NEWS

By MATTHEW BARAKAT McLEAN, Va. (AP) — An unconfirmed report of an armed person at the Northern Virginia office building that houses USA Today prompted an evacuation and massive police response Wednesday that found no…

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds wants Iowans to get ahead in the workplace. That's why the Legislature has passed the Future Ready Iowa initiative.  The Governor says: "It has a goal of having 70{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} of Iowans…

Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network has been following.  The body that was found in the South Skunk River Tuesday afternoon (8/6) is that of an Oskaloosa woman.  The Iowa Department…

Scotty McCreery is heading overseas. The singer just announced dates for his first-ever tour of the UK and Germany. “I’ve received numerous e-mails and social media messages from fans asking me to perform in the…

By ASTRID GALVAN, MORGAN LEE and PAUL J. WEBER EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Texas border city jolted by a weekend massacre at a Walmart absorbed more grief Monday as the death toll climbed…

From ice cream socials to picnics, some four-dozen Iowa cities are taking part in this year's National Night Out, which in most communities is Tuesday night (8/6). Hamilton County Sheriff Doug Timmons talks about the…

Luke Combs must be getting pretty used to being number one. The singer’s latest single, “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” tops the “Billboard” Country Airplay chart this week, his sixth straight single to reach number…

Law enforcement says two bodies were found in a rail car that had carried about 100 tons of steel from Mexico to south-central Iowa.  Iowa Southern Railway workers discovered the bodies Friday (8/2) when decoupling…

By CEDAR ATTANASIO, PAUL J. WEBER and MORGAN LEE EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Two more victims of the mass shooting at a crowded Walmart in El Paso, Texas, died Monday at a hospital, raising…

A man from rural Lynnville was killed Friday morning (8/2) in a farm accident.  The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office says 19-year-old Benjamin Van Wyk had become entangled in a sweep auger inside a grain bin…