Special statewide traffic enforcement for St. Patrick's Day
Mar 17, 2021
Iowa's new Traffic Fatality Task Force will launch the first of four special traffic enforcement efforts Wednesday (3/17) for St. Patrick's Day. State Patrol Spokesman Alex Dinkla says they bring all agencies together to work…
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Cheap Trick Share 'Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll' From Upcoming Album
Mar 17, 2021
Cheap Trick have released a new song, "Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll," from their upcoming album, In Another World, due out April 9. "Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll" follows the previously…
Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
Mar 16, 2021
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a Rose Garden ceremony. But there wasn’t so much as…
IHSAA announces football districts for 2021
Mar 16, 2021
Football season is several months away, but the Iowa High School Athletic Association has given fans something to think about by releasing district assignments for the 2021 season. In Class 4A, Oskaloosa, Newton and Pella…
Tossing Iowa ordinances that ban rejection of Section 8 housing vouchers
Mar 16, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON All but two Republicans in the Iowa House have voted to ban city ordinances that prevent landlords from rejecting potential tenants who use government housing vouchers to pay rent. The Republican-led Senate…
Oskaloosa City Council approves budget
Mar 16, 2021
The Oskaloosa City Council approved its budget for fiscal year 2022 at their regular meeting Monday night (3/15). The 2022 property tax levy is approximately $14.30 per $1000 valuation; that’s 12 cents higher than the…
Tina Turner Discusses 'Abusive Life' In New Trailer For HBO Documentary
Mar 16, 2021
HBO has released an official trailer for an upcoming documentary about Tina Turner, in which the iconic singer opens up about her "abusive life." Tina, which tells the story of the 81-year-old superstar's life and…
Vatican bars gay union blessing, says God ‘can’t bless sin’
Mar 15, 2021
By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — The Vatican decreed Monday that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.” The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,…
Coronavirus update
Mar 15, 2021
Two people in Iowa died from coronavirus over the weekend. The deaths reported Saturday (3/13) and Sunday (3/14) bring the state’s death total for the pandemic to 5633. Neither death was from the No Coast…
Statesmen men's basketball reach NAIA Sweet 16
Mar 15, 2021
Kansas City here they come. William Penn’s men’s basketball team won its first game in the NAIA National Tournament Saturday (3/13), beating Mid-America Christian of Oklahoma 85-75 in Park City, Kansas. Senior Kevion Blaylock had…