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Fairfield teens allegedly used baseball bat to kill teacher

By David Pitt AP - Two Fairfield teenagers used a baseball bat last fall to kill their high school Spanish teacher, and one of them described in social media posts how they followed the woman,…
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Hearing on Miller & Goodale murder trials

Attorneys for two Fairfield teens accused of murdering a teacher were in court Monday (3/21)….asking that the trials be closed to the public and media.  16-year-old Jeremy Goodale and 16-year-old Willard Miller are both charged…
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Extended Internet Outage at Sigourney School District

The Sigourney School District is reporting that its internet is currently down and could be down for several days.  The District posted on its Facebook page Monday (3/21) that it’s best that you telephone the…
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Iowa drug ring leader sentenced to 30 years in prison

BY O. KAY HENDERSON An eastern Iowa man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to dealing drugs. Prosecutors describe 62-year-old George Patrick Ashby as a large-scale meth dealer. Court records…
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Ottumwa Police need help identifying woman

Ottumwa Police are asking for your help in identifying an elderly woman who was found dead Friday morning (3/18).  Around 11:35 am Friday, Ottumwa Police were called to the area of Madison Avenue and Adeline…
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Federal judge finds another Iowa ag-gag law unconstitutional

By DAVID PITT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has struck down an Iowa law that seeks to stop animal welfare groups from secretly filming livestock abuse, the latest in a decade of…
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Mahaska County Board accepts MCG bid to expand rural broadband

The Mahaska County Board has accepted a bid from MCG to expand rural broadband service in the county.  At a special meeting Wednesday (3/16), the Board of Supervisors accepted MCG’s request for $2 million to…
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Former IHCC President Dr. Lee Hellyer dies

Former Indian Hills Community College President Dr. Lyle Hellyer has died.  The college made the announcement Tuesday (3/15) on social media.  Hellyer was the school's president from 1973 until he retired in 2001.  The college’s…
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Another push to update Iowa’s 44-year-old ‘Bottle Bill’

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A plan to revamp Iowa’s “Bottle Bill” has cleared its first hurdle in the Iowa Senate and key lawmakers vow this is the year they’ll approve changes in the…
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Keokuk County Sheriff's warning about a scam

The Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office wants to tell you about a new scam that’s going around.  In this case, you’ll get a phone call saying that someone has used your Amazon account to make purchases…
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