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There has been a big increase in coronavirus cases in Marion County.  And it could be related to last weekend’s sprint car event at Knoxville Raceway.  The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 22 new…

Taylor Swift has opened up her wallet to help one young girl’s dream of going to college come true. Teen Vitoria Mario recently sent up a GoFundMe account to help her raise money for her…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — At least 4,800 chicks shipped to Maine farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived dead in recent weeks after rapid cuts hit the federal mail carrier’s operations, U.S. Rep. Chellie…

There’s going to be a public meeting in Ottumwa Thursday (8/20) about the upcoming Ottumwa Street reconstruction project.  The meeting will be from 5 to 6pm at the shelter house located behind VFW Post 775…

Iowa’s death toll from the coronavirus has passed one thousand.  The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 16 additional deaths Wednesday (8/19) to bring the pandemic total to 1003.  A Jasper County resident and one…

Iowa US Senator Joni Ernst was in Grinnell Wednesday (8/19) to get an update on damage from last week’s derecho storm that took down trees as well as power lines.  When she met with local…

Tim McGraw’s new album “Here On Earth” drops tomorrow and while it’s filled with songs that are important to him, he didn’t actually write any of the tracks on the record, which isn’t uncommon for…

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is the first U.S. company to boast a market value of $2 trillion, just two years after it became the first to reach $1 trillion. Apple shares have gained nearly…

A federal magistrate judge in North Dakota has sentenced a Pella man to a year of probation for unlawfully bringing two black bear hides into the United States from Canada. Manitoba licensing laws prohibit more…

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA -  Four sailors who are preparing the U.S.S. Iowa submarine for duty in Connecticut are in Iowa the next couple of days helping with the derecho recovery. Bradford Vanorden is from…