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

Friday, May 10, 2013  Nicholas Dickinson,31, of Newtown, faces two felony counts of possession of child pornography

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A meeting hosted by the Department of Justice aimed to educate and raise awareness of hate crimes.

Monday, April 29, 2013  A meeting organized by the Department of Justice will address KKK propaganda distributed in Iowa.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  A single vehicle crash leaves two people in critical condition.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Notes encouraging people to join the Klan were thrown at houses around Van Buren County.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Registered sex offender in Wapello County was found living at a different residence than the one he was registered at

Friday, February 15, 2013  Officials and board members address attendees and the media on their 2012 accomplishments.

Friday, January 18, 2013  A second arrest has been announced in Thursday afternoon's robbery.

Monday, December 31, 2012  Two people are dead from a murder-suicide in Maywood, Missouri.

Friday, July 27, 2012  Congressman Dave Loebsack met with representatives of local law enforcement at a round-table meeting in Ottumwa Friday morning.

Friday, May 04, 2012  Thursday evening and into early Friday morning, storms ripped through the Heartland, and one confirmed tornado touched down in the town of Wayland, Iowa.

Friday, May 04, 2012  Severe thunderstorms and one confirmed tornado ripped through Southeast Iowa late Thursday night and into early Friday morning, leaving damage in its wake.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  A Bloomfield man is facing a felony sex abuse charge for an incident that occured in late April.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  An apparent domestic dispute leaves an Olds man dead and a woman in the hospital.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  The remains of a human body found in Henry County about ten miles west of Mt. Plesant last month have been identified as female.