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By MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr. turned himself in to police Thursday and was charged with forcible touching after a woman accused the actor of groping her at a New…

An Oskaloosa woman has been sentenced to two years' probation and ordered to pay more than $14,000 in restitution and penalties for insurance fraud.  The Iowa Insurance Division says 39-year-old Brandy Voss of Oskaloosa received…

An upcoming book chronicling Jethro Tull's 50-year history will include new recorded material. The band's frontman Ian Anderson announced that "The Ballad Of Jethro Tull" will be published in November by Rocket 88. Anderson said…

Grinnell scored twice in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday night (6/11) to beat the Oskaloosa High softball team 3-2 in Oskaloosa.  Meghan Moorman and Ashley Kindley had two hits apiece for the Indians. …

In high school baseball Tuesday (6/11): Grinnell 13, Chariton 1 (5 innings) Knoxville 9, Bondurant-Farrar 2 Lynnville-Sully 9, West Marshall 7 Pekin 15, Wapello 4 Murray 4, Twin Cedars 1 Tuesday's high school softball: Burlington…

By BERNARD CONDON and TOM KRISHER NEW YORK (AP) — It was an accident, not terrorism, but this week’s helicopter crash on the roof of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper has raised serious security concerns because…

Three men from Mahaska County are charged with felony sex abuse from an incident with an underage girl that happened two years ago.  The alleged assault happened in June 2017 in Kalona.  The woman, who…

Speaking softly, but firmly, former Vice President Joe Biden brought his Presidential campaign to Ottumwa Tuesday (6/11).  The front-runner for the 2020 Democratic nomination spent most of his 30 minute speech criticizing President Donald Trump and…

Mick Jagger has said that he is "feeling pretty good" after undergoing heart surgery in March. "Been rehearsing a lot lately in the last few weeks … This morning [I did] a bit of gym.…

Switching to baseball, Oskaloosa and Norwalk split a doubleheader Monday night (6/10) in Oskaloosa.  In game one, Norwalk scored three times in the sixth inning to break a 6-all tie and score an eventual 9-6…