Knoxville News

The silence is killing her. In 1998 when the hog industry was in trouble, people were talking, says Knoxville, Iowa, banker Leslie Miller.

A man who teaches and coaches at an alternative high school in Knoxville has been charged with the sexual exploitation of a 16-year-old female student.

A weekend crash near Knoxville between a tractor and a minivan left one person dead.

Knoxville, Ia. - Jonathan Wilson came to this town in handcuffs. He arrived in 1987 at Building 85, the schizophrenia ward of the sprawling U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs campus, wearing the same green plaid suit and paisley tie he wore when a judge ordered him committed.

Police have arrested a man who both teaches and coaches at an alternative high school in Knoxville and charged him with the sexual exploitation of a 16-year-old female student at the school.

Bourdain tapes TV segment at Des Moines' Bistro Montage If you were wondering where the heck Anthony Bourdain was before his talk at the Civic Center last week, he was hanging out at French restaurant Bistro Montage, 2724 Ingersoll Ave., taping a segment for his 'No Reservations' show on the Travel Channel.

Helping hands. Several of those were busy in the kitchen Saturday evening at the O.B. Nelson Post No.

In addition to celebrating two years of successful business in Prairie City this month, sisters Jorene and Rae Ann King recently opened Nellie's Nook, a gift shop featuring items from Iowa businesses and artists.

Former UFC heavyweight title challenger a Snowmana Jeff Monson told Fighters.com Wednesday, "I am dropping to 205 after the Fulton fight." Monson will fight "Ironman" Travis Fulton at Alabama Pride at the BirminghamA Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama December 12.

Back in September, the rumor mill was churning out the idea that Penn Centre Theatre could close, leaving Oskaloosa without a movie theater.

Topic: Law Enforcement Sheriff's Office : Patrol Arrests Man After He Flees Published Online Oct 27, 2009 - 11:02 AM Email this to a friend The Missouri Highway Patrol arrested an Iowa man after he fled from a trooper during a stop.

Todd Shaffer won 2009 track championships at both Williams Grove Speedway and Port Royal Speedway, respectively.

At stake -- Top three teams and top 10 individuals advance to the state meet Oct.

Phyllis Peters, the company's communications director, said a shotgun blast Saturday pierced an aerial fiber line at 7:50 p.m. between Knoxville and Oskaloosa and knocked out service for just over three hours.

A majority of those readers who answered this past week's Question of the Week: Will the Hawkeyes beat Michigan? said YES.

I think Culver is a good example that sometimes following in your father's footsteps isn't always a good idea.

Chris Bern, a veteran Knoxville High School math teacher, was elected president of theIowa State Education Association in April of 2008 by the delegates who attended the association's annual meeting in Ames.

Ask Knoxville Raceway's longtime race director Ralph Capitani about Earl Wagner, and his answer will boil down to a few esteemed words.

CBS 2 News has investigated several panhandlers in Cedar Rapids only to find out some of them aren't who they claim to be.

It's a trip of a lifetime for heroes in our area; it came down to the wire but thanks to a hefty donation, Honor Flight will take off in November.