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Red Oak Arrest Report
Red Oak Arrest Report
(Red Oak, IA) -- At 4:00 pm on July 3, Red Oak Police Officers arrested Jeremiah Foote on charges of OWI 1st Offense and Carrying a Dangerous Weapon While Intoxicated at the intersection of 8th Street and Summit Street. Foote was taken to the Montgo...
Mathiasen Begins Sixth Term on Iowa's Terrace Hill Commission
Mathiasen Begins Sixth Term on Iowa's Terrace Hill Commission
(Council Bluffs, IA) -- Governor Kim Reynolds has reappointed Council Bluffs resident Jerry Mathiasen to the State Terrace Hill Commission, extending his service on the nine-member panel that helps preserve and oversee Iowa's historic governor's resi...
Iowa Gas Prices Slip Slightly While Diesel Sees Larger Weekly Drop
Iowa Gas Prices Slip Slightly While Diesel Sees Larger Weekly Drop
(Des Moines) Iowa drivers are seeing little change at the gas pump this week, while diesel prices posted a more noticeable decline. According to the latest weekly fuel report from AAA, the average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa is $3.53 p...

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Friday's High School Baseball Playoff Scores
Friday's High School Baseball Playoff Scores
Class 1A First Round Substate 8 AC/GC 9, IKM Manning 2 CAM 7, Riverside 4 AHSTW 6, Audubon 0 Mount Ayr 19, Essex 0 Southwest Valley 13, Bedford 10 Lenox 16, Sidney 0 Fremont Mills 11, Stanton 1 Substate 1 South O'Brien 6, George Little Rock 5 MMCRU 8...
Kauffman's Bat Leads Cougars Over Bulldogs
Kauffman's Bat Leads Cougars Over Bulldogs
(Anita, IA) -- Zach Kauffman broke out of a small slump and drilled two two-run doubles to lead CAM past Riverside 7-4 in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs on Friday night. Riverside took the early lead as CAM starter Carson McKee ran into som...
Dresen Shuts Down Wheeler Bats As Vikings Advance
Dresen Shuts Down Wheeler Bats As Vikings Advance
(Anita, IA) -- AHSTW's Camdyn Dresen allowed just two hits in six innings of work as the Vikings blanked Audubon 6-0 and advanced to the District Semifinals in Class 1A, Substate 8. The Vikes gave him plenty of run support, scoring twice in the first...





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Wayne Ewing Obituary
Wayne Ewing Obituary
Wayne Leroy Ewing, 80, of Griswold, Iowa, died Saturday, March 7th, 2026, at Exira Care Center with family by his side. Visitation with family present will be 1...
LaVerne Jensen Obituary
LaVerne Jensen Obituary
LaVerne Leroy Jensen, son of Christian Peter and Elena Marie (Christoffersen) Jensen was born on February 5, 1942, in Kimballton, Iowa. He passed away on July 1...


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Cash Grain July 2, 2026
Cash Grain July 2, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey July Corn - 3.85 October Corn - 3.96 July Beans - 10.91 October Beans - 10.80 SIRE - Council Bluffs July Corn - 4.15 Oct...
Cash Grain July 1, 2026
Cash Grain July 1, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey July Corn - 3.85 October Corn - 3.97 July Beans - 10.88 October Beans - 10.81 SIRE - Council Bluffs July Corn - 4.13 Oct...
Cash Grain June 30, 2026
Cash Grain June 30, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey June Corn - 3.79 October Corn - 3.91 June Beans - 10.79 October Beans - 10.79 SIRE - Council Bluffs June Corn - October ...
Cash Grain June 29, 2026
Cash Grain June 29, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey June Corn - 3.64 October Corn - 3.85 June Beans - 10.74 October Beans - 10.74 SIRE - Council Bluffs June Corn - 3.98 Oct...

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Food Safety During a Fourth of July Celebration
Food Safety During a Fourth of July Celebration
(NAFB) The Fourth of July weekend means a lot of grills firing up for holiday meals. Don't forget the importance of food safety when cooking on a grill. Meredith Carrothers, technical information spec...


E15 Making Holiday Travel More Affordable
E15 Making Holiday Travel More Affordable
(NAFB) Triple A predicts about 61 million people will travel by car during the Fourth of J...
2026 'Stop the Scammers Tour' Concludes After Sparking 19 Fraud Investigations
2026 'Stop the Scammers Tour' Concludes After Sparking 19 Fraud Investigations
(Des Moines) The 2026 Stop the Scammers Tour-a joint initiative of the Iowa Department of ...
Summer cookouts cost nearly $3 more this holiday than last year
Summer cookouts cost nearly $3 more this holiday than last year
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) At a 4% increase from last summer, the cost of backyard barbecue h...
Rain Totals
Rain Totals
Adair-.80 Anita-.80 Atlantic-.80 (KSOM-KS95 Studios) Darrin Petty, (Southwest of Atlantic ...


State News: Sweets Are Now Eligible For Iowa SNAP
State News: Sweets Are Now Eligible For Iowa SNAP
>>Iowa's SNAP Waiver Officially Vacated (Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa SNAP recipients can once again use their benefits to buy items like soda and ca...


House Democrats Push Back Against Trump Tariff and Trade Policies
House Democrats Push Back Against Trump Tariff and Trade Policies
(NAFB) House Agriculture Committee Democrats are pushing back against White House policies...
Healthy SNAP Food Waiver Update
Healthy SNAP Food Waiver Update
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) has received form...
A Legacy of Leadership: Dan Haynes Marks 35 Years at Nishna Valley Family YMCA
A Legacy of Leadership: Dan Haynes Marks 35 Years at Nishna Valley Family YMCA
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors, YMCA dignitaries, family members, and communi...
Walcott Insurance Agent Charged with 23 Felonies in Identity Theft in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Walcott Insurance Agent Charged with 23 Felonies in Identity Theft in Insurance Fraud Scheme
(Des Moines) A Walcott man faces over two dozen criminal charges following an extensive in...
Iowa State Patrol Investigating Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash in Hamilton County
Iowa State Patrol Investigating Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash in Hamilton County
(Hamilton) Two people died following a two-vehicle accident in Hamilton County Wednesday a...
Montgomery County Man Arrested for Election Misconduct
Montgomery County Man Arrested for Election Misconduct
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man faces felony election misconduct charges. On Wednesday, Montgomery...
Multiple Agencies Respond to Early Morning Shop Fire in Emerson
Multiple Agencies Respond to Early Morning Shop Fire in Emerson
(Emerson) At approximately 6:55 a.m. on Tuesday, the Red Oak Fire Department was requested...
National Weather Service: Active Weather Pattern to Continue Across Iowa
National Weather Service: Active Weather Pattern to Continue Across Iowa
(Des Moines) Warm and humid conditions that have settled over Iowa during the past several...
One Injured in Highway 34 Crash East of Creston
One Injured in Highway 34 Crash East of Creston
(Creston) One person was transported to the hospital following a collision between a car a...
Extra Traffic Enforcement Underway Across Iowa for Fourth of July Weekend
Extra Traffic Enforcement Underway Across Iowa for Fourth of July Weekend
(Denison) The Iowa Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau is partnering with area law enforcemen...

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Friday's Regular Season Baseball & Softball Scores
Friday's Regular Season Baseball & Softball Scores
Baseball Carroll @ Atlantic; ppd to July 7 Winterset 6, Newton 3 Pella 4, Van Meter 3 Lewis Central 5, CBAL 1 Lewis Central 12, CBTJ 0 Softball Coon Rapids Bayard at AC/GC Lewis Ce...


Friday's High School Baseball Playoff Schedule
Friday's High School Baseball Playoff Schedule
Friday, July 3 Class 1A First Round Substate 8 @ Anita; Coverage of both games on KSOM 96....
Bulldogs Battle Cougars in 1A Playoffs Tonight; Coverage on KSOM
Bulldogs Battle Cougars in 1A Playoffs Tonight; Coverage on KSOM
(Anita, IA) -- CAM will host Riverside in the 1A playoffs tonight, coverage on KSOM. The C...
Vikings Battle Wheelers in 1A Baseball Playoffs Tonight; Coverage on KSOM
Vikings Battle Wheelers in 1A Baseball Playoffs Tonight; Coverage on KSOM
(Anita, IA) -- The 1A playoffs begin tonight with a doubleheader in Anita -- game one is A...
Friday's Regular Season Baseball & Softball Schedule
Friday's Regular Season Baseball & Softball Schedule
Friday, July 3 Baseball Carroll @ Atlantic Winterset @ Newton Van Meter @ Pella CBAL v. Le...


Thursday's High School Baseball & Softball Scores
Thursday's High School Baseball & Softball Scores
Softball Hawkeye Ten Glenwood 2, Shenandoah 0 Kuemper Catholic 9, Denison Schleswig 0 Harlan 7, St. Albert 4 Creston 18, Clarinda 13 Non Conference AH...


Time Change in 1A Baseball Playoffs
Time Change in 1A Baseball Playoffs
(Anita, IA) -- The start time for the 1A Baseball Playoff Doubleheader at CAM High School ...
Chargers Battle Wolves in 1A Playoffs on Friday
Chargers Battle Wolves in 1A Playoffs on Friday
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- AC/GC will visit IKM Manning in the first round of the 1A playoffs...
Atlantic Rolls Past Treynor 18-3 in High School Softball
Atlantic Rolls Past Treynor 18-3 in High School Softball
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Trojan Softball team had a solid night at the plate and defeated T...
Lockwood Weighs Rotation Ahead of Tiger's Playoff Opener
Lockwood Weighs Rotation Ahead of Tiger's Playoff Opener
(Griswold, IA) -- Griswold's baseball team ended their regular season last night with a lo...
Kale Jensen Pitches No-Hitter: Atlantic Defeats Red Oak 10-0
Kale Jensen Pitches No-Hitter: Atlantic Defeats Red Oak 10-0
(Atlantic) Kale Jensen's pitching performance, supported by solid hitting, led Atlantic to...
Thursday's High School Sports Schedule
Thursday's High School Sports Schedule
Thursday, July 2 Softball Hawkeye Ten St. Albert @ Harlan Denison Schleswig @ Kuemper Cath...
Sisson Shuts Down Eagle Bats To Lead Cyclones to Win
Sisson Shuts Down Eagle Bats To Lead Cyclones to Win
(Underwood, IA) -- Gavin Sisson and Colton Schneider combined on a 1 hit shutout as Harlan...
Wednesday's High School Baseball & Softball Scores
Wednesday's High School Baseball & Softball Scores
Softball Non Conference #8 Atlantic 18, Treynor 3 #1 Riverside 5, Shenandoah 2 #1 Exira EH...
IGHSAU Softball Rankings
IGHSAU Softball Rankings
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released its latest softball rankings and there ...
McCollum Among Honorees in Bearcats Hall of Fame
McCollum Among Honorees in Bearcats Hall of Fame
(Maryville, MO) - The 2026 Northwest Missouri State University M-Club Hall of Fame class h...