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Yesterday at 3:40 PM  A judge set the trial date for Robert Eugene Pilcher, 67, on Monday.

Yesterday at 7:40 AM  Study: Media coverage has more pro than con views on same-sex marriage as court took arguments

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Dustin Dewayne Armstrong is scheduled to have his preliminary hearing at the Wapello County Courthouse at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Robert Pilcher was arrested in November of last year after agents from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation performed DNA tests.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Jackie Potter and Jennifer Gillen are both being held in the Adair County Detension Center.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A British newspaper reported that the administration was collecting telephone records of millions of US citizens who were Verizon customers.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Court allows girls of all ages to buy generic morning-after pill while government appeals

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Jennifer Gillen is the second person charged in connection with a raid on a Kirksville trailer by the Kirksville Police Special Response Team.

Monday, June 03, 2013  The 450-pound statue was repaired in Nebraska after being damaged last year.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Man accused of killing British soldier in London appears in court; can't stand due to injuries

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  In a 4-1 vote last week, City Council approved a request per the vet clinic’s owners to change the land on 2305 N. Court St. into a C-1 commercial zone, but on Tuesday, Mayor Flanders said he is vetoing that ordinance.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  This was the third and final hearing for council to decide whether to rezone the Ottumwa Veterinary Clinic from an R-1 Residential Zone to a C-1 Commercial Zone.

Monday, May 20, 2013  City council members listed closely as residents voiced their concerns about such a plant.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Jackie Potter had been wanted on charges of manufacturing meth, three counts of burglary, three counts of stealing, seven counts of stealing a firearm and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Kirksville police have identified the suspect they are looking for in connection with the recent SWAT Team raid at a Kirksville trailer park.