NEWS

With the high school baseball season winding down, it’s time to hand out awards.  Four Oskaloosa Indians were first team Little Hawkeye Conference picks.  Junior outfielder Tyler Miller was a unanimous first team choice.  He’s…

 BY DAR DANIELSON Sports gambling will take the final step toward becoming reality Tuesday during a special meeting of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. Commission administrator Brian Ohorilko says the regulators will take a vote…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE GILROY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities on Monday were searching for answers to why a 19-year-old opened fire on a popular food festival less than a mile from his parents’ home in California,…

Demolition of an Ottumwa hospital has resumed.  Work to tear down St. Joseph’s Hospital began a year ago, but was put on hold for several months after a dispute between real estate developer Blackbird Investments…

There was certainly a lot of girl power at the Newport Folk Festival this weekend. Not only did it include the first-ever live set by the Highwomen, but it also featured a surprise appearance by…

The new trial for an Oskaloosa woman accused of killing her two-year-old daughter has been moved again.  Now Alicia Ritenour’s trial will be held in Mount Pleasant in September.  You’ll remember Ritenour was convicted in…

By JULIE WATSON SAN DIEGO (AP) — An investigation into Marines accused of helping smuggle migrants into the United States led to the arrest Thursday of 16 of their fellow Marines at California’s Camp Pendleton,…

The Iowa State High School Baseball tournament begins Friday (7/26) at Principal Park in Des Moines.  Pekin will take on top seed Mason City Newman Catholic in a Class 1A semifinal with the first pitch…

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper brought his Presidential campaign to the area Thursday (7/25). The Democrat toured Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa and then held a meet and greet at the Sigourney Café.  Hickenlooper…

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood narrate a new film about the history of the Grand Ole Opry. The movie is part of the Opry’s $12 million expansion, and is shown ahead of daytime backstage tours…