NEWS

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…

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…

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…

Luke Combs is using his music to help out folks in the service industry. The singer is set to headline a livestream on his social media accounts tomorrow at 8 pm ET to raise money…

Part of the No Coast Network listening area will be under a Wind Advisory Wednesday afternoon (4/29).  Jasper, Marion, Monroe, Mahaska, Wapello and Poweshiek Counties will have a wind advisory beginning at noon until 7pm…

At Tuesday’s (4/28) Oskaloosa School Board meeting, Terrance (TC) Cunningham was hired as the new girls’ varsity basketball coach.  Cunningham has been an assistant with the girls’ team for the past three seasons…and prior to…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end…

he school year in Oskaloosa may have ended early, but the next school year may start early.  At Tuesday night’s (4/28) meeting, the Oskaloosa School Board looked over the proposed calendar for the 2020-21 school…

President Donald Trump has ordered meat processing plants to remain open amid concerns over growing coronavirus cases and the impact on the nation’s food supply. An executive order signed Tuesday (4/28) by the president uses…

Taylor Swift fans think the singer just dropped a new Easter egg. As we told you, she recently posted a quarantine selfie, with the simple caption, "Not a lot going on at the moment," which…