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NASCAR to resume season May 17 with seven races in 10 days

By JENNA FRYER CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR plans to restart its engines with a flurry of races at two historic tracks. NASCAR said Thursday it is set to return May 17 with an elite…
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Ottumwa man charged with theft and burglary

He’s accused of theft and burglary in two counties.  The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office says 38-year-old Michael Moots was arrested after a search of a home on Cliffland Road turned up several stolen items, including…
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Healthy pigs being killed as meatpacking backlog hits farms

By DAVID PITT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After spending two decades raising pigs to send to slaughterhouses, Dean Meyer now faces the mentally draining, physically difficult task of killing them even before they leave…
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Former Governor Culver Concerned about Workers

Former Iowa Governor Chet Culver is urging current Governor Kim Reynolds to back off policies that he says will force employees to be in unsafe workplaces that have had coronavirus outbreaks. Culver says in a…
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Florida Georgia Line Got Turned Down By Carrie Underwood

Earlier this year Florida Georgia Line made a plea on social media to try and get Carrie Underwood to collaborate with them on a song. Well, in case you missed it, the duo revealed that…
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Oskaloosa man arrested for disturbance at store

An Oskaloosa man was arrested for a disturbance in a store parking lot.  Oskaloosa Police were called around 2:20 Wednesday afternoon (4/29) to Orscheln Farm and Home about a man pointing a gun at other…
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Inaugural ‘Iowa’s Ride’ cancels due to pandemic

BY O. KAY HENDERSON The first edition of “Iowa’s Ride” has been canceled due to safety concerns over COVID-19. Iowa’s Ride was scheduled to start July 12th in Dubuque, with stops in Monticello, Vinton, Eldora, Clarion,…
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5 things to know today - that aren’t about the virus

By The Associated Press Your daily look at nonvirus stories in the news: 1. NEW LIGHT SHED ON SEALS’ MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN In efforts to free Mark R. Frerichs, a 57-year-old military contractor from Illinois, Navy commandos…
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Missing Ottumwa boy found safe

Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network has been following.  A missing 10-year-old boy from Ottumwa has been found and is back with his family.  Ottumwa Police say around 7 Thursday night…
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New Sharon woman charged with murder

A woman from New Sharon is charged with first degree murder in the death of her husband.  The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office tells the No Coast Network they were called shortly before 10am Wednesday about…
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