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Garth Brooks may be releasing new music soon, like very soon,  but you’ll have to be a member of Amazon Music to hear it. During this week’s “Inside Studio G” a fan asked Garth whether…

There has been a sharp increase in the number of coronavirus cases in Wapello County.  Figures released Monday (5/11) from the Iowa Department of Public Health say 41 new COVID-19 cases have been found in…

With the increase in coronavirus cases in Wapello County in recent weeks, Governor Kim Reynolds announced Monday (5/11) that a Test Iowa site would be opening in Ottumwa.  Testing at The Beach Ottumwa will be Wednesday…

Police say two men have been arrested and charged after an 18-year-old was shot in the head near Drake Park in Des Moines. The shooting was reported Sunday evening (5/10) after an officer heard gunshots…

By LORI HINNANT and NICK PERRY PARIS (AP) — Plastic spacing barriers and millions of masks appeared Monday on the streets of Europe’s newly reopened cities, as France and Belgium emerged from lockdowns, the Netherlands…

Another 22 Iowans have died from coronavirus over the weekend, bringing the state’s total for the pandemic to 265.  None of the deaths are from the No Coast Network listening area.  And another 502 Iowans…

There is going to be a public forum Monday night (5/11) to discuss a proposed bypass from US Highway 63 to State Highway 23.  The meeting is being held online to follow social distancing requirements…

Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network told you earlier.  A man accused of robbing a bank in Packwood has had his sentencing delayed.  29-year-old Ethan Spray of Ottumwa pleaded guilty in…

Taylor Swift recently canceled her “Lover” tour due to the coronavirus, but she’s found a little way to make it up to her fans. The singer announced that ABC will air the hour-long “Taylor Swift…

By The Associated Press Your daily look at nonvirus stories in the news: 1. ‘THE FIRST STEP TO JUSTICE’ Georgia authorities arrest a white father and son and charge them with murder in the shooting death of…