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Task force finds many preventable COVID-19 deaths in Iowa

The White House Coronavirus Task force told Iowa officials in its most recent report released Thursday (10/8) that many virus-related deaths in the state were preventable. The report dated Oct. 4 was released to the…
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Van Hemert loses appeal

An Oskaloosa man convicted of murdering a William Penn basketball player has lost his appeal.  You’ll remember Luke Van Hemert was found guilty of second degree murder in 2019 for killing Marquis Todd in 2018. …
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Suspect arrested in Ottumwa Child Abduction and Burglary

A burglary suspect in Ottumwa is in custody.  On Monday (10/5), Ottumwa Police were called to the 1500 block of Albia Road for a burglary in progress.  Officers were then told the suspect had abducted…
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Judge blocks Iowa's absentee ballot order

A judge has blocked Iowa’s secretary of state from enforcing an order that barred counties from sending absentee ballot applications to voters with their identification information already filled in. Judge Robert Hanson ruled Monday (10/5)…
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Early voting starts Monday

The 29-day "early voting" period in Iowa starts Monday (10/5). More than 600-thousand Iowans have asked auditors to mail them a ballot and those ballots will be mailed out Monday. In Mahaska County, in-person absentee voting…
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Four arrests in University Park vandalism

Here's an update to a story the No Coast Network has been following.  Four people have been arrested in connection with reported vandalism in University Park and Oskaloosa late Tuesday night (9/29) and early Wednesday morning…
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Former day care director sentenced for theft

The former director of a Tama County day care center has been sentenced to prison for illegally taking more than $110,000 from the center and using the money on video games, clothing and other items.…
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2nd Congressional District race

BY O. KAY HENDERSON The race in Iowa’s second congressional district to replace retiring Democratic Congressman Dave Loebsack is considered one of the country’s most competitive. Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa, an eye doctor, is making…
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Man who killed Oskaloosa couple is executed

The man convicted of killing an Oskaloosa couple in 1999 was executed Thursday (9/24).  40-year-old Christopher Vialva was executed at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.  In June of 1999, Vialva and four others kidnapped…
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Two candidates competing for Iowa’s 2nd district seat debate on TV

BY O. KAY HENDERSON The two major party candidates in Iowa’s second congressional district discussed their differences on Social Security, the federal minimum wage and several health-related issues during an hour-long “Iowa Press” debate tonight on…
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