LOCAL NEWS

If you’ve been hoping for some rain, there’s a good chance you’ll get it late Monday afternoon and into the evening (9/20).  The National Weather Service says there is a slight risk of severe storms…

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has issued an administrative order against an Eddyville business that’s been in the news recently.  The DNR has revoked Chamness Technology’s sanitary disposal permit, subject to an appeal.  Under…

Ottumwa High School juniors and seniors were called out of class Wednesday (9/15) to see law enforcement respond to the scene of a two-car accident and hear one student screaming to another. "I don't mean…

The Oskaloosa School Board voted Tuesday (9/14) to put a question on the ballot for this November’s election.  The question deals with extending an agreement that governs how the Oskaloosa School District will use sales…

There will be a strong local connection to Saturday’s (9/18) Fall Festival at Pioneer Farm.  Margaret Spiegel, the director and curator of the Mahaska County Historical Society and Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum, says Pioneer…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Events were held throughout Iowa to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. While many have vivid memories of that day, it’s all history to students in elementary and high…

Iowa Republican legislators and the governor prohibited mask mandates in schools for purely political reasons to appease complaining constituents, a lawyer representing a mother and her sons argued Thursday. “The popularity of the governor and…

There could be a new lead in the disappearance of Xavior Harrelson.  He’s the 11-year-old boy from Montezuma who disappeared May 27 near his home.  Mitch Mortvedt is with the Iowa Department of Public Safety.…

9/11 is a sad day in American history.  Especially to those who lost a family member in the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, as well as Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania. …

A former Albia High School soccer coach has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor.  The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 36-year-old Aaron Koester was arrested last Friday in Indianapolis, Indiana and extradited…