NEWS

The Environmental Learning Center in Oskaloosa will hold its annual Maple Syrup Festival Saturday morning (3/30).  Mahaska County Conservation Board naturalist Laura DeCook talks about the festival. "I will give a presentation about the process…

A Mexican national charged with first-degree murder in the abduction and killing of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts will have his trial moved from Poweshiek County to Woodbury County in northwest Iowa.  A judge on Wednesday (3/27)…

The Oskaloosa High boys’ track team opened its season Tuesday (3/26) with a new school record.  The Indians took on Albia, Centerville and Chariton at Statesmen Community Stadium.  Oskaloosa’s sprint medley relay team of Casey…

Judge Lucy Gamon has denied Luke Vanhemert's claim of immunity from prosecution under Iowa's "Stand Your Ground Law".   In overruling the Defendant's Motion to Force Immunity, Judge Gamon distinguished the Iowa law from a similar…

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors still insist Jussie Smollett faked a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in the hopes that the attention would advance his acting career. The “Empire” star still says he was assaulted by…

Citing media and social media coverage of the Ritenour proceedings, Judge Myron Gookin ruled yesterday that Alicia Ritenour's defense team would be prejudiced by a Mahaska County jury pool and ordered that her trial be…

CMT - Women may be scarce on Billboard’s country charts, but this week one of them boasts the genre’s bestselling album. And it’s about damn time. We’re referring, of course, to the debut of Maren Morris’ much-anticipated Girl.…

This is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa.  One of this week’s activities is a statewide tornado drill that will take place Wednesday morning (3/27) at 10:10am.  Meteorologist Allan Curtis with the National Weather Service…

A hearing will be held Wednesday (3/27) in Montezuma on whether Christian Bahena Rivera’s first degree murder trial will be moved.  Bahena Rivera is accused of killing 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts of Brooklyn last July.  His…

CMT - Bentley, Esten, Striking Matches, Charlie Worsham and Andrew Combs are among the more than 20 performing acts added to the NFL Draft’s free live entertainment running April 25-28 in downtown Nashville. Bentley’s concert will conclude…