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A former Osky cop gets April trial date

A former Oskaloosa police officer charged with domestic abuse will face jury later this spring.  Janay Pritchett faces three misdemeanor counts, including Display or Use of a Weapon.  On Thursday, a judge set Pritchett's trial…
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Ottumwa Schools CFO is a possible link with Mason City fraud

A high-ranking official in the Ottumwa School District is being linked with financial fraud at his former job.  An audit has found that the Mason City Community School District shows that more than $2 million…
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Precision Pulley and Idler expanding into Kentucky

A Pella company is expanding into Kentucky.  Precision Pulley and Idler plans to start a $10.8 million manufacturing and distributing operation in Maysville and will hire 134 full-time employees over the next ten years.  The…
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Tips pick up on disappearance of Iowa news anchor

Police say tips have picked up on the 1995 disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit after she was featured on CBS' "48 Hours" this month. Mason City Police Chief Jeff Brinkley told the Waterloo-Cedar…
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Ottumwa Christmas tree disposal

Ottumwa residents who want to dispose of their Christmas trees can leave them on the curb for the regular bulky item pickup during the month of January.  The first day for pickup will be Thursday,…
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Ottumwa man will stand trial on May 7th for bank robbery

The trial for a man accused of robbing a Keokuk County bank is being delayed.  28-year-old Ethan Spray of Ottumwa is accused of robbing the South Ottumwa Savings Bank in Hedrick on August 6.  Spray…
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One person dead after a stabbing in Knoxville over the weekend

A Knoxville man was apparently stabbed to death over the weekend.  Police say they found 46-year-old Monte C. Brown bleeding when they were summoned to a downtown address shortly before 9 p.m. Friday (12/21).  Police…
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More than 340 Iowa Schools struggling

State Education Officials say more than 340 Iowa schools have been identified as struggling.  The Iowa Department of Education said in a report released Tuesday (12/18) that 34 schools need comprehensive improvement for all students…
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Four suspects in Tibbetts investigation

Before investigators arrested a farmhand in the death of Mollie Tibbetts, they scrutinized a neighbor seen washing his car hours after she vanished, an acquaintance who erased his cellphone data, a Nebraska man who ditched…
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Grinnell middle chool closed today due to a water main break

Grinnell Middle School is closed today (12/19) because of a water main break and flooding.  Superintendent Janet Stutz says the break early Wednesday morning has caused flooding near the activities entrance and in several classrooms…
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