NEWS

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The U.S.D.A. will spend half a billion dollars to help establish smaller-scale meat processing plants to compete with the four major corporations that dominate the industry. U.S. Agriculture Secretary…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER (AP) Firefighters working in searing heat struggled to contain the largest wildfire in California this year while state power operators urged people to conserve energy after a huge wildfire in neighboring Oregon…

Crisis Intervention Services/Safe Point of Mahaska County has received a $3700 COVID-19 relief grant through the CARES Act.  This was one of 265 grants given to food pantries and feeding sites across Iowa.

It was another great weekend for new music, with Zac Brown Band, Chris Young and more dropping new tunes. Zac Brown Band treated fans to not one, but two new songs. The tracks, “Out in the Middle” and…

The 133rd Keokuk County Fair begins a three day run Friday (7/9) in What Cheer.  Last year’s fair had fewer events because of coronavirus….and Fair Board member Gene Roland says there’s almost a normal schedule this…

By EVENS SANON, DÁNICA COTO and JOSHUA GOODMAN PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Seventeen suspects have been detained so far in the stunning assassination of Haiti’s president, and Haitian authorities say two are believed to hold…

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Recent rains have helped with dry conditions — but they have been spread out and some areas of the state could use much more rain. The Iowa DNR’s Tim Hall…

Nine people in Iowa have died from coronavirus since Friday of last week (7/2).  None of those nine deaths were from the No Coast Network listening area.  The state’s death total from the pandemic is…

A Flash Flood Watch will be in effect for Wapello and Monroe Counties in the No Coast Network listening area starting at 4pm Friday (7/9) until 10am Saturday (7/10).  The National Weather Service says several…

Time on the road can get a little crazy, and Darius Rucker just shared a story that proves it. In a new TikTok video, Darius shares an incident where a golf cart ride with Rascal Flatts almost landed him…