LOCAL NEWS

OTTUMWA – A Clinton man is in custody for allegedly using a baseball bat to damage multiple properties in Ottumwa on Tuesday morning. 47-year-old Edward Meeker is accused of causing damage to a total of…

OTTUMWA – A Sigourney man has been charged with murder after a fatal shooting that occurred in Ottumwa in the early morning hours on Tuesday. According to the Ottumwa Police Department, on Tuesday, April 21,…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa city council held a regular meeting last night and officially approved their annual budget and levying tax for the upcoming fiscal year. The property tax rate included in the budget…

BAXTER – A Baxter man is behind bars after a sexual abuse investigation in Jasper County. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office reports that in August 2025, they initiated a sexual abuse investigation after concerns were…

OTTUMWA – Police arrested an Ottumwa woman this week after authorities found her autistic child alone and unsupervised at the Ottumwa High School football stadium. Court documents state that on Monday night at around 8:05pm,…

OSKALOOSA -- Small businesses in the Oskaloosa Main Street district now have the opportunity to compete for up to $25,000 in grant funding through Main Street Iowa’s Open 4 Business program, an annual initiative that…

OTTUMWA -- The City of Ottumwa has a prescribed burn scheduled at Memorial Park on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, beginning around 9:00 a.m. The burn is part of ongoing maintenance of a 9.5-acre oak savannah…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man faces numerous felony charges after authorities say an investigation revealed that he had been sexually abusing multiple juveniles. According to the Ottumwa Police Department, the investigation began on Tuesday, March…

OTTUMWA – A Disaster Assistance Center is now open in Ottumwa after Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Wapello County this week. The disaster proclamation was issued in response to severe weather that…

MONTEZUMA – Authorities have released the identities of the individuals who died in a submerged vehicle in rural Montezuma over the weekend. The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office was first notified of the submerged vehicle on…