More As and Bs. Fewer failing grades. Plus a dip in referrals for behavior. Ottumwa schools are making great strides after adopting a strict cell phone policy.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Ella Brown has seen her title hopes end in the semifinal round in the past. This time the Cougars’ ...

The hostages to be released on Saturday, according to Hamas and Israel, are: Eli Sharabi, 52; Ohad Ben Ami, 56; and Or Levy, ...

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key ...

The Marshalltown girls’ basketball team had two goals as the focal point of its gameplan for Friday’s game at Ottumwa: limit turnovers and slow down Camdyn Crouse. The Bobcats were 0-for-2. Crouse ...

The Marshalltown boys’ basketball team overcame some early offensive woes and answered every Ottumwa challenge, besting the ...

Today, employees of Ottumwa Regional gathered to bring awareness to the leading cause of death in Women in America: Cardiovascular Disease. Hospital employees told K-Y-O-U's Randall Gimm why this ...

For decades, development on the Des Moines River riverfront seemed so far away, not much more than a pipe dream.

The Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra is looking for ladies of any age who love to cook as participants for the Annual “Divas Who Dish” event at the Knights of ...