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RVTV and KBOE will be bringing the party to Ottumwa tonight

RVTV, along with KBOE's own Steve Shettler and Jill Dursky, will be at Bridge View Center in Ottumwa tonight from 4-11pm.  This pre-game party, the day before the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game, will…
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Man who threatened a federal judge scheduled for sentencing

An Ottumwa man who once threatened to kill then-President Barack Obama is scheduled to be sentenced in January for threatening a federal judge.  Federal court records say Matthew James Howard has pleaded guilty to threatening the…
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Another weekend shooting in Ottumwa

Ottumwa Police are investigating a shooting that took place Friday night.  One person arrived at the Ottumwa Regional Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.  Malik Lewis, 19, of Ottumwa went to the ER…
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Remains found in La Porte City confirmed as those of Jake Wilson

Authorities have the answer to one of two questions regarding Jake Wilson's disappearance and that first question is where is Jake.  The remains found earlier this month belong to the teenage boy with autism.  The…
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Last night's rains causing problems

Tuesday night’s heavy rains are causing problems in Blakesburg.  The Wapello County Emergency Management Office says Main Street in Blakesburg is closed because of flooding and there are reports of trees down in the area.  Over four inches…
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Glenwood mother gets 50 years for her daughter's October 2016 death

A Glenwood, Iowa woman that was convicted of causing her 8-year-old daughter's death by giving her unprescribed antidepressants has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.  Misty Frazier, 34-years-old, received her sentence last Thursday following…
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Another murder in Ottumwa last week

Jacob Heckethorn is facing charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder after shooting two people in Ottumwa Thursday night.  He is currently being held without bond.  Ottumwa Police arrested him Friday night at his home…
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Ottumwa police make arrest in a Thursday night murder

Just before 10 Thursday night, Ottumwa Police were called about shots fired at a home in the 100 block of North Ward Street.  The caller said one person had been shot and the suspect drove off.  The victim was…
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Mollie Tibbetts' accused murderer has bail set at $5 million cash only

The man accused of murdering Mollie Tibbetts appeared in court Wednesday afternoon.  Twenty-four-year-old Cristhian Rivera is charged with first degree murder in Tibbetts’ death.  In a hearing in Powesheik County, Assistant Attorney General Scott Brown…
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Charges filed for murder of Mollie Tibbetts

The search for Mollie Tibbetts is over.  Iowa law enforcement has charged an illegal immigrant with first degree murder in the 20-year-old Brooklyn woman’s death.  Special agent Rick Rahn of the Iowa Division of Criminal Apprehension spoke…
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