NEWS

Luke Combs just dropped the new song “South On Ya,” which has been chosen as the SEC network’s 2021 college football anthem. While the song may be new to fans, it isn’t a new one for…

By ZIARMAL HASHIMI, JILL LAWLESS and JON GAMBRELL KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Western nations warned Thursday of a possible attack on Kabul’s airport, where thousands have flocked as they try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in…

It’s going to be another hot day.  The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the No Coast Network listening area starting at Noon Thursday (8/26) until 7pm.  Temperatures forecast in the lower…

Public health officials in Iowa’s largest county are sounding alarms that too few people are wearing masks and getting vaccinated as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations climb in the state to levels not seen since January.…

The Ajinomoto plant in Eddyville had to be evacuated Wednesday night because of a chemical spill.  Mahaska County 911 was told around 8:20pm about an acid leak at the plant.  Ajinomoto makes amino acids that…

Some of today’s biggest country stars came out to celebrate the late Charley Pride on last night’s special, “CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride,” with the show jam-packed with great performances, as well as remembrances of the performing great,…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Military troops must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”…

School also starts Wednesday (8/25) in Sigourney and classes will end early on Wednesday and Thursday (8/25 & 26).  Students in Sigourney will be dismissed at 1:30pm both days because of the hot weather.

Senator Chuck Grassley held a town hall discussion in Oskaloosa Tuesday were topics included vaccinations, infrastructure and increasing tensions in Afghanistan. He also touched on California’s Proposition 12 which requires pig farmers to provide more…

A University of Iowa law professor and Democratic state legislator says she will challenge freshman U.S. Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks next year. State Rep. Christina Bohannan made the announcement Tuesday (8/24). Miller-Meeks, a former state senator…