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Red Flag Warning for listening area

Thursday (3/5) will be windy and it could be dangerous.  The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the No Coast Network listening area starting at noon today until 6pm.  A combination…
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Grinnell standoff update

Two schools in Grinnell were locked down Tuesday (3/3) after someone reported spotting a suspicious person near one of them. Grinnell-Newburg Superintendent Janet Stutz says the district office was notified around 8:40 a.m. that the…
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Lockdown in Grinnell

Two schools in Grinnell were locked down Tuesday after someone reported spotting a suspicious person near one of them. Grinnell-Newburg Superintendent Janet Stutz says the district office was notified around 8:40 a.m. that the person…
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Senator Ernst visits Oskaloosa

Iowa US Senator Joni Ernst was in Oskaloosa Saturday (2/29) as she began her annual 99 County Tour of the state.  Ernst spoke to several business owners and heard about their concerns. "Health insurance, quality…
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Early snowmelt helping Missouri River flood outlook

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR The risk of spring flooding along the Missouri River in western Iowa remains above normal, according to the National Weather Service’s second spring flood outlook, released Thursday. The next few weeks look…
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Ottumwa man injured in one vehicle crash

An Ottumwa man was injured Wednesday night (2/26) when his car slid down an embankment and hit a tree.  First responders were called just after 6pm to the Eddyville exit off Highway 63.  The Iowa…
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Wildlife biologist concerned about lower bald eagle numbers on Mississippi

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR An expert says far fewer bald eagles are spending the winter along an 80-mile stretch of the Mississippi River between eastern Iowa and western Illinois. Wildlife biologist and consultant Kelly McKay says…
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Carter still civilly liable for his mother's 2015 death

A Knoxville man who was found not guilty of murdering his mother is still liable for her death.  A Marion County Judge Monday (2/24) refused to vacate a 2018 civil judgement against Jason Carter.  Carter…
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Two indicted in connection with Oskaloosa boy's death last year

You may remember a year ago that 7-year-old David Fogle of Oskaloosa was killed in a house fire.  Now David’s father and the landlord of their home are accused of neglect and child endangerment.  A…
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Ottumwa woman's attorneys try to stop testimony at murder trial

Attorneys for an Ottumwa woman accused of murdering her 5-year-old daughter are trying to keep the state medical examiner from testifying at her trial.  Kelsie Thomas is accused of strangling Cloe Chandler in 2018.  Thomas’…
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