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Des Moines Woman Arrested on Drug Charge, Polk County Warrant in Red OakAdditional charges announced in Iowa City shooting investigationRed Oak Man Cited After Leaving Scene of Two-Vehicle AccidentNo Luett for Eagles Baseball But They Win OpenerAdair County Discusses Shared Public Health Services with Guthrie CountyWestbound U.S. 20/U.S. 75 Ramp to Southbound I-29 Closes June 2Rescue Crews Respond to a 2 Vehicle Accident on Interstate 80 Near the 56 Mile MarkerAtlantic Firefighters Respond to a Structure Fire Early Wednesday MorningWednesday's High School Sports ScheduleMontgomery County Man Arrested on Theft ChargeState News: New Vape Tax, Rising Nitrates, and Beach Swimming Warning
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Des Moines Woman Arrested on Drug Charge, Polk County Warrant in Red Oak
Des Moines Woman Arrested on Drug Charge, Polk County Warrant in Red Oak
(Red Oak) A Des Moines woman was arrested on a drug charge and a warrant in Red Oak over the weekend. The Red Oak Police Department says officers arrested 46-year-old Lorianna Brantley on May 24th at 101 E. Prospect Street. Brantley was charged with ...
Additional charges announced in Iowa City shooting investigation
Additional charges announced in Iowa City shooting investigation
(Iowa City) The Iowa City Police Department reports multiple arrests stemming from the April 19 shooting incident in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall. The investigation found that at approximately 1:45 a.m., April 19, a large fight broke out in the 100 ...
Red Oak Man Cited After Leaving Scene of Two-Vehicle Accident
Red Oak Man Cited After Leaving Scene of Two-Vehicle Accident
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man was cited following a two-vehicle accident Tuesday morning in Red Oak. According to the Red Oak Police Department, 37-year-old Brandon Gugenhan, of Red Oak, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado southbound on N. Broadway when...

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Cyclones Visit Lady Vikes in Softball Action Tonight; Coverage on KSOM
Cyclones Visit Lady Vikes in Softball Action Tonight; Coverage on KSOM
(Avoca, IA) -- Harlan and Avoca are only separated by 16 miles and yet the two softball teams have played just four times in recent memory -- they will face off tonight with coverage on KSOM. Both teams lost their openers last night -- Creston beat H...
No Luett for Eagles Baseball But They Win Opener
No Luett for Eagles Baseball But They Win Opener
(Underwood, IA) -- The Underwood Baseball team will have a completely different look this year -- star player Garrett Luett has decided not to play for the Eagles his senior season. Instead, he is getting ready for his career at the University of Io...
Wednesday's High School Sports Schedule
Wednesday's High School Sports Schedule
Wednesday, May 27 Boys Golf State Tournament, Round Two, Tee Time at 9 am Boys Tennis Single & Doubles State Tournament, Day One Softball Non Conference Harlan @ AHSTW; Coverage on KSOM 96.5 FM Missouri Valley @ Atlantic AC/GC @ Nodaway Valley Ex...

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Virginia Crozier Obituary
Virginia Crozier Obituary
Virginia Adell Crozier, 97, longtime rural Adair resident, passed away May 22, 2026, at Cass Health in Atlantic. Virginia loved farm life and remained on the fa...
Delores Mae Nordby Obituary
Delores Mae Nordby Obituary
A Memorial Service for 93 year old Delores Mae Nordby, of Elk Horn, Iowa, will be held Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ja...


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Adair County Discusses Shared Public Health Services with Guthrie County
Adair County Discusses Shared Public Health Services with Guthrie County
(Adair Co.) Jotham Arber, Director of Guthrie County Public Health, met with the Adair County Board of Supervisors this morning to discuss shared public health services. Arber said he has been working...


Westbound U.S. 20/U.S. 75 Ramp to Southbound I-29 Closes June 2
Westbound U.S. 20/U.S. 75 Ramp to Southbound I-29 Closes June 2
(Sioux City) Motorists using the westbound U.S. 20/U.S. 75 ramp to southbound Interstate 2...
Rescue Crews Respond to a 2 Vehicle Accident on Interstate 80 Near the 56 Mile Marker
Rescue Crews Respond to a 2 Vehicle Accident on Interstate 80 Near the 56 Mile Marker
(Atlantic) Cass EMS and law enforcement responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident o...
Atlantic Firefighters Respond to a Structure Fire Early Wednesday Morning
Atlantic Firefighters Respond to a Structure Fire Early Wednesday Morning
(Atlantic) The Atlantic and Marne Fire Departments responded to a barn fire north of Atlan...
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Theft Charge
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Theft Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 37-year-old Brandon Lee Gugenhan of Red Oak on a fifth-d...


Montgomery County Man Arrested on Theft Charge
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Theft Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 37-year-old Brandon Lee Gugenhan of Red Oak on a fifth-degree theft charge. The arrest stemmed from a reported shopl...


Child Airlifted Following Water Emergency In Stuart
Child Airlifted Following Water Emergency In Stuart
(Stuart) The Stuart Police Department reports that an unresponsive child was airlifted to ...
Mockingbird Avenue Road Closure in Audubon County
Mockingbird Avenue Road Closure in Audubon County
(Audubon) The Audubon County Engineer's Office says Mockingbird Avenue from East Side Driv...
G30/Kimball Street Closure in Hancock for Railroad Crossing Work
G30/Kimball Street Closure in Hancock for Railroad Crossing Work
(Hancock) The Pottawattamie County Engineer's Office says the Scoular Company plans to clo...
Supporters Push To Make E-15 Year Round Permanent, But Oil And Gas Industry Is Pushing Back
Supporters Push To Make E-15 Year Round Permanent, But Oil And Gas Industry Is Pushing Back
(Washington DC) -- A push to make E-15 ethanol gas blend year-round all the time is gettin...
Horses Help Southwest Iowa Shares Growth of Equine Therapy Program with Pottawattamie County Supervisors
Horses Help Southwest Iowa Shares Growth of Equine Therapy Program with Pottawattamie County Supervisors
(Pottawattamie Co.) Kori Nelson, Executive Director of Horses Help Southwest Iowa, provide...
Two Arrested on Drug Charges in Glenwood
Two Arrested on Drug Charges in Glenwood
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested two people on drug charges. Cheyenne Ma...
Cass County Supervisors Continue Discussion on Veterans Affairs Director Position
Cass County Supervisors Continue Discussion on Veterans Affairs Director Position
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors continued discussion this morning regardin...
Montgomery County Supervisors Approve Road Projects, Office Lease Agreement
Montgomery County Supervisors Approve Road Projects, Office Lease Agreement
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday morning approved four seco...
Guthrie County Supervisors Delay Appointing New Attorney
Guthrie County Supervisors Delay Appointing New Attorney
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- The Guthrie County Supervisors decided to appoint a new County Att...
Government + Politics Health Care Ban on some insurance prior authorizations expected to cut red tape
Government + Politics Health Care Ban on some insurance prior authorizations expected to cut red tape
(Iowa Capital Dispatch Story) (Des Moines) Patients in Iowa will no longer have to wonder...

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Atlantic Sweeps Denison-Schleswig in Softball Doubleheader
Atlantic Sweeps Denison-Schleswig in Softball Doubleheader
(Atlantic) Atlantic opened the season with a pair of wins over Denison-Schleswig in a Hawkeye Ten Conference doubleheader Tuesday at home. The Trojans rolled to a 14-4 victory in f...


Tuesday's High School Soccer Scores
Tuesday's High School Soccer Scores
Regional First Round Class 1A Region 6 Atlantic 2, Clarke 0 Harlan 10, Red Oak 0 Region 4 ...
Tuesday's High School Baseball and Softball Scores
Tuesday's High School Baseball and Softball Scores
Softball Hawkeye Ten Atlantic 14, Denison Schleswig 4 Atlantic 3, Denison Schleswig 1 Cres...
Class 1A Boys Golf State Results: Thompson Two Back After Day One
Class 1A Boys Golf State Results: Thompson Two Back After Day One
(Newton, IA) -- Keith Thompson of Hamburg is trying for a three peat and he will have to g...
Class 2A Boys Golf State Results: Mustangs Martin in Top Five
Class 2A Boys Golf State Results: Mustangs Martin in Top Five
(Waterloo, IA) -- Columbus Catholic is the leader after the first round of the Class 2A Bo...


Trojans Only One Shot Back After Day One of 3A State Golf
Trojans Only One Shot Back After Day One of 3A State Golf
(Waterloo, IA) -- The leaderboard is packed with only seven shots separating the top seven teams and Atlantic is right in the thick of it at the Class...


Atlantic Boy's Golf Team Tees off Today at the Class 3A State Golf Tournament
Atlantic Boy's Golf Team Tees off Today at the Class 3A State Golf Tournament
(Waterloo) The Atlantic boys golf team tees off this morning at the Class 3A State Golf To...
Tuesday's High School Sports Schedule
Tuesday's High School Sports Schedule
Tuesday, May 26 Boys Golf State Tournament, First Round Class 3A @ Gates Park Golf Course ...
Wolverines Softball Looking For a Turnaround Season Starting Tonight
Wolverines Softball Looking For a Turnaround Season Starting Tonight
(Greenfield, IA) -- The Nodaway Valley softball team will open their season today -- the W...
Cyclones Finish Ninth at NCAA Women's Golf Championship
Cyclones Finish Ninth at NCAA Women's Golf Championship
(Carlsbad, CA) - The Iowa State Women's Golf team finished ninth at the 2026 NCAA Champion...
Huskers Softball To Host Regional
Huskers Softball To Host Regional
(Lincoln, NE) -- Hosting its first NCAA regional since 2008, Nebraska earned the No. 13 na...
Cyclones Advance to Final Round of NCAA Women's Golf Stroke Play Championship
Cyclones Advance to Final Round of NCAA Women's Golf Stroke Play Championship
(Carlsbad, CA) - History will be made on Monday, as the Iowa State Women's Golf team will ...
Kale Jensen Awarded KS95.7 Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week
Kale Jensen Awarded KS95.7 Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week
(Atlantic) Atlantic senior Kale Jensen delivered in a clutch moment for the Trojans in Tue...
Atlantic Softball Team Poised for Success in 2026 Season Opener Against Denison-Schleswig
Atlantic Softball Team Poised for Success in 2026 Season Opener Against Denison-Schleswig
(Atlantic) The Atlantic softball team opens the 2026 season at home with a doubleheader ag...
Trojans Legendary Track Coach Henderson Wins Golden Plaque of Distinction
Trojans Legendary Track Coach Henderson Wins Golden Plaque of Distinction
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa High School Track and Field meet took a break on Saturday to ...
High School State Track & Field Local Medalists
High School State Track & Field Local Medalists
Here is a complete list of medals earned by local area schools at the Iowa High School Sta...