NEWS

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Trucking companies continue to be behind when it comes to finding enough drivers to get behind the wheel. Iowa Motor Truck Association president, Brenda Neville, says they’d been behind before…

A busy Ottumwa intersection will be closed starting Monday (8/9).  The intersection of Main and Market Streets will be closed to replace brick pavers that have settled with new concrete.  The brick paver crosswalks will…

You’ll want to spend some time in the shade.  The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory starting at Noon Monday (8/9) until 7pm Tuesday (8/10).  A combination of warm temperatures plus high humidity…

Despite being vaccinated, Reba McEntire came down with coronavirus along with boyfriend Rex Linn.  In a recent TikTok livestream, McEntire said, "I just want to say one thing: this has been a hard year and it's getting rougher…

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - While forecasters say Iowa’s high temperatures will be back in the 80s and 90s for the next several summer days, it’s hard to think about the foul, frigid winter that’s…

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearing decision time, senators were struggling to wrap up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan despite hopes to expedite consideration and voting on the nearly $1 trillion proposal.…

By DAVID PITT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Worried parents with children too young to be vaccinated called on the the Iowa State Board of Education on Thursday to implore Gov. Kim Reynolds to reverse…

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of an Ottumwa man. In November 2019, a Wapello County jury found Jacob Heckethorn, 21, guilty of second-degree murder and assault with intent to commit…

The most listened to country song by a female artist? Trisha Yearwood's "She's In Love With The Boy. This is in the 31 years that MRC Data has been measuring radio audience (so, pretty great data). The…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo reported 5,042 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its most since the pandemic began as infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics. Tokyo has been under a…