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Freezing drizzle may impact the morning drive

Areas of freezing drizzle will continue through the morning commute, especially the farther northeast you go. Main roads will generally remain wet, though any side streets or rural roads may be rather slick at times.…
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Walmart cutting greeters from workforce

Walmart is cutting greeters from its workforce, and some workers with disabilities say the company is targeting them. More than a thousand store locations are making the switch to customer hosts instead of greeters. This…
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Country Music Hall of Famer Mac Wiseman Dead at Age 93

Country Music Hall of Fame and Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame member Mac Wiseman passed away on Sunday morning (Feb. 24), at the age of 93.  Wiseman died at an Antioch, Tenn. rehab facility, and…
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Public meeting tonight about Oskaloosa Street corridor

There’s going to be a public meeting tonight (2/26) in Pella about the Oskaloosa Street corridor.  City officials want to hear your ideas on what Oskaloosa Street should look like, what kind of businesses should…
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Cemetery clean-up in Ottumwa

Crews at the Ottumwa Calvary and Ottumwa Jewish Cemeteries will begin their annual spring cleanup on Friday, March 1.  Families who wish to keep any tributes or memorial decorations need to remove those items from…
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Todd Milsap, son of country music star Ronnie Milsap, dies

Todd Milsap, the son of country music star Ronnie Milsap, died on Saturday, according to Ronnie Milsap’s publicist. Todd Milsap died on Saturday at the Four Corners Marina on Percy Priest Lake in Antioch. Metro…
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A digital petition has been created to 'reinstate' Gary Dolphin after his suspension

An Altoona man has started an online petition to 'reinstate' Hawkeye radio sportscaster Gary Dolphin immediately. Dolphin was recently suspended after making controversial comments during a basketball game last week. The petition, which was created…
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Cedar Rapids man in custody after leading police on manhunt near I-80, Mississippi River

Illinois State Police said it has arrested a 25-year-old man from Cedar Rapids who led authorities on a chase and manhunt Monday morning along I-80 and the Mississippi River.  Authorities say Frank M. Scott is…
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2 fires in Keokuk County early Friday morning

At 1:36 am Friday (2/22), firefighters in What Cheer got an alarm from a house fire at 506 South Park Avenue. "A single occupant.  She had woke up to the smell of smoke and exited…
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Vandals in North Carolina set fire to Gen. Lee statue, but not the Confederate one

Vandals in Dunn, North Carolina, last week doused the marble statue of Gen. Lee with a flammable liquid and set it on fire.  But if they think they targeted Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, they…
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