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Luke Bryan recently made the day of a teenager with Cerebral Palsy. The Florida-based Kids Wish Network did their best to make Emma Lookatch wish to meet Luke come true, and she was supposed to…

By NICK PERRY and KEN MORITSUGU BEIJING (AP) — New coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged to their highest level in two months and are now back to where they were at the peak…

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - The American Red Cross is now testing all blood donations from Iowans for COVID-19 antibodies. Red Cross spokesman Joe Zydlo says the tests will let donors know if they have…

The City of Ottumwa will hold an open house Thursday (6/25) to show an update to the City’s comprehensive plan.  This draft contains ideas for growth and development through the year 2040 and beyond.  You…

Today (Wednesday - 6/24) is the last day the Test Iowa site in Ottumwa will be open.  Coronavirus testing had been available in Ottumwa since May 13.  You will still be able to get a…

At the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown, Tim McGraw launched the #DeepCutChallenge on social media, getting his fellow country artists to perform their favorite cover songs. Well, it turns it all started because Tim wanted…

Baseball: Oskaloosa @ Knoxville  7:30pm Iowa Valley @ Sigourney Centerville @ Pella Ottumwa @ Ames (2) EBF vs. East Marshall @ Gilman Albia @ Davis County Twin Cedars @ Moravia Softball: Albia @ Oskaloosa  7:30pm (KBOE-FM, 7:15 pregame) Fort Dodge @ Ottumwa PCM @ Lynnville-Sully…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) — With coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill…

Mahaska Health in Oskaloosa has received a grant from the Federal Communications Commission to go towards teleconferencing.  The $68,620 grant will be used to buy laptop computers and telehealth conferencing equipment to connect doctors with…

Fire damaged an Oskaloosa apartment building.  Oskaloosa firefighters were called to the Santa Clara Apartments on Santa Clara Street around 4:45 Saturday afternoon (6/20).  The first reports said an air conditioning unit had caught fire,…