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Carter sues father and criminal investigators

A Knoxville man who was found responsible for his mother's death at a civil trial but acquitted at a murder trial is now suing criminal investigators and his father. Forty-seven-year-old Jason Carter filed a federal lawsuit…
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Ottumwa man faces charges after overnight chase

A suspicious vehicle Oskaloosa Police spotted early Friday morning (12/13) turned out to be a stolen vehicle.  Around 12:18am, an Oskaloosa Police officer investigated a suspicious vehicle in the 900 block of South Market Street. …
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Sanders & Warren campaign in area Sunday

A couple of Democratic Presidential candidates will be in the area on Sunday (12/15).  Vermont US Senator Bernie Sanders will hold two rallies on Sunday: one at Fairfield High School at 2:20pm and the other…
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Area firefighters receive Award of Valor

Three Sigourney firefighters and four from Ottumwa were honored at the Iowa Statehouse Tuesday (12/10).  Sigourney firefighters Joshua Myers, Joseph White and Zachery Steinhart received the Sullivan Brothers’ Award of Valor for their work in…
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Heckethorn attempted murder trial delayed

An Ottumwa man charged with attempted murder has had his trial delayed.  20-year-old Paul Heckethorn is accused of shooting 61-year-old Clifford Collett in August of last year.  Heckethorn’s trial was to have begun in February,…
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Castro & Yang campaign in area

A couple of Democratic Presidential candidates will be in the area Tuesday (12/10).  Julian Castro, who has been critical of Iowa being first in the country’s nominating process, will host a meet and greet in…
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Ankeny man charged for shooting 6 trumpeter swans

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - A central Iowa man may face stiff fines after killing six trumpeter swans. Acting on a tip, the Iowa DNR sent a conservation officer to Paul Errington Marsh, near Ankeny,…
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Oskaloosa Lighted Christmas Parade is Saturday night

The Christmas lights in downtown Oskaloosa will shine a little brighter Saturday night (12/7) with the city’s annual Lighted Christmas Parade.  This is the first year the parade is being held on a Saturday night,…
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Centerville woman sentenced in infant son's death

A judge in Centerville has cancelled a plea deal for a Centerville woman who pleaded guilty in the death of her infant son.  In August, 31-year-old Brittney Keller pleaded guilty to child endangerment and drug…
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Johnson named Oskaloosa Officer of the Year

At Monday’s (12/2) Oskaloosa City Council meeting, Senior Officer Nathan Johnson was named the City’s Police Officer of the Year.  Johnson talked about why he received the honor. "I think I stepped up in a…
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