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An upset in girls’ high school basketball.  North Mahaska, ranked fourth in Class 1A, defeated top-ranked and undefeated Montezuma 58-46 Monday night (1/27) in New Sharon.  Jade Hay scored 22 points for the Warhawks, including…

He pointed a gun at a woman who was holding their one-year-old child.  That’s what Ottumwa Police say 29-year-old Ramon Melara-Cerna did last week.  He was arrested Sunday (1/26) after allegedly showing a handgun during…

Jasper County law enforcement spent much of their Saturday involved in an armed standoff.  Around 10:20am Saturday (1/25), the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office was called about a domestic dispute involving a firearm on South Montgomery…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled following a sell-off in markets in Europe and Japan Monday after China announced a sharp rise in cases of a deadly new virus that…

Here’s what’s on tap for high school basketball in the area Monday night (1/27): Oskaloosa’s girls host Bondurant-Farrar with tipoff scheduled for 8:00.  We will not have a broadcast of that game because of our…

At Saturday’s (1/25) Eggs and Issues event in Oskaloosa, the topic was mental health.  The featured speakers talked about mental health being just as important as physical health.  It was also pointed out that more…

Alice Cooper announced that he is hitting the road this summer in U.S. cities with Tesla and special guest Lita Ford. The trek is actually an extension of his "Ol' Black Eyes Is Back" Tour,…

A second person is preparing to enter a guilty plea in the death of an Oskaloosa woman last summer.  You’ll remember 24-year-old Ashley Shafer’s body was found in the South Skunk River last August.  Investigators …

By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER “That’s what Donald Trump wanted investigated or announced — this completely bogus Kremlin-pushed conspiracy theory,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who…

Former Pella High School pitcher Grant Judkins has been named one of the four co-captains of the Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team for the upcoming season.  The junior right-hander was 4-7 with a 2.72 earned run…