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Missouri teen life-flighted, loses multiple fingers after bottle rocket explodes in hand
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (278+ words) MILAN, Missouri - A Milan, Missouri teen had to be life-flighted and faces multiple rounds of surgery after a bottle rocket exploded in his right hand'causing him to lose his thumb, two fingers and a portion of his palm. Family members…...
Moravia man arrested, accused of money laundering and practicing without a medical license in Centerville
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (135+ words) KTVO Courtesy Appanoose County Jail CENTERVILLE, Iowa - A man from Moravia, Iowa is facing charges for money laundering and practicing without a medical license in his Centerville clinic. Eddie Gingerich, 36, was arrested on April 22 by the Appanoose County Sheriff's office…...
Swords, magic, and camel rides: Fairfield Renaissance Faire draws its biggest crowd yet
23+ hour, 1+ min ago (404+ words) FAIRFIELD, Iowa "- Sixteen years ago, Katrina Vincent made a deal with a friend- if he wanted to spend time with her, he had to join her at the Renaissance Faire and go to church the next day. "So, I followed…...
Light the Night" debuts in Ottumwa to honor fallen firefighters, help needed to find surviving families
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (296+ words) OTTUMWA, Iowa- Calling on any volunteers who know how to trace family histories " the Ottumwa Fire Department needs help tracking down surviving relatives of four fallen firefighters they plan to honor at their first ever "Light the Night for Fallen…...
Iowa Heart Foundation's Ottumwa has Heart 5 K returns after years-long break
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (124+ words) Kevin Panko, who had heart bypass surgery nearly a year ago, crosses the Ottumwa has Heart 5k finish line. Courtesy Meet Ottumwa. Ottumwa has Heart 5k 2026, sign along running trail for Jax Mestdagh. Courtesy Meet Ottumwa. Ottumwa has Heart 5k 2026 runners. Courtesy Meet…...
University of Iowa alumni help clean Ottumwa park for inaugural Hawkeye Day of Service
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (201+ words) KTVO OTTUMWA, Iowa - Earth Day might be behind us, but that's not stopping University of Iowa alumni from getting out into their communities for local service projects. As a part of the inaugural "Hawkeye Day of Service" this year, Hawkeyes…...
Iowa Senate subcommittee approves bill to extend 2024 law on Boy Scouts settlement
1+ week, 6+ day ago (270+ words) A Senate subcommittee moved forward legislation Monday that would extend a 2024 law temporarily lifting the state's statute of limitations on child sexual abuse to allow Iowa victims to participate in a national Boy Scouts settlement. The bill would keep the…...
City switches to free chlorine for routine water cleaning
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (139+ words) Kirksville, Mo. " A water treatment process from April 13 to May 31is taking place in Kirksville. The city is temporarily converting from using chloramine to free chlorine in the water treatment process. City officials told me it's common practice to convert chloramines…...
2 taken into custody following chase through 3 southeast Iowa counties
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (200+ words) Edward Steven Feeney, 25, of Ottumwa and Christina Marie Wagner, 34, of Ottumwa (Jefferson County Correctional Facility) JEFFERSON COUNTY, Iowa - A southeast man and woman are facing charges following a pursuit that went through three counties. Just after 10: 30 p. m. Thursday, Fairfield police officers…...
Former Kirksville Hy'Vee building now home to Missouri consolidated agencies office
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (113+ words) Former Hy'Vee now home to Missouri consolidated agencies office in Kirksville. (Julia Thomas) KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - Several Missouri state agencies in Kirksville will soon be under one roof again. A ribbon'cutting ceremony was held Friday morning at the former Hy'Vee building…...