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By MARI YAMAGUCHI and FOSTER KLUG YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — About 500 passengers left the cruise ship Diamond Princess on Wednesday at the end of a much-criticized two-week quarantine aboard the vessel, docked in Japan,…

The Mahaska County Board is sending a letter to the Cities of Oskaloosa and Pella about the status of 220th Street in the area where a proposed airport would be built.  The letter was approved at…

Def Leppard have announced a fall U.S. tour with ZZ Top. The 20/20 Vision tour will kick off on September 21 at Times Union Center in Albany, New York. This new leg of dates will…

The Iowa boys’ high school basketball playoffs tipped off Monday (2/17) night.  In Class 1A District 8, Sigourney defeated Tri-County 63-46.  The Savages will play at ninth ranked Burlington Notre Dame on Thursday (2/20). In…

By DAVID CRARY AP - Barraged with sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the 110-year-old…

The Oskaloosa City Council has a busy meeting Tuesday night (2/18).  The Council will hold a public hearing on a property tax increase.  The proposal calls for a 2.31 percent increase.  The Council will also…

The girls’ high school basketball playoffs resume Tuesday night (2/18).  In Class 1A District 6, North Mahaska hosts Southeast Warren.  We’ll have the game on KBOE-FM with coverage at 6:45 and the tipoff at 7. …

It was a long night for the Oskaloosa boys’ basketball team.  The Indians went to Burlington Monday (2/17) and came home with a 100-66 loss.  The Indians and Greyhounds kept pace in the first quarter,…

ZZ Top vocalist and guitarist, Billy Gibbons recently spoke with The Daily Express and shared his experience opening for Jimi Hendrix in 1968. Gibbons, who was playing with blues-rock band Moving Sidewalks at the time,…

The Class 1A and 2A boys’ basketball playoffs get under way tonight (2/17).  In Class 1A, Sigourney hosts Tri-County in a 7:00 game.  We’ll have the action on KMZN AM & FM with coverage starting…