NEWS

At this time of the year, it’s common to hear about fire danger as grass and foliage start to turn green. Charles Brown, Iowa State University Extension farm management specialist for southeast Iowa, says fire…

A trailer for the upcoming documentary "Echo In The Canyon" has been released, featuring Tom Petty, Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr. The trailer depicts the influence artists such as The Beach Boys, The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash had on the next generation…

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was forcibly bundled out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and into a waiting British police van on Thursday, setting up a potential court battle over attempts to…

Author and Beatles researcher Chip Madinger has unearthed an angry telegram that George Harrison sent to President Richard Nixon in the 1970s. Harrison wrote the letter to Nixon as he was denied an extension to stay in the United States after he came…

Oskaloosa High’s boys’ track team won the Fairfield Relays Tuesday (4/9) with six first place finishes.  Carter Huyser won the 400 meters and was also part of the Indians’ winning 4 by 400 and sprint…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont will unveil a new version of his “Medicare for All” plan on Wednesday, shaking up the 2020 presidential election by reopening the debate over his call to eliminate private…

Wednesday night (4/10) is opening night for racing at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa.  Gates open at 5:30 with hot laps at 7 and racing at 7:30.  Stock cars, sports mods, hobby stocks and…

A jury of ten women and four men, including two alternates, was selected Tuesday (4/9) in Luke Van Hemert’s murder trial.  The 24-year-old Van Hemert is charged with second degree murder in the death of…

Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck are set to reunite later this year for a special concert in Los Angeles. It marks the first time the two musicians, who played together in The Jeff Beck Group, have shared the same…

BOSTON (AP) — “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman and a dozen other prominent parents have agreed to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scam that ensnared wealthy families and athletic coaches at some of…