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Keith Urban is celebrating two big anniversaries with special album reissues. The singer will release 1999’s “Keith Urban” and 2009’s “Defying Gravity” on vinyl September 13th. “Keith Urban” was Keith's first-ever platinum-selling album, and it's…

Here’s a traffic note for Ottumwa:  Greenwood Drive at the intersection of Ferry Street will be closed to traffic starting Monday morning (7/22).  City crews will be repairing the street.  Drivers will need to use…

The parents of an underweight baby girl from Pella who tested positive for cocaine have been sentenced to probation.  20-year-old Stazia Kirk and 21-year-old Zak Herman, both of Pella, were sentenced Thursday (7/18). They pleaded…

Dennis Quaid stars in Midland’s latest video “Mr. Lonely,” and apparently he was a bit of a daredevil on set. According to Cameron Duddy, the actor wanted to do his own stunts in the video,…

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge who denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges Thursday said he poses a danger to the public and seems to still have an uncontrollable urge for sexual…

The Indy cars are at the Iowa Speedway in Newton this weekend.  The ARCA Menards Fans With Benefits 150 will be at 8:00 Friday night (7/19).  Then Saturday night (7/20) at 7, it’ll be the…

A woman charged in connection with a police shootout in Ottumwa last August has reached a plea deal.  Ottumwa Police say 37-year-old Tiffany McNeal was charged with burglary, robbery and attempted murder in connection with…

Democratic Presidential contender Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will be in Ottumwa Sunday (7/21).  He’ll speak with union members at UAW Local 74 at 9:30 Sunday morning….before attending the opening of his Ottumwa field office at…

We’ve talked about how staying indoors in an air-conditioned room and drinking plenty of fluids, is important with the excessive heat.  That’s not only good advice for people, but for your pets, too.  Terry Gott,…

By TOM HAYS and CLAUDIA TORRENS NEW YORK (AP) — Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was sentenced Wednesday to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, expressing no remorse over…