LOCAL NEWS

Ottumwa voters eliminated one candidate for City Council at Tuesday’s (10/9) primary election.  Five candidates were on the ballot Tuesday for a place in the November election.  According to preliminary results, the candidates who advanced…

The Oskaloosa City Council has approved user fees for the city’s fire department.  The Council voted 6-0 to approve the fees for house fires, commercial fires, grass fires and vehicle fires at Monday’s (10/7) City…

Here are a couple of traffic notes for Ottumwa: Madison Avenue will be closed between Queen Anne Street and Ellis Avenue starting today so that a new water main can be installed at John Deere…

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Environmental Protection Agency  Administrator Andrew Wheeler released the details today of the Trump administration’s agreement on how much ethanol will be blended with gasoline. Wheeler says the agreement for what’s…

Oskaloosa residents got a chance to talk with police officers Wednesday (10/2) at the annual Coffee with a Cop event.  Oskaloosa Police Chief Ben Boeke talks about the value of the event. "Most people don't…

A traffic stop south of Eddyville Tuesday morning (10/1) led to two arrests on drug charges.  Around 5:45am Tuesday, officers from the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force, Wapello County Sheriff’s Office and Ottumwa Police…

Four people from Hedrick have been arrested on drug charges.  Keokuk County Sheriff's Deputies along with the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force executed a search warrant September 25 at an apartment in the 100…

Iowa health officials say more vaping-related illnesses have been reported in the state.  The Iowa Department of Public Health says in a news release that 23 cases of respiratory illness associated with vaping have been…

A guilty plea in an Oskaloosa murder case.  26-year-old Alicia Ritenour pleaded guilty Thursday (9/26) to child endangerment resulting in death and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.  She had been charged with first…

By: Joe Lancello Grinnell is introducing a new music festival on Sunday (9/29).  Prairiepalooza is a free event at Central Park featuring several country artists with Love & Theft as the headliners.  Kendra Martin with…