LOCAL NEWS

People staying at Hotel Ottumwa had to be evacuated Monday afternoon (8/9) because of a fire.  Around 5:15pm, Ottumwa firefighters were called to the hotel on a report of heavy smoke inside the building. The…

You’ll want to spend some time in the shade.  The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory starting at Noon Monday (8/9) until 7pm Tuesday (8/10).  A combination of warm temperatures plus high humidity…

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of an Ottumwa man. In November 2019, a Wapello County jury found Jacob Heckethorn, 21, guilty of second-degree murder and assault with intent to commit…

A Blakesburg man is in custody after leading law enforcement on a chase while driving a stolen pickup truck.  Around 3:45 Tuesday afternoon (8/3), Mahaska County Sheriff’s Deputies were told to be on the lookout…

An Oskaloosa man has been caught in an undercover child sex sting.  According to court records, 47-year-old Dennis Patrick Reid was allegedly planning to travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan to have sex with a 12-year-old…

Here’s an update to a story the No Coast Network has been following.  Ottumwa Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of Helen Showalter over the weekend.  61-year-old Gregory Allen Showalter, Helen…

The man convicted of murdering Mollie Tibbetts in 2018 as she went for a run in Brooklyn will not get a new trial and is scheduled to be sentenced to life in prison. Attorneys for…

A boil order remains in effect for Ottumwa’s south side after a water main break Saturday (7/31).  Ottumwa Water Works tells the No Coast Network that around 7:20 Saturday night, a large transmission main broke…

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Due to elevated bacteria levels, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, does not recommend swimming at the North Overlook beach at Lake Red Rock. The beach, located near Pella, Iowa,…

There’s going to be a new feature at Thursday’s (7/29) Sweet Corn Serenade in downtown Oskaloosa…and it’s an important one.  A new machine to cook the corn.  Earlier this year, Oskaloosa Main Street received a…