LOCAL NEWS

Oskaloosa residents will get their first look at design plans for the new Early Childhood Education and Recreation Center at Monday night’s (9/16) Oskaloosa City Council meeting.  At last week’s Oskaloosa School Board meeting, it…

Two Democratic presidential candidates will be campaigning in the area on Saturday (9/14).  Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard will hold a town hall Saturday morning at 10 at Gezellig Brewing Company in Newton.  And Colorado US…

It will be bigger and more expensive.  Plans for Oskaloosa’s early childhood center were discussed at Tuesday’s (9/10) Oskaloosa School Board meeting.  Board member Carl Drost said the building, which was originally scheduled to be…

It’s going to be a little difficult driving through Oskaloosa this week.  Work on the railroad crossing on A Avenue, or Highway 92, began Monday (9/9) and is expected to last all week.  Detours are…

An Oskaloosa man was killed in a two vehicle crash Saturday morning (9/7) outside of Des Moines.  The Iowa State Patrol says 50-year-old Lisa Pearson-West of Des Moines was eastbound on Highway 163 around 9:10am…

The Historic What Cheer Opera House needs our help. They recently had to repair a portion of the roof and it was NOT cheap. Eventually, the whole roof will need to be done. So why…

Monroe County law enforcement spent several hours looking for a suspect Wednesday (8/28); they caught him shortly before 11pm.  The Iowa State Patrol initially got the call about an erratic driver near Pella. It turns…

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - The new edition of the Farmers’ Almanac predicts a freezing, frosty winter is ahead for Iowa and the rest of the Midwest. Sandi Duncan, the publication’s managing editor, says they’re calling for…

By:   Amy Mayer, Iowa Public Radio RADIO IOWA -  Two prominent politicians from opposing parties held an event Monday to call for approval of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. The new deal would replace the North…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON Republican Congressman Steve King today said he wishes he had phrased a recent statement about abortion differently, but he said the statement “was objectively honest and accurate.” Last week, King told a…