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FDA: Iowans among 38 sick from tainted eggs from Alabama

The government says 38 people in seven states have gotten sick from eggs produced by an Alabama poultry farm.  The Food and Drug Administration says the illnesses are linked to salmonella-tainted eggs from Gravel Ridge…
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High school volleyball playoff pairings

The brackets have been set for the Iowa girls high school volleyball playoffs.  In Class 4A, Oskaloosa will host Newton Wednesday, October 17 and Knoxville will host Carlisle.  Pella has a first round bye and…
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Justin Elliott Band was LIVE in-studio today

Justin Elliott Band, consisting of Justin, Derek, Corey and Corwyn, was our featured Iowa country artist of the week today, October 5th on KBOE! Check our Facebook LIVE feed for the interview, music, and to get caught…
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More than 6.5 million pounds of beef products recalled due to possible salmonella

More than 6.5 million pounds of raw beef products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.  The raw, non-intact beef items, including ground beef, were packaged by JBS Tolleson, a Tolleson, AZ,…
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Oskaloosa woman accused of insurance fraud

An Oskaloosa woman is accused of insurance fraud.  39-year-old Brandy Voss has been charged with first degree theft and insurance fraud--presenting false information after an investigation by the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa…
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Arrest made in bank robberies that happened this summer

Two bank robberies; one suspect.  Ethan Nelson-David Spray of Ottumwa has been charged with robbing the South Ottumwa Savings Bank in Hedrick on August 6.  Spray is also accused of robbing the Pilot Grove Savings…
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FEMA conducting a nationwide Emergency alert test on smartphones this afternoon

Millions of cell phones will beep, chirp and vibrate at exactly 1:18 p.m(CST). Wednesday.  Don't panic.  The Federal Emergency Management Agency is conducting a nationwide test of its Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), similar to the ones conducted on radio and…
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Fatal accident south of Ottumwa

A man from Fairfield was killed in a one vehicle accident over the weekend south of Ottumwa.  The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office says 18-year-old Jose Santos-Jiminez was driving southeasterly on Rabbit Run Road near the…
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Ottumwa student arrested after making threats to shoot another student

A student from Ottumwa is in custody for making a threat at Evans Middle School.  Ottumwa Police say they were contacted Monday night about a face-time conversation on Snapchat where an Evans Middle School student…
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Truck drives into crowd of protesters in Flint, Mich.

A truck plowed into a crowd of protesters outside of a Flint, Michigan restaurant. The rally was set up to protest in favor of the right to form unions.  It happened Tuesday just after 7…
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