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By LISA MASCARO and LAURIE KELLMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — One Republican hadn’t read the whistleblower’s complaint. Another called President Donald Trump’s conversation with the Ukraine leader “thin gruel” for any impeachment effort. A third said…

A guilty plea in an Oskaloosa murder case.  26-year-old Alicia Ritenour pleaded guilty Thursday (9/26) to child endangerment resulting in death and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.  She had been charged with first…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A businessman from Arnolds Park is the fourth Republican to announce a challenge to Republican Congressman Steve King’s bid for a 10th term in the U.S. House. Steve Reeder…

Oskaloosa High’s football team takes on Grinnell Friday night (9/27) for homecoming.  The Indians lost three players to injury during last week’s 31-7 loss to Norwalk.  Oskaloosa Coach Jake Jenkins says while Aaron Blom and…

By: Joe Lancello Grinnell is introducing a new music festival on Sunday (9/29).  Prairiepalooza is a free event at Central Park featuring several country artists with Love & Theft as the headliners.  Kendra Martin with…

A man is in custody after a domestic abuse case Tuesday night (9/24) in Oskaloosa.  Oskaloosa Police say they were called to a home in the 900 block of South B Street around 11:15 Tuesday…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The gap between the haves and have-nots in the United States grew last year to its highest level in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality, according…

BY MATT KELLEY Hundreds of Iowans will be heading to their nearest state park this weekend, not for recreation but to go to work. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is holding its annual statewide Volunteer…

There's another area connections in Street and Smith’s Basketball magazine.  Oskaloosa High center Xavier Foster is ranked the 40th best boys’ high school senior in the country.  The seven foot Foster holds the Indians school records…

Ottumwa Police have one man in custody and are seeking another in connection with a series of thefts. On September 18, Ottumwa Police responded to a report of found property on the city’s south side. …