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Carrie Underwood brought out a very special guest for her “Cry Pretty 360” tour stop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Carrie, who grew up in Checotah, Oklahoma, brought her mom Carole on stage to join her for…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR BRUSSELS (AP) — Pentagon chief Mark Esper said Friday that the United States will leave more American troops and armored vehicles in eastern Syria to help prevent Islamic State militants from…

Friday night (10/25) is the final night of the high school football regular season.  Several teams will try to improve their playoff chances with a win, while others are trying to win their district championship. …

Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be in Newton Friday (10/25).  He’ll bring his “End Corporate Greed” tour to the Maytag Complex at Legacy Plaza Friday at noon.

Congratulations are in order for Brett Young and his wife Taylor. The couple welcomes their first child, daughter Presley Elizabeth, on Monday. “We have wanted this for so long and never could we have dreamed…

By JOCELYN GECKER and NOAH BERGER GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire exploded in size early Thursday amid dangerous winds that prompted the state’s largest utility to impose electrical blackouts to prevent fires.…

The season is over for the Oskaloosa high volleyball team.  Carlisle defeated the Indians three sets to two Wednesday night (10/23) in the opening round of the Class 4A Region 5 playoffs.  Oskaloosa won the…

He’s not being released from custody.  The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday (10/23) that 23-year-old Austin Keck of Wapello County is staying in custody as a sexually violent predator.  In 2014, Keck, who was…

An Oskaloosa man has been accused of assaulting a child.  Oskaloosa Police and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s major crimes unit arrested 35-year-old Richard Samuel Grylls Wednesday at his home.  He’s been charged with…

Luke Bryan is the latest artist to receive an ACM Decade Award. The singer was honored with the first every ACM Album of the Decade Award for his 2013 release, “Crash My Party.” Luke was…