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Legendary U.K. rock band Simple Minds have announced a major North American headlining tour, featuring support from Soft Cell and Modern English. The "Alive & Kicking" tour is set to commence on May 16th with…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more than 1%.…

Girls Game VICTOR – North Mahaska’s No. 2 ranked girls moved to within one game of the South Iowa Cedar League championship Tuesday with a 57-24 victory over HLV. They can lock up the title…

DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 6 cents, averaging $2.95 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas…

OTTUMWA -- The Ottumwa Fire Department was dispatched shortly after 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, to a structure fire in the 500 block of Church Street. Crews arrived to find smoke in the…

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge set a March 2026 trial date on Monday and moved an initial conference from mid-February to next week as the public feud between Blake Lively and her “It Ends With…

WOODWARD – North Mahaska’s basketball teams hit the road Monday to face nonconference foe Woodward-Granger and came away with a split. The No. 2 girls won 66-39 while the boys were edged 59-56. North Mahaska…

DES MOINES -- Ice conditions at many Iowa lakes have been changing quickly over the past few days. Those changes are only likely to accelerate with the warm weather forecast for the next week.. This…

PACKWOOD -- The Pekin Community School District Board of Education has named David Harper as the district's next superintendent. As chief operations officer in the Ottumwa CSD, Harper oversees human resources and district operations of…

The Doobie Brothers have announced that their new studio album, Walk This Road, will be released on June 6 via Rhino Records. The 10-track studio album will see former Doobie Brother Michael McDonald rejoin the…