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Woman found dead after Marion County fire

Crews have found the body of a woman while fighting a mobile home fire in Marion County.  The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says firefighters found the body of 56-year-old Rhonda Kiler early Monday (11/18) after…
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Pella Tulip Time court crowned

Hanna Kendall will be Pella’s Tulip Queen for the 2020 Tulip Time.  She was crowned Saturday night (11/16) at Pella Christian High School.  Molly Bolt, Courtney Chaplin, Jocelyn Gritters and Ellie Roorda will be on…
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Hearing on Motion to Suppress Concludes

A two day evidentiary hearing to decide if some evidence could be suppressed in Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s murder trial concluded Thursday afternoon (11/14) in Poweshiek County.  Rivera’s defense team wanted to put in evidence an…
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Day 1 - Rivera Motion to Suppress

A police officer who obtained a confession from the suspect in the disappearance and death of Mollie Tibbetts says she made an honest mistake by initially failing to read him his legal rights. Pamela Romero,…
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Bahena Rivera to appear in court

A hearing will be held in Poweshiek County Court Wednesday morning (11/13) to determine what evidence can be used in Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s murder trial.  He’s accused of killing 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts last summer in…
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Biden speaks to veterans in Oskaloosa

Former Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a plan Monday (11/11) to support veterans and their families.  Speaking at a veterans’ town hall in Oskaloosa, the Democratic Presidential candidate says he wants to keep the VA…
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Appeals court confirms Ottumwa Police was right to fire a sergeant

The Iowa Court of Appeals has ruled the City of Ottumwa and its Police Department had the right to suspend and then fire a sergeant in 2017.  In Wednesday’s (11/6) ruling, the Court of Appeals…
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Election results

Here are the unofficial results from Tuesday’s (11/5) elections.  In Oskaloosa, Mayor David Krutzfeldt ran for re-election unopposed and all three city council members on the ballot (Steve Burnett, Joe Caliguiri and Bob Drost) ran…
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Juvenile arrested after shot fired in Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa Police arrested a juvenile male Monday night (11/4) after a report of a shot fired.  Just after 10pm Monday, Police were called to the 700 block of North C Street.  The initial report found…
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Today is Election Day

Today (11/5) is Election Day with local races on the ballot.  There are no contested races in Oskaloosa, as Mayor David Krutzfeldt and three city council members are running unopposed.  Likewise, the Oskaloosa School Board…
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