Parents can’t delete what kids tell Amazon voice assistant
May 09, 2019
By MATT O'BRIEN Amazon met with skepticism from some privacy advocates and members of Congress last year when it introduced its first kid-oriented voice assistant , along with brightly colored models of its Echo Dot speaker designed…
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Robert Plant Announces North American Tour This Fall, with a stop in Iowa
May 09, 2019
Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has announced a 10-city North American tour spread over September and October. Plant will be playing the dates with his backing band, the Sensational Space Shifters. The tour will…
Mollie Tibbetts remembered
May 09, 2019
Mollie Tibbetts would have turned 21 Wednesday (5/9). You’ll remember she was murdered last July in her hometown of Brooklyn. On Wednesday, Mollie’s friends and family turned out in Brooklyn to remember her and raise…
State track qualifying Thursday
May 09, 2019
Thursday (5/9) is going to be a busy day in high school sports. Regional track and field meets take place where boys and girls can qualify for the state track meet. Oskaloosa and Knoxville will…
Fake money at Pella's Tulip Time
May 08, 2019
A student at Central College is accused of spending fake money at Pella’s Tulip Time Festival. Pella Police say 20-year-old Skylar Carlson of Oregon, Illinois was arrested last Friday (5/3) and charged with forgery, money…
Meat Loaf Breaks Collarbone After Falling Off Stage
May 08, 2019
Meat Loaf reportedly took a nasty fall off a stage in Texas over the weekend and suffered a broken collarbone. According to TMZ, the 71-year-old rock star was holding a Q&A session at the 2019…
Indianola beats Oskaloosa twice
May 08, 2019
In boys’ high school soccer Tuesday (5/7), Indianola beat Oskaloosa 3-0 at Indianola. Osky is now 1-12 on the season; the Indians’ next game is next Tuesday (5/14) at Fairfield. Also in boys’ soccer Tuesday,…
High school golf & tennis postponed
May 08, 2019
Mother Nature said no. Wednesday’s (5/8) scheduled boys’ high school section golf meet will now be held Thursday (5/9) at Amana Colonies. The top two teams and top two individuals from teams that don’t qualify…
Students kill classmate, injure 8 at school near Columbine
May 08, 2019
By KATHLEEN FOODY and P. SOLOMON BANDA HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — Two high school students shot and killed a classmate and injured eight others at a charter school in a Colorado community that just…
Oskaloosa track competes in Pella
May 07, 2019
In high school track, Oskaloosa’s boys had two first place finishes at Monday’s (5/6) Pella Invitational: Reed Brown in the 400 hurdles and the 4 by 200 relay team of Aaron Blom, Brayden VanKampen, Iszak…