Derecho wipes out over half a million acres of corn
Sep 16, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has estimated that 550,000 acres of Iowa corn will not be harvested this fall due to damage caused by the Aug. 10 wind storm that swept across the state. That…
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Tom Petty Estate Shares Previously Unreleased 'Confusion Wheel'
Sep 16, 2020
Tom Petty's estate has shared a previously unreleased song, "Confusion Wheel". "Confusion Wheel" was written by Petty in 1994. It will feature in Petty's long-awaited Wildflowers box set that will drop on October 16 via…
Des Moines police say teen shot to death in robbery attempt
Sep 15, 2020
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - Two teenagers were shot — one to death — by a man who police say the boys were trying to rob in a residential neighborhood north of downtown Des Moines.…
Tuesday (9-15-2020) sports calendar
Sep 15, 2020
College volleyball: Clarke @ William Penn 7pm High school volleyball: Oskaloosa @ Norwalk Marshalltown @ Ottumwa Colfax-Mingo @ North Mahaska Newton @ Pella Grinnell @ Pella Christian Hillcrest Academy @ Pekin PCM @ Saydel Knoxville @ Davis County Albia @ Clarke High school cross country:…
Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast
Sep 15, 2020
By JAY REEVES and STACEY PLAISANCE GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Sally, a plodding storm with winds of 85 mph (137 kph), crept toward the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday as forecasters warned of potentially…
One arrested in Mahaska County drug bust
Sep 15, 2020
A man from rural Mahaska County is facing drug charges. On Monday (9/14), the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, executed a search warrant at a residence on 305th Street. …
Grateful Dead Announce 50th Anniversary Reissue Of 'American Beauty'
Sep 15, 2020
The Grateful Dead have announced that they will release a new version of American Beauty to mark the famed album's 50th anniversary. The new version will include audio from an unreleased 1971 concert Making the…
China warns US over US-Taiwan economic talks
Sep 14, 2020
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China warned the United States on Monday of potential “serious damage” to their relations if it does not withdraw from an upcoming economic meeting with Taiwan that is expected to be…
Indians football lose in overtime
Sep 14, 2020
It was an old-fashioned defensive struggle Friday night (9/11) when Oskaloosa’s football team played Benton Community in Williamsburg. After four quarters, the game was tied 7-7, sending the game to overtime. Oskaloosa scored on its…
Branstad to step down as US Ambassador to China
Sep 14, 2020
The U.S. ambassador to China will step down early next month, ending a three-year tenure marked by a trade war and increasingly bitter relations between the world’s two largest economies. Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad,…