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A former Albia High School soccer coach has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor.  The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 36-year-old Aaron Koester was arrested last Friday in Indianapolis, Indiana and extradited…

The NFL football season kicks off tomorrow and Tim McGraw definitely has a place in his home where he goes to to enjoy watching the games. “Well, I have like one little sort of square corner in…

By ERIC TUCKER and HANNAH FINGERHUT WASHINGTON (AP) — As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, Americans increasingly balk at intrusive government surveillance in the name of national security, and…

The Oskaloosa City Council meets Tuesday night (9/7).  At 5:00, the Council will discuss insurance coverage for the skate park, basketball courts and soccer field at the Penn Central Mall parking lot.  Then at 6,…

One man is in custody…accused of stabbing an Ottumwa man to death.  Ottumwa Police were called just before 10 Friday night (9/3) to a reported stabbing at the Stardust Motel.  43-year-old Joshua David Barnhill of…

Loretta Lynn is doing her part to help those affected by last month’s floods in Tennessee, which left more than 20 people dead, including her ranch foreman, Wayne Spears, who those swept away by floodwaters.…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly weak gain after two months of robust hiring and the clearest sign to date that the delta variant’s spread…

A man fatally shot by several police officers and deputies as he held a knife has been been identified by authorities as a northeastern Iowa resident. Jeremy Michael Berg, 45, of Elkport, died Tuesday night…

As of Wednesday (9/1), there are now 524 people in Iowa hospitalized with coronavirus—32 more than last week.  12 of those in the hospital with Covid-19 are from Wapello County, with seven in Marion County,…

There’s going to be live music in downtown Oskaloosa Saturday night (9/4).  The sixth annual Concert on the Square is a free event featuring Christian music.  Wyndell Campbell is on the planning committee for Concert…