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Dad, 41, Felt an ‘Electrical Burst’ Every Time He Sneezed, then Learned the Strange Symptom Was Sign of ‘Aggressive’ Tumor
“I felt like I was getting stabbed in the back at night when I was trying to sleep,” said the dad of three
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Fire training exercise to detour traffic in Ottumwa next week
OTTUMWA, Iowa — A fire training exercise next week will temporarily detour traffic in Ottumwa. It will happen on East Fourth Street on Friday, March 21. The training will temporarily close down the roadway between North Jefferson Street and North Union Street. There will also be no access to...
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Local boy dead from gunshot wound
FORT MADISON – A local youth has died as a result of a gunshot wound suffered in the early morning hours Wednesday near Central Park in Fort Madison. Area law enforcement are currently investigating the incident and are releasing few details. “We're currently conducting an investigation into that,” Fort...
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Severe Storms Expected Friday Evening: Damaging Winds, Tornado Risks, and Large Hail Possible
(Des Moines) Severe storms are likely on Friday afternoon and evening, with damaging winds being the main threat. There is also some risk for tornadoes and large hail, but to a lesser extent. The storms are expected to occur primarily between 4 PM and 10 PM, rushing at 50-60 mph....
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Adventureland Inn permanently shuttering its doors after 50 years
ALTOONA, Iowa — On Wednesday Adventureland announced that the Adventureland Inn will be permanently closing its doors. In 1973, just a year before the theme park opened, Jack Krantz opened the Adventureland Inn. The hotel has gone through many changes in its over 50-year history, including a million dollar project in 2002 that doubled the […]
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Trial date set for southeast Iowa man accused of setting mother's house on fire
OTTUMWA, Iowa — A trial date has now been set for a southeast Iowa man accused of setting fire to his mother's house while she was still inside. Iowa court records state a jury trial for George Edward Dennison, 68, of Ottumwa, is slated for June 10. This will...
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Former Iowa Principal of the Year switching S.E. Iowa school districts
FAIRFIELD, Iowa — A southeast Iowa school administrator is switching districts but keeping her same title. Heather Buckley, elementary principal in the Cardinal Community School District in Eldon, Iowa, is moving to the Fairfield Community School District. Buckley will be the new principal at Fairfield's Washington Elementary beginning in...
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Man from Iowa is Person of Interest Named in Case of Missing Student in Dominican Republic
(Dominican Republic) — A person of interest is being named in the case of a missing University of Pittsburgh student. Police say new video shows Sudiksha Konanki and two other men, including previously questioned 24-year-old Joshua Riibe from Iowa, walking to the beach in an upscale Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic.