NEWS

Ottumwa Police have arrested a man in connection with a weekend shooting.  Around 10:45 Saturday night (8/8), Police responded to a reported shooting in the 1000 block of West Main.  It was reported two vehicles…

Dolly Parton hopes to get everyone in the holiday spirit this year. The singer is set to release her first holiday album in 30 years, “A Holly Dolly Christmas,” on October 2nd. The first single…

By RYAN J. FOLEY IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of households in Iowa and Illinois remained without electricity Wednesday, two days after a rare wind storm that hit the Midwest devastated parts…

Poweshiek, Jasper, Tama and Washington Counties are among 20 Iowa  counties that have been declared disaster areas after Monday’s (8/10) storms.  Not only were power lines and trees knocked down by the storm’s winds, but…

Attention bikers, walkers and nature lovers:  The newest section of the Volksweg Trail at Lake Red Rock is now complete and open to the public.  This extension adds an additional 2.5 miles of trail from…

Kids in Oskaloosa will be starting the new school year in their classrooms. The Oskaloosa School Board approved a Return to Learn program at Tuesday’s (8/11) Board meeting. "Our default delivery of instruction will be…

Kane Brown recently got lost on his own property and had to call police to come and rescue him. The singer recounted the experience in a now-deleted Facebook post, explaining that it happened when he…

A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Deputy has died from an accidental gunshot wound.  Around 7:20 Tuesday morning, the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about an accidental gunshot.  35-year-old Brian Rainey sustained a gunshot…

By NICOLE WINFIELD, ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARK STEVENSON ROME (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia…

Monday night’s (8/10) Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge races at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa were cancelled because of the weather.  To get a ticket refund, mail your tickets and a self-addressed stamped envelope to FRC,…