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At least 7 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana

MADILL, Okla. (AP) — Severe weather moved through the South on Thursday after killing at least seven people in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, including a worker at a factory hit by an apparent tornado, a…
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Mahaska Food Cupboard sees rise in demand

There’s been plenty of talk about rising demand at food banks across Iowa.  Joan Kunz, a volunteer at the Mahaska Food Cupboard in Oskaloosa, talks about the situation at this food bank. "It increased last…
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The Pretenders Drop New Single 'You Can't Hurt A Fool'

The Pretenders dropped a new single, "You Can't Hurt a Fool," from their upcoming eleventh studio album, Hate for Sale. The band's frontwoman Chrissie Hynde and guitarist James Walbourne co-wrote the songs for the album,…
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As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP - An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. Smog…
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Thomas' second murder trial to start in August

An Ottumwa woman accused of killing her daughter will go on trial again in August.  Kelsie Thomas is accused of killing her 5-year-old daughter in July 2018.  Thomas stood trial earlier this year, but last…
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Todd Rundgren Reschedules Spring Tour Dates

Todd Rundgren has rescheduled his spring tour of the U.S. because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. New dates will be announced soon. "Well, I guess it must be pretty obvious that we won't be out…
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US OKs 1st coronavirus test that allows self-swab at home

By MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK’d the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options…
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Scammers pretending to be an Oskaloosa business

It appears some scam artists aren’t following the social distancing recommendation.  Oskaloosa City Councilman Steve Burnett mentioned this at Monday’s (4/20) City Council meeting: "We got a call today from the (Mahaska) County Sheriff's Department…
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Graham Nash Recalls Meeting Stephen Stills

In a recent interview with Uncle Joe Benson on the "Ultimate Classic Rock Nights" radio show, Graham Nash shared the origin story of the folk-rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash. Nash shared that he became…
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Spring sports cancelled in Iowa

BY TODD KIMM Following Friday’s recommendations to keep Iowa schools closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year due to the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), all spring activities of the Iowa Girls High School…
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