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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment. The Food and Drug Administration approved Eli…

PLEASANTVILLE – North Mahaska and Pleasantville battled back and forth all night before the host Trojans escaped with an 8-7 nonconference victory. NM had a chance to tie the game in the top of the…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons says there will be a dairy cattle show at next month’s fair, but other activities involving dairy cattle may be changed or cancelled…

OTTUMWA -- Authorities say an 8-year-old child died in Ottumwa yesterday after an accident involving a truck. The Ottumwa Police Department reports that on July 2, 2024, at approximately 12:25 p.m., emergency personnel responded to…

NEW SHARON – North Mahaska received the hits when they had an opportunity Monday night to upend English Valleys 14-4 in five innings. The host Warhawks took advantage of six free passes issued by English…

John Lennon's estate recently shared an "Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)" video featuring never-before-seen footage. The video features never-before-seen home movies, shot by Lennon on a Sony Portapak camera and reel-to-reel recorder. It shows the Lennon and…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two weeks in Japan three years ago, when the gymnastics superstar prioritized…

IOWA CITY -- University of Iowa fifth-year senior Jay Higgins has been named a 2024 Walter Camp Preseason First-Team All-American, it was announced Monday by the Walter Camp Foundation. It is Higgins’ third preseason honor…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the spring of 2024 has been the eighth wettest spring in Iowa since 1872 — the first year weather records were kept for the…

BARNES CITY -- A Barnes City man was arrested by authorities this weekend after the execution of a search warrant. On Tuesday, July 25, the Mahaska County Sheriff's Office was contacted by the US Department…