NEWS

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason is set to receive the Prog God award at the 2019 Progressive Music Awards. Mason will receive the prestigious award at a star-studded ceremony on September 12 at London's Underglobe…

By PATRICK WHITTLE PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — U.S. lobster exports to China have fallen off a cliff this year as new retaliatory tariffs shift the seafood business farther north. China, a huge and growing customer…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Republican Congressman Steve King today said he wishes he had phrased a recent statement about abortion differently, but he said the statement “was objectively honest and accurate.” Last week,…

He doesn’t want a speedy trial.  A Poweshiek County Judge Friday (8/23) accepted Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s waiver of his right to a speedy trial for murder in the death last year of Mollie Tibbetts.  A…

By MARTHA BELLISLE SEATTLE (AP) — A woman accused of hacking Capital One and at least 30 other organizations is a flight risk, a threat and should be kept locked up until her trial, U.S.…

William Penn’s volleyball team opens its season this weekend at a tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.  The Statesmen will play Sterling and Tabor Friday (8/23)…and then face Friends and McPherson on Saturday (8/24). The Statesmen soccer…

It’s opening night for some eight-man high school football teams in the area.  Friday night’s (8/23) schedule has Montezuma at Southeast Warren and Twin Cedars hosts English Valleys. Meanwhile, other high school football teams will…

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds was in Sigourney Thursday (8/22) to visit Lake Belva Deer State Park.  She says her visit was in advance of next year being the 100th anniversary of the State Park System.  Reynolds…

Canned Heat bassist Larry Taylor passed away at the age of 77 in his home in Lake Balboa, California, on Monday after fighting a 12-year-long battle with cancer. "Larry told great stories, funny jokes, was…

There was a peaceful protest outside of an Oskaloosa business Thursday (8/22).  The Tri-State Workers Coalition is unhappy with the safety practices and record of Bridge City Construction of Ottumwa, a contractor that has been hired…