NEWS

Oskaloosa’s boys’ track team placed fifth at a meet at Mid-Prairie in Wellman Tuesday (4/19).  The Indians’ Riley Humphrey was first in the high jump, with Patrick DeRonde second in the 800 and Tatum Westercamp…

Have any large items you’re looking to get rid of?  The City of Ottumwa and Bridge City Sanitation are holding a city-wide drop-off day this Saturday (4/23) from 7 to 11am at the Ottumwa Water…

Ringo Starr has announced the second leg of his 2022 Tour with his All Starr Band, consisting of Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette, Hamish Stuart and Edgar Winter. This is the second…

By ADAM SCHRECK KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, intensifying assaults on cities and towns along a front hundreds of miles long in what officials…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A second suspect in a shooting at an Iowa nightclub that killed two people and injured 10 others was arrested Monday in a Chicago suburb, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Dimione Jamal…

Make it eight straight wins for William Penn’s softball team.  The Statesmen extended their winning streak Monday (4/18) by sweeping a doubleheader at Culver-Stockton.  Penn won the first game 5-1 as Valeria Quiroga homered.  Then…

Crisis Intervention Services in Oskaloosa is holding an online art auction to raise money.  Sarah Champoux, executive director of CIS, says the auction will be Wednesday, April 20. "People can go online at 32auctions.com/CIS and from there,…

A new documentary film about David Bowie, titled Moonage Daydream, will be released later this year. The film follows Bowie's life and musical career. Brett Morgen is directing the film that is nearing completion. Neon…

By Jerry Mackey The racing season opener at the Southern Iowa Speedway has been rescheduled to take place on Wednesday, April 27th. The cold wet conditions coupled with a miserable forecast has forced the officials…

HAMPTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina are investigating a shooting at a nightclub early Sunday that wounded at least nine people. It was the second mass shooting in the state and the third in the…