NEWS

An upset in girls’ high school basketball.  North Mahaska, ranked fourth in Class 1A, defeated top-ranked and undefeated Montezuma 58-46 Monday night (1/27) in New Sharon.  Jade Hay scored 22 points for the Warhawks, including…

On the campaign trail, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg makes a stop in Ottumwa Tuesday morning (1/28).  He’ll hold a town hall at the Ottumwa YMCA at 10:30 this morning.  Former HUD Secretary and…

He pointed a gun at a woman who was holding their one-year-old child.  That’s what Ottumwa Police say 29-year-old Ramon Melara-Cerna did last week.  He was arrested Sunday (1/26) after allegedly showing a handgun during…

Little Big Town has a new number one. The band’s latest album, “Nightfall,” tops the “Billboard” Top Country Album chart, moving 31,000 equivalent album units in its first week. "We’ve been blown away by the…

Jasper County law enforcement spent much of their Saturday involved in an armed standoff.  Around 10:20am Saturday (1/25), the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office was called about a domestic dispute involving a firearm on South Montgomery…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled following a sell-off in markets in Europe and Japan Monday after China announced a sharp rise in cases of a deadly new virus that…

Here’s what’s on tap for high school basketball in the area Monday night (1/27): Oskaloosa’s girls host Bondurant-Farrar with tipoff scheduled for 8:00.  We will not have a broadcast of that game because of our…

Democratic Presidential contender Andrew Yang was in Oskaloosa and Pella Saturday as he continues to campaign prior to next week’s Iowa Caucuses.  One thing other Democrats have proposed is removing the Electoral College as a…

At Saturday’s (1/25) Eggs and Issues event in Oskaloosa, the topic was mental health.  The featured speakers talked about mental health being just as important as physical health.  It was also pointed out that more…

The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards went down last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and while it was a great night of music, the news of NBA star Kobe Bryant’s death certainly cast…