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Butter Sesame Street characters to join traditional Iowa State Fair cow

 Story and Photo by Dennis Morrice, (KLEM, Le Mars) RADIO IOWA - The iconic “butter cow” has been a part of the annual Iowa State Fair since 1911 and Sarah Pratt of West Des Moines…
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Body in South Skunk River identified

Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network has been following.  The body that was found in the South Skunk River Tuesday afternoon (8/6) is that of an Oskaloosa woman.  The Iowa Department…
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National Night Out

From ice cream socials to picnics, some four-dozen Iowa cities are taking part in this year's National Night Out, which in most communities is Tuesday night (8/6). Hamilton County Sheriff Doug Timmons talks about the…
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2 found dead in a rail car near Centerville

Law enforcement says two bodies were found in a rail car that had carried about 100 tons of steel from Mexico to south-central Iowa.  Iowa Southern Railway workers discovered the bodies Friday (8/2) when decoupling…
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Governor Reynolds opposes legalizing recreational marijuana use

Marijuana was a big topic during this year’s Iowa Legislative session.  A bill was passed that would have allowed the amount of THC—the ingredient in marijuana that gets you high—to be raised in medical marijuana. …
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Gov. Reynolds meets Vermeer apprentices

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg were in Pella Thursday morning (8/1) to meet with apprentices at Vermeer Incorporated.  The Governor has long supported apprentice programs of this type.  She also touted…
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Ottumwa man arrested in shooting

An Albia man has been arrested for allegedly shooting at a man in Ottumwa Sunday night (7/28).  Ottumwa Police tell the No Coast Network the shooting took place in an upstairs apartment in the 800…
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McNeal takes plea deal

One of three people awaiting trial for a shootout with Ottumwa Police last August has made a plea deal.  36-year-old Tiffany McNeal pleaded guilty in Wapello County Court Monday (7/29) to one count of second…
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St. Joseph's demolition resumes

Demolition of an Ottumwa hospital has resumed.  Work to tear down St. Joseph’s Hospital began a year ago, but was put on hold for several months after a dispute between real estate developer Blackbird Investments…
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Ritenour trial moved again--to Mount Pleasant

The new trial for an Oskaloosa woman accused of killing her two-year-old daughter has been moved again.  Now Alicia Ritenour’s trial will be held in Mount Pleasant in September.  You’ll remember Ritenour was convicted in…
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