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Bear caught on video in eastern Iowa field

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - A large black bear has been spotted lumbering through fields in eastern Iowa. Multiple still and video posts on Facebook show the big adult bear ambling through a green cover…
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Jason Carter suing State of Iowa and others

A Knoxville man acquitted of killing his mother is suing the state, its public safety department and a criminal investigator.  47-year-old Jason Carter claims in a petition filed Thursday (6/11) in Marion County that a…
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Mahaska County to consider senior housing

At Monday’s (6/15) Mahaska County Board meeting, the Board voted to contribute $5000 toward a study on senior housing in the county.  Wyndell Campbell, who worked on a preliminary study for the County, says while…
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‘We hear you,’ Iowa lawmakers tell protesters as police reform bill passes

BY O. KAY HENDERSON The Iowa legislature has unanimously passed a police reform bill — responding to the police misconduct the nation saw when a bystander in Minneapolis videotaped the death of George Floyd. Representative Ras…
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Long-term care centers off coronavirus outbreak list

Two long-term care facilities in the area have been taken off the state’s list for coronavirus outbreaks.  Park Centre in Newton and St. Francis Manor in Grinnell no longer have outbreaks.  Governor Kim Reynolds said…
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Tenco & First Resources to merge

Two area non-profit groups will be merging as of July 1.  Sigourney-based First Resources and Ottumwa-based Tenco will join forces in what the two companies say will strengthen their positions in southeast Iowa.  According to…
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One killed, one hurt in Marion County crash

One man is dead and another injured after a one car crash Monday (6/8) in Marion County.  The Iowa State Patrol tells the No Coast Network 24-year-old Jalen Frost of Corydon was driving west on…
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Weekend coronavirus update

Two people from Wapello County, one from Mahaska County and one from Monroe County are among 17 deaths from coronavirus reported over the weekend in Iowa.  As of early Monday morning (6/8), the Iowa Department…
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Drop in reported coronavirus cases

There’s been a sharp drop in the increase of coronavirus cases in Iowa.  As of late Wednesday morning (6/3), 54 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, for a pandemic total of 20,010.  Two new cases…
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Primary election turnout

Just over 24 percent of Iowa’s registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s (6/2) primary election.  In Mahaska County, turnout was just over 20 percent, with the vast majority of votes being cast by mail rather…
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