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Saferoom offers safety if storm hits Iowa school

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:41:05 -0400

ELDON, Iowa - Workers in Eldon have begun construction of a saferoom for elementary school students that offers protection if a tornado hits the southeast Iowa community.

Passing trains cause old sewer line to collapse

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:58:22 -0400

OTTUMWA, Iowa - City crews were trying to quickly repair a brick sewer line in Ottumwa that collapsed beneath railroad tracks.

Iowa shelters scrambling amid state funding cut

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:11:14 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - Domestic abuse shelters throughout Iowa are looking for new sources of money to keep operating after losing government funding they rely on.

Longtime Ottumwa officer picked as city's chief

Sun, 12 May 2013 06:25:36 -0400

OTTUMWA, Iowa - The Ottumwa City Council has chosen a 25-year veteran of the Ottumwa Police Department as its next chief.

Iowa community college president says he'll retire

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:45:05 -0400

OTTUMWA, Iowa - The president of Iowa's Indian Hills Community College says he intends to retire this year.

Injured Ottumwa toddler may have been shaken

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:07:04 -0400

OTTUMWA, Iowa - Court documents say a 19-year-old man watching his girlfriend's two children in Ottumwa may have shaken the 2-year-old, causing traumatic brain injuries.

2nd trial in Agency slaying set to begin Aug. 12

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:24:15 -0400

OTTUMWA, Iowa - The second murder trial for Seth Techel is scheduled to begin on Aug. 12.

Ottumwa considers quieting frequent train horns

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:58:46 -0400

OTTUMWA, Iowa - Officials in Ottumwa have begun to study whether they can quiet the train horns that sound in the southeast Iowa city's downtown more than 1,200 times a day.