Ottumwa Courier

The Ottumwa Courier, previously known as the Ottumwa Daily Courier, is a daily newspaper that is published five days a week (from Tuesday to Saturday) in Ottumwa, Iowa. It serves the Wapello County area and is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. (CNHI). This publication has a rich history, having been in operation since 1848 and becoming a daily newspaper in 1865, making it the longest-running business in Ottumwa. Originally founded as the flagship paper for A.W. Lee's media venture in 1890, it later became part of a company that would be known as Lee Enterprises. In 1999, the Courier was sold to Liberty Publishing Group, which then sold it to CNHI in 2001, where it has remained ever since.

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How the US used its bunker-buster bombs at Iranian nuclear sites

1 day ago | ottumwacourier.com | Tara Copp

By TARA COPP - Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a press briefing that they are confident the weapons struck exactly as planned. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Ecuador recaptures gang leader wanted in the United States more than a year after his prison escape

2 days ago | ottumwacourier.com | Gonzalo Solano |Gabriela Molina

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Wednesday.
Judge dismisses authors' copyright lawsuit against Meta over AI training

2 days ago | ottumwacourier.com | Matt O'Brien |Barbara Ortutay

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge sided with Facebook parent Meta Platforms in dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit from a group of authors who accused the company of stealing their works to train its artificial intelligence technology. The Wednesday ruling from U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria was the second in a week from San Francisco's federal court to dismiss major copyright claims from book authors against the rapidly developing AI industry. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.
Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove denies advising lawyers to ignore court orders

2 days ago | ottumwacourier.com | Alanna Durkin Richer

WASHINGTON (AP) - A top Justice Department official nominated to become a federal appeals court judge said Wednesday that he never told department attorneys to ignore court orders, denying the account of a whistleblower who detailed a campaign to defy judges to carry out President Donald Trump's deportation plans.
Want your garden to smell as good as it looks? These flowers can do the job

4 days ago | ottumwacourier.com | Jessica Damiano

For about two weeks every spring, my letter carrier, delivery drivers and just about everyone else who walks into my yard comments on the deliciously strong scent emanating from the two lilac shrubs flanking the front gate. Most days, the breeze carries the fragrance all the way to the front door or even indoors if the windows are open. Not many flowers have that power. Some never did.
Young Thug performs for the first time since leaving jail, teams with Travis Scott and T.I.: Photos

4 days ago | ottumwacourier.com | Rob Grabowski |Maria Sherman

By ROB GRABOWSKI and MARIA SHERMAN - Associated Press On Sunday, Young Thug launched into his highly anticipated headlining set at the Summer Smash, in Bridgeview, Illinois, marking his first public concert since March 2022. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Russian attacks on Ukraine kill at least 9 and injure over a dozen

5 days ago | ottumwacourier.com | Justin Spike

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital overnight killed at least six people and injured others, according to local officials, as rescue workers and firefighters sought to remove people they believed trapped under debris in a partially collapsed apartment building. Elsewhere in Ukraine, a Russian short-range drone attack killed two people and wounded 10 more in the Chernihiv region late Sunday night, authorities said.
Trump is open to regime change in Iran, after his administration said that wasn't the goal

5 days ago | ottumwacourier.com | Josh Boak |Mike Pesoli

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Sunday sent a series of conflicting messages to Iran - with U.S. officials initially indicating a willingness to resume negotiations after a surprise attack on three of the country's nuclear sites and President Donald Trump talking up the possibility of regime change.
Trump's Iran strike tests his rhetoric on ending wars

6 days ago | ottumwacourier.com | Meg Kinnard

During his campaigns for president, Donald Trump spoke of the need to stop engaging in "endless" or "forever wars," and said removing "warmongers and America-last globalists" was among his second-term foreign policy priorities. Trump's move to strike Iranian nuclear sites risks embroiling the United States in the sort of conflict he once derided. Like other recent American presidents, Trump said he would not permit Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Mike Lee's posts about the Minnesota shootings incensed fellow senators. They refused to let it go

6 days ago | ottumwacourier.com | Joey Cappelletti |Matthew Brown

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mike Lee has in recent years become one of the Senate's most prolific social media posters, his presence seen in thousands of posts, often late at night, about politics. Fellow senators have grown accustomed to the Utah Republican's pugnacious online persona, mostly brushing it off in the name of collegiality. That is, until this past week. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.