KYOU-TV (Ottumwa, IA )

6 days ago | kyoutv.com | Joe Winters

OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - A Heat Advisory sticks around through at least Monday, with heat index values soaring past 100 degrees and sticky dewpoints in the 70s making it feel downright miserable. Tonight won’t offer much relief, either, with gusty winds over 30 mph sweeping through. By early next week, the weather shifts again toward stormy skies. Starting Monday, we’ll see a stretch of unsettled weather, with daily chances for thunderstorms, some of which could turn severe.

1 week ago | kyoutv.com | Randall Gimm

OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Here at the Quincy Place Mall, it looks like a bunch of people are parked in the Herbergers lot ready to go shopping. But, Herbergers has been closed since 2018, and those cars are from a neighboring car dealership used as an overflow lot. But one business at the mall that does bring in consistent customers is Bubba Q’s. Bubba Q’s has been at the Quincy Place Mall for 12 years. General Manger, Melanie McCoy says a lot has come and gone since they’ve opened.

2 weeks ago | kyoutv.com | Adam Carros

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa’s elected leaders are voicing support for Israel as it launched strikes against Iran and now defends itself against retaliation. Israel launched air strikes on Iran Thursday night, saying Iran had been secretly moving to build a nuclear weapon. Israel says it feared a nuclear Iran would seek to use nuclear weapons to destroy Israel. In response Friday, Iran launched a barrage of missile and drone attacks.

2 weeks ago | kyoutv.com | Randall Gimm

OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - In Candy Fisher’s Thursday morning Yoga Class is Anjelica Gallardo, who at one point, wasn’t sure she could do yoga again. Gallardo said, “you know doing yoga it’s like... it’s a blessing I can still move. “Gallardo had a painful lump in her breast which needed to be removed. Her doctors also suggested chemotherapy -- something she told her family she didn’t want to do.

2 weeks ago | kyoutv.com | Randall Gimm

OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - The Brain Health Retreat Room at Ottumwa High School is a space for students to use when they’re thoughts or feelings are distracting them from their work and life in general. Ottumwa Schools’ Director of Special Programs, Mike Stiemsma said, “Whatever big emotions are happening, this is a place they can come get calm and get regulated with a counselor on hand.”Stiemsma said students were a little apprehensive about using the space when it first opened.