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By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibility the trail might lead to…

A major sticking point in the final days of the Iowa Legislature’s 2021 session was on whether to change the way Iowa’s mental health system is paid for.  The Legislature eventually did vote to have…

A man from Pella was killed after he stepped into traffic on Highway 163 near Pleasant Hill Tuesday morning (5/25).  The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Joshua Haman had been involved in an accident…

The defense in Cristhian Bahena Rivera's murder trial rested its case Wednesday (5/26).  He is accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts in July of 2018 while she was jogging in Brooklyn.  During his testimony, Bahena Rivera said…

Tim McGraw never forgets the men and women of our military who risk their lives to keep us safe. “We feel safe and secure with our family because of those guys,” Tim shares. “They put…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors have convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business dealings, a person familiar with…

Tuesday (5/25) marked the third straight day with were no deaths from coronavirus in Iowa.  The Iowa Department of Public Health also reported another 169 positive COVID-19 tests Tuesday, bringing the pandemic total to 370,839. …

Wapello County law enforcement has a suspect in custody for a burglary that happened in March.  Back on March 10, Ottumwa Police found a 2019 Stingray that appeared to have been abandoned.  The owners of…

Testimony continues Wednesday (5/26)in Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s murder trial.  He is charged with first degree murder in the July 2018 death of Mollie Tibbetts in Brooklyn.  On Tuesday (5/25), the defense began presenting its case. …

Blake Shelton knows that when it comes to wedding planning, the smart thing is to let fiancée Gwen Stefani handle all the details. “If I was picking our meal, it would just literally be everything…