Controlled burn in Ottumwa Tuesday
Apr 15, 2019
A controlled burn will be held at Ottumwa’s Memorial Park Tuesday (4/16) starting at 1pm. This burn will cover nine and a half acres in the northwest section of the park. The Ottumwa Fire Department,…
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Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Apr 15, 2019
Guilty of second degree murder. That’s the finding a Mahaska County jury reached Monday afternoon (4/15) in Luke Van Hemert’s murder trial. The jury of nine women and three men deliberated for about an hour…
George Strait’s Honky Tonk Time Machine Debuts as Top Country Album
Apr 15, 2019
CMT - by edward morris Ring the bells and fire the cannon. The Billboard country charts are finally churning this week with lots of new music.The eternal George Strait rockets in at No. 1 on Billboard’s albums chart with Honky Tonk…
Storms leave deaths, damage and injuries in their wake
Apr 15, 2019
AP - Strong storms, including at least one tornado, swept through parts of the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic region, damaging homes and businesses and causing injuries after storms in the South killed at least eight…
Rep. Loebsack won't run for re-election in 2020
Apr 15, 2019
Iowa Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack announced Friday (4/12) he won't seek re-election when his current term ends, a move that likely will lead to a wide-open race in a district both parties see as winnable.…
Knoxville teen dies
Apr 15, 2019
Knoxville Police continue to investigate the death of a 15-year-old boy Friday night (4/12). Shortly after 10pm, Police received a call about an unresponsive 15-year-old. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause…
Knoxville Raceway cancels Saturday's opener
Apr 12, 2019
Racing fans planning to go to Knoxville Raceway Saturday night (4/13) will have to make other plans. The Saturday races have been cancelled because of snow showers to the north and cold temperatures in Knoxville…
Sigourney woman charged with child endangerment
Apr 12, 2019
A woman from Sigourney is facing two counts of child endangerment after allegedly letting her 4-year-old child leave her home. Rozilynn Gay is charged in connection with two incidents. In the first, on March 6,…
Trump administration seeks to halt ruling over asylum policy
Apr 12, 2019
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration asked an appeals court Friday to let it continue returning asylum seekers to Mexico, hours before a U.S. judge’s order was set to go into effect blocking the…
Defense rests in Van Hemert trial
Apr 12, 2019
The defense has rested its case in Luke Van Hemert’s murder trial in Oskaloosa. Van Hemert is charged with second degree murder in the death of William Penn University basketball player Marquis Todd in March…