The latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Heartland

2 hours, 18 minutes ago  The first-ever class of the Ottumwa Leadership Academy will be graduating Thursday.

Today at 12:10 PM  Survey will provide information on how to grow downtown businesses.

Yesterday at 9:45 PM  The only way to fund the project is with donations, but the parks advisory board is determined to raise the money needed to start building.

Yesterday at 6:32 PM  The entire 300 block of Main Street will be revitalized.

Yesterday at 3:41 PM  The process of stacking Ottumwa's new communications tower began and was completed Tuesday.

Yesterday at 1:20 PM  Though elections are months away, Ottumwa's mayoral race is already heating up.

Yesterday at 12:30 PM  Kids show their dads some love and appreciation for Father's Day.

Yesterday at 12:05 PM  Pam Ward's retrial is set for Sept. 3

Monday, June 17, 2013  A judge set the trial date for Robert Eugene Pilcher, 67, on Monday.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Finding activities for the kids during the summer can be difficult and expensive, but one free camp is here to help.

Friday, June 14, 2013  The suspect was located and arrested Friday afternoon.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Indian Hills staff, business members and individuals tee'd up for a good cause Friday.

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

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The Ottumwa Symphony Board of Directors annouces that Dr. Carey H. Bostian II has accepted the position of music director and conductor for the symphony

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.