NEWS

16 people had to be evacuated from an Ottumwa hotel after a fire Friday night (2/12).  Around 8:20pm Friday, the Ottumwa Fire Department was called to the Colonial Motor Inn at 1534 Albia Road.  A…

Blake Shelton just dropped the video for his latest single “Minimum Wage,” which may make folks miss live shows even more. The clip, shot by Gwen Stefani’s brother Todd, has Blake and his band performing…

By ERIC TUCKER, LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and JILL COLVIN WASHINGTON (AP) — After a prosecution case rooted in emotive, violent images from the Capitol siege, Donald Trump’s impeachment trial shifts on Friday to defense lawyers prepared…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON A bill eligible for debate in the Iowa Senate would set the state on a course that could make Daylight Saving Time permanent. “It’s a good bill. I’ve had a lot of…

Keep the scarves, mittens and sweaters handy.  A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for the No Coast Network listening area until noon Friday (2/12).  And another Wind Chill Advisory will take effect at midnight…

An Ottumwa man has been found guilty of possessing a gun for drug trafficking and possessing a firearm by a prohibited person in violation of federal law.  A jury in federal court found 34-year-old Hector…

The Grand Ole Opry’s 95th anniversary is being celebrated this weekend with a new NBC special. “Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music,” hosted by Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley, airs Sunday. The special…

By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and JILL COLVI WASHINGTON (AP) — Chilling security video of last month’s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, including of rioters searching menacingly for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…

A Marion County resident is among 22 deaths from coronavirus reported Thursday (2/11) by the Iowa Department of Public Health.   The state’s death total for the pandemic now stands at 5196.  There were also 841…

While it looks a lot like Christmas, Oskaloosa’s Lighted Christmas Parade is ten months away.  Even so, planning has begun for the 2021 parade.  Oskaloosa Main Street Executive Director Jessica Reuter tells the No Coast…