LOCAL NEWS

Life in prison with no possibility of parole.  That sentence was handed down Monday (8/30) to Cristhian Bahena Rivera for stabbing Mollie Tibbetts to death.  In May, a jury found Bahena Rivera guilty of first…

Cristhian Bahena Rivera will be sentenced Monday afternoon (8/30) for killing Mollie Tibbetts.  In May, a jury in Scott County found the 27-year-old Bahena Rivers guilty of first degree murder in the July 2018 death…

Today (8/27) marks three months since 11-year-old Xavior Harrelson disappeared from his Montezuma home.  A community volunteer group called Find Xavior Harrelson has declared Friday a day of action as they search for the boy. …

The Ajinomoto plant in Eddyville had to be evacuated Wednesday night because of a chemical spill.  Mahaska County 911 was told around 8:20pm about an acid leak at the plant.  Ajinomoto makes amino acids that…

Senator Chuck Grassley held a town hall discussion in Oskaloosa Tuesday were topics included vaccinations, infrastructure and increasing tensions in Afghanistan. He also touched on California’s Proposition 12 which requires pig farmers to provide more…

The heat has been turned up.  The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory Tuesday (8/24) starting at noon until 7pm.  Warm temperatures and high humidity expected during the day can cause heat related…

It’s back to school time.  The new school year starts Monday (8/23) in several districts in the No Coast Network listening area, including Oskaloosa, Pella, EBF and Montezuma.  Sigourney’s new school year starts Wednesday (8/25(. …

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office is illegally delaying the release of public records related to its $26 million, no-bid coronavirus testing contract, a pair of new lawsuits contend. Reynolds and her office’s public records custodian,…

One person from Marion County has died from coronavirus over the past week.  That’s one of 16 new deaths reported Wednesday (8/18) by the Iowa Department of Public Health.  The state’s death total for the…

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is warning you about a new scam.  The Sheriff’s Office says they’ve had reports of someone going door to door in both Jasper and Marion Counties trying to sell equipment…