online records detailing Gov. Kim Reynolds’ 2000 drunk driving arrest, saying they inadvertently exposed her sensitive personal information…

A busy week for the Oskaloosa High softball team got off to a tough start Monday (6/10).  The 5th ranked Indians lost a doubleheader to 14th ranked Norwalk in Oskaloosa.  Norwalk took the first game 1-0 as…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When states legalize pot for all adults, long-standing medical marijuana programs take a big hit, in some cases losing more than half their registered patients in just a few years, according…

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden plans to use his visit to Iowa to criticize President Donald Trump's economic policy as hurting those very voters who helped elect him.  Biden says in remarks prepared for delivery…

John Rich has a new hit on his hands. The singer’s recently-released tune, “Shut Up About Politics," featuring Fox News’ The Five (Greg Gutfield, Donna Brazile, Dana Perino, Jesse Watters, and Juan Williams), is at…