LOCAL NEWS

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…

A man is in custody after a domestic abuse case Tuesday night (9/24) in Oskaloosa.  Oskaloosa Police say they were called to a home in the 900 block of South B Street around 11:15 Tuesday…

Ottumwa Police have one man in custody and are seeking another in connection with a series of thefts. On September 18, Ottumwa Police responded to a report of found property on the city’s south side. …

The Mahaska Soil and Water Conservation District is interested in working with owners and farm operators of land in the Lake Keomah Watershed to improve the lake’s water quality.  If you have land that drains…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR An Earlville farmer was found guilty by a Delaware County jury Monday of killing his wife with a corn rake. KCRG TV was in the courtroom as the judge read the verdict to…

An employee at a wind tower manufacturing plant in Newton was killed and another was injured in an accident Saturday (9/21).  The accident happened at Arcosa Wind Towers at 801 North 19th Avenue East.  A spokesman…

All of the races for Oskaloosa City Council and School Board in November will be uncontested.  Mayor David Krutzfeldt is running unopposed, as are council members Bob Drost, Steve Burnett and Joe Caligiuri.  As for…