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Fatality on Interstate 80 in Johnson CountyRain TotalsCouncil Bluffs Police Investigating Fatal Train IncidentFive injured in personal watercraft collision on Clear LakeCyclones Men's Basketball Lose Freshman For Upcoming SeasonReport: Iowa lost 17% of USDA staff in 2025, impact felt at farmer-facing officesSigns and Myths Regarding Mental Health in U.S. AgricultureTreasurer Smith Announces 99 County ISave 529 Summer GiveawayNebraska Football Hall of Fame Announces 2026 Induction ClassHawkeyes & Panthers Announce Home and Home Duals in WrestlingDNR Looking for Volunteers to Report Turkey Sightings
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Fatality on Interstate 80 in Johnson County
Fatality on Interstate 80 in Johnson County
(Iowa City, IA) -- A pedestrian that was on Interstate 80 was struck by two different vehicles and killed near Iowa City at mile marker 245 in the early hours of Sunday. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident occurred at 1:05 am when the un...
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Anita-.18 Atlantic-.31 Alan Zellmer west of Atlantic.-.20 Audubon-.11 Corning.10 Creston.26 Harlan-.09 Marne-.80 Wiota-.70
Council Bluffs Police Investigating Fatal Train Incident
Council Bluffs Police Investigating Fatal Train Incident
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs police are investigating after a man was struck and killed by a train Saturday afternoon. At approximately 4:01 p.m. on July 4, 2026, officers with the Council Bluffs Police Department and firefighters with the Council...

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Cyclones Men's Basketball Lose Freshman For Upcoming Season
Cyclones Men's Basketball Lose Freshman For Upcoming Season
(Ames, IA) -- Iowa St. men's basketball will not have Christian Wiggins available for the 2026-27 season. Head Coach TJ Otzelberger has announced on Cyclone Fanatic on X that the incoming freshman tore his Achilles in practice in late June. Otzelbe...
Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Announces 2026 Induction Class
Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Announces 2026 Induction Class
(Lincoln, NE) -- Six former Nebraska football standouts headline the 2026 Nebraska Football Hall of Fame class, which will be inducted this fall by the Nebraska Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. The Huskers being h...
Hawkeyes & Panthers Announce Home and Home Duals in Wrestling
Hawkeyes & Panthers Announce Home and Home Duals in Wrestling
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The University of Iowa men's wrestling team will face Northern Iowa on Dec. 11 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, as Journeymen Wrestling presents "Dual in the Dome". "We are fired up to wrestle UNI again," Io...





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Phyllis Schuler Obituary
Phyllis Schuler Obituary
Funeral services for Phyllis Schuler, 96, of Atlantic, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 10 at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic. Burial will be at a lat...
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...


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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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Five injured in personal watercraft collision on Clear Lake
Five injured in personal watercraft collision on Clear Lake
(Clear Lake) Five people, including four minors, sustained injuries Saturday following a collision between two personal watercraft on Clear Lake. The accident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. near ...


Report: Iowa lost 17% of USDA staff in 2025, impact felt at farmer-facing offices
Report: Iowa lost 17% of USDA staff in 2025, impact felt at farmer-facing offices
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) U.S. Department of Agriculture staffing cuts in 2025 have left cou...
Signs and Myths Regarding Mental Health in U.S. Agriculture
Signs and Myths Regarding Mental Health in U.S. Agriculture
(NAFB) Mental health in the farming and ranching community has never been as important as...
Treasurer Smith Announces 99 County ISave 529 Summer Giveaway
Treasurer Smith Announces 99 County ISave 529 Summer Giveaway
(Des Moines) State Treasurer Roby Smith has announced the ISave 529 Summer Giveaway, provi...
DNR Looking for Volunteers to Report Turkey Sightings
DNR Looking for Volunteers to Report Turkey Sightings
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking for the public's help wit...


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 W...


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 Jerr...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...

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Wheelers Complete Football Schedule
Wheelers Complete Football Schedule
(Audubon, IA) -- Audubon completed its 2026 football schedule on Friday when it added a Week 8 game at Lenox. The Wheelers lost a game this season when Exira EHK decided not to pla...


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...
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...
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 V...
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 Lewi...


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 96.5 FM AHSTW (13-11) v. Audubon (5-15) Riverside (3-16) at CAM...


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 Harl...
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...