ISU trying to find ways to improve lithium-ion battery safety
Jul 28, 2025
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) An Iowa State University researcher is using a special tool to test the limits of lithium-ion batteries. Todd Kingston says the device called the accelerating rate calorimeter or ARC. “It…
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Extreme Heat Warning to Go into Effect Today
Jul 28, 2025
DES MOINES – An Extreme Heat Warning will be in effect for our area today. The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued the warning for portions of central and southern Iowa, and it will…
Oskaloosa City Council Special Election to be Held One Week from Tomorrow
Jul 28, 2025
OSKALOOSA – The city of Oskaloosa’s special election for its vacant at-large city council seat is happening one week from tomorrow. Former councilmember Charlie Comfort held the seat until he announced his resignation in May.…
Zac Brown And Kendra Scott Are Engaged
Jul 25, 2025
Congratulations to Zac Brown and Kendra Scott...the couple are engaged! The singer and the jewelry designer hard-launched their relationship at the American Music Awards in May. The couple told "People" magazine, "We are so happy and grateful that we found…
Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for 'Feels So Good,' dies at 84
Jul 25, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Chuck Mangione, who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-flavored single “Feels So Good” and later became a voice actor on the animated TV comedy “King of the Hill,” has…
Iowa boy awarded Guinness World Record for most premature baby
Jul 25, 2025
By James Kelley (Radio Iowa) An Iowa baby now holds the Guinness World Record for the most premature baby. Nash Keen was born last year at just 21 weeks — so early that most hospitals…
Ottumwa Woman Arrested for Forgery, Theft
Jul 25, 2025
OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa woman was arrested this week after allegedly using counterfeit money to make purchases at a gas station. Court records show that 56-year-old Tammatha Lea Brown made two separate purchases at the…
Oskaloosa's Sweet Corn Serenade Held Yesterday
Jul 25, 2025
By Sam Parsons Oskaloosa Main Street Hosted their 38th Annual Sweet Corn Serenade yesterday. Plans were changed early, as rain had been forecasted for the afternoon, resulting in many of the festivities being held indoors…
Post Malone Scores Legal Victory In Child Custody Case
Jul 24, 2025
Post Malone has scored a legal victory in his child custody case with ex-GF Hee Sung “Jamie” Park. Park has dropped a court petition that sought to move their three-year-old daughter from Utah to California against the singer's…
Close call between a B-52 bomber and a commercial jet over North Dakota puts focus on small airports
Jul 24, 2025
MINOT (AP) -- The evasive action an airline pilot took to avoid a B-52 bomber in the skies over North Dakota has focused attention on the way small airport towers are often run by private companies without…