Oskaloosa Schools has canceled Friday night’s varsity football game following reports of student misconduct connected to Thursday night’s Homecoming activities. School officials and law enforcement ...

The 200 block of North Moore Street will be closed beginning Tuesday, September 22, as crews begin sewer repair work. Once the sewer repairs are finished, the contractor plans to […] ...

Iowa parents and students are being warned about a disturbing social media trend that features sinister versions of a beloved children’s book character. Estherville Lincoln Central Superintendent Andy ...

Attorney General Brenna Bird joined 19 other state attorneys general in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the federal government to crack down on knock-off GLP-1 drugs […] ...

Eleven regional police K-9 teams spent six days training in realistic, low-light conditions at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant from August 24 through 29. The training focused on skills the […] ...

An Ottumwa man was sentenced in a federal court this week, stemming from a car chase that involved law enforcement in February. According to court documents, John Amburn Jr., 25, […] ...

The Vintage Cruisers and Wapello County Car Guys are preparing for their second annual Veterans Appreciation Car, Truck and Cycle Show on Saturday, October 10, in Ottumwa. The event will […] ...

Students ages 12 to 18 experienced higher rates of reported crime at school than away from school in 2024, according to a new federal analysis. But the overall rate of […] ...

Drivers across central and southern Iowa should be prepared for areas of reduced visibility this morning. The National Weather Service says fog is affecting parts of the region, with visibility […] ...

University of Kentucky ag economist Kenny Burdine says all eyes will be on placements, especially after last month’s surprise. “There’s not going to be enough cattle imports from Mexico through […] ...

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley suggests partisan politics remain a stumbling block for the farm bill. The Iowa Republican has been in Congress more than 50 years and tells Brownfield this […] ...

Dixie Lee Chapman, 84, of Beacon, died Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born February 1, 1942, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter […] ...