Democratic State Sen. Zach Wahls (D- Johnson County) stopped in Ottumwa on March 14 as a part of his campaign for the U.S. Senate.

Police in Ottumwa are investigating a shooting that seriously injured one person early Friday morning. Lt. Jason Bell of the ...

In a matter months, Matthew Walker has become a hall-of-fame golfer twice over. Just six months after being inducted into the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meatpacking giant JBS' July firing of 200 workers in Ottumwa because the Trump administration was revoking their work visas could ...

OTTUMWA, Iowa — An Ottumwa woman and her husband are $50,000 richer after a stop for donuts led to the purchase of a winning "Joker's Wild" scratch game, the Iowa Lottery said. 46-year-old Bridget ...

An Iowa man was convicted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in connection with the death of a fellow inmate at the Iowa ...

People protest the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration at a rally at the Iowa Capitol Building in January 2025. It's been two months since JBS told over 200 workers at a meatpacking plant ...

A pair of filmmakers who are southeast Iowa natives will be showing their movie “Field of Screams” at the Halloweenapalooza Horror Film Fest in Ottumwa later this week. Evan Runkle and Alix Moad, who ...

Ottumwa police say a 17-year-old girl was seriously injured in an apparent "car surfing" accident. According to a news release, OPD says emergency crews responded just before 1 a.m. Monday to a ...

A parade in Ottumwa Saturday will celebrate “traditional marriage” after the city council passed a proclamation saying that it is a union of a man and a woman. Local Baptist pastor Travis Decker has ...

OTTUMWA — There are strides, however subtle, being made by the Ottumwa High School boys basketball team. On Friday, the Bulldogs forced Iowa City West into 20 turnovers, making it tough for the ...