NEWS

The body of a missing kayaker was found Monday afternoon (7/1).  Washington County law enforcement says 52-year-old David Woodson of Brighton was found around 4:40pm Monday.  He had been missing since Saturday evening (6/29) when…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JUANA SUMMERS MIAMI (AP) — The roster for Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate demonstrated some of the party’s major divisions — even before candidates started talking. __ BAD MOMENT FOR BIDEN…

Here's what happened in high school baseball on Thursday (6/27): Sigourney 9, English Valleys 0 Ottumwa 11, Fort Dodge 7 Ottumwa 8, Fort Dodge 7 EBF 4, Clarke 3 Dallas Center-Grimes 7, Pella Christian 2…

Chris Stapleton has opened his wallet to help folks in need get a home. The singer and his wife Morgane recently surprised the Lexington, Kentucky chapter of Habitat For Humanity with a $10,000 check, sent…

The brackets have been released for the Iowa girls’ high school softball playoffs.  In Class 4A, Oskaloosa will host Grinnell in a Region 1 quarterfinal Thursday, July 11….with the winner playing at Norwalk on Saturday,…

By JUANA SUMMERS and STEVE PEOPLES MIAMI (AP) — Ten Democrats railed against a national economy and a Republican administration they argued exist only for the rich as presidential candidates debated onstage for the first…

Democratic Presidential contender Bernie Sanders will be taking part in Pella’s Independence Day parade.  The Vermont Senator will be in four parades on the Fourth of July around Iowa.  Pella’s Independence Day parade will start…

Luke Van Hemert’s sentencing has been delayed.  The Oskaloosa man was convicted of second degree murder in April for the March 2018 death of William Penn University basketball player Marquis Todd.  Van Hemert’s sentencing was…

Jerry Carrigan, a famed drummer who worked with such artists as Elvis Presley, George Jones, Kenny Rogers, Porter Wagoner and more, passed away last Thursday in Chattanooga at the age of 75. No cause of…

By NOMAAN MERCHANT HOUSTON (AP) — The acting head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection resigned Tuesday amid an uproar over the discovery of migrant children being held in pitiful conditions at one of the…