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Back in November, we told you that Blake Shelton and Taylor Sheridan were teaming up to create an all-new televised singing competition. Yesterday we learned that a big name was added to the mix. Keith Urban will be the headliner of "The…

DES MOINES -- The weather is starting to feel like spring, but water temperatures are still dangerously cold. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recommends that paddlers wait for consistent warm weather to allow…

PELLA -- Central College invites the public to a free screening of “The League” and a Q&A session with producer Byron Motley from 6:30 to 8 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Cox-Snow Recital Hall…

OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska Chamber celebrated their 2024 Chamber Awards winners this week at Bridget's Public House. The list of winners included: Outgoing Chamber Board members: Tammy Sauer, Ryan Van Dalen, Susan Kollasch and Mike…

Lainey Wilson is a singer, actress, and now...author? Not quite, but she did dip her toes into the publishing world. A new children's book, "Howdy: Welcome To The Grand Ole Opry" by Emily Frans, is coming out…

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's veteran Lester Holt is stepping down as anchor of the network's flagship “Nightly News” broadcast in the coming months. Holt, who has been the face of “Nightly News” for a decade, won't…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A bill that would remove “gender identity” from the Iowa Civil Rights Act has cleared the House Judiciary Committee this afternoon. The 13-8 vote was along party lines, with…

NEWTON -- Just in time for spring, the Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach 2025 Seeds for Thought Garden Symposium will be held on Saturday March 29 from 9 am—3 pm at the DMACC campus in Newton.  This event is…

OSKALOOSA -- The Christian Opportunity Center is set to host their 5th annual Spare Some Time Fundraiser next weekend. The event will take place on March 9 from 2-4pm at Statesmen Lanes in Oskaloosa. It…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman used online dating apps to lure at least four older men to meet her in person, then drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in…