LOCAL NEWS

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds will be in Newton Thursday morning (6/20).  She and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg will attend the kickoff for Homes for Iowa at the Newton Correctional Facility.  Inmates at Newton will build…

Rain has forced the postponement of racing action at the Musco Lighting Southern Iowa Speedway once again. The wet conditions have plagued the Speedway all race season and the officials of the SIS were left…

Attorneys for the man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts want his next court date to be postponed.  On Tuesday (6/18), Cristhian Behena Rivera’s attorneys asked that a June 25th court date be postponed so they could…

The Mahaska County Board has hired an Economic Development Director.  At Monday’s (6/17) regular Board meeting, the Board voted to hire Tom Flaherty to the position.  Mahaska County Board Chairman Mark Groenendyk talks about the…

An Ottumwa man’s murder trial has been moved back to November.  19-year-old Jacob Heckethorn is charged with first degree murder in the death of William Shettlesworth last August.  Heckethorn’s attorney has been granted a delay…

An Oskaloosa woman has been sentenced to two years' probation and ordered to pay more than $14,000 in restitution and penalties for insurance fraud.  The Iowa Insurance Division says 39-year-old Brandy Voss of Oskaloosa received…

Three men from Mahaska County are charged with felony sex abuse from an incident with an underage girl that happened two years ago.  The alleged assault happened in June 2017 in Kalona.  The woman, who…

Speaking softly, but firmly, former Vice President Joe Biden brought his Presidential campaign to Ottumwa Tuesday (6/11).  The front-runner for the 2020 Democratic nomination spent most of his 30 minute speech criticizing President Donald Trump and…

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden plans to use his visit to Iowa to criticize President Donald Trump's economic policy as hurting those very voters who helped elect him.  Biden says in remarks prepared for delivery…

A woman from Hedrick was killed in a one vehicle crash Sunday afternoon (6/9) in Hedrick.  The Iowa State Patrol says 55-year-old Susan Slaney was going east on 142nd Street shortly before 4pm Sunday when her…