NEWS

Responding to a complaint Thursday (7/15) DNR staff found black water running into South Avery Creek, a mile southwest of Chillicothe.  The waste was traced to the Ecosystems trucking operation.  Owner Jeffrey Klodt says he…

Ottumwa firefighters say an overloaded electrical circuit in the attic of an apartment building caused a two alarm fire Wednesday night (7/16).  Firefighters were called to a report of smoke coming from the attic of…

CMT is set to honor the late Charley Pride with a primetime special next month. “CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride,” airing August 25th, will be a 90-minute special featuring the late singer’s superstar friends celebrating his legacy. Artists…

By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — The child tax credit had always been an empty gesture to millions of parents like Tamika Daniel. That changes Thursday when the first payment of $1,000 hits Daniel’s bank account —…

A lawyer for an Iowa man arrested in Chicago for having guns and ammunition in his hotel room said Wednesday (7/14) his client was in the city to propose to his girlfriend, not to launch a mass…

Officials have voted to declare two Iowa counties as Second Amendment sanctuaries where any laws hindering gun rights cannot be enforced, joining similar efforts across the country and coming even as Iowa has significantly loosened…

The judge in the Cristhian Bahena Rivera murder trial says he will issue a ruling by Friday (7/16) on a defense motion to hand over access to information on two other cases.  Judge Joel Yates…

Toby Keith has a new album coming out this fall. “Peso in My Pocket,” Toby’s first album since 2015’s “35 MPH Town,” will drop October 15th. Toby says the pandemic helped inspire him to make the…

The man convicted of first degree murder in the 2018 death of Mollie Tibbetts won’t be sentenced on Thursday (7/15) after all.  Defense attorneys for Cristhian Bahena Rivera have filed additional motions.  Earlier this week,…

Oskaloosa is going to the State Softball Tournament.  The Indians defeated Benton 4-3 Tuesday night (7/13) at Jay Harms Field on a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh by Faith DeRonde.  She…