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Greene County Crash Claims the Life of a Crawford County Woman
Greene County Crash Claims the Life of a Crawford County Woman
(Greene County) One person died, and two others suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Greene County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at the intersection of Highway 30 and 210th Street. Authorities say 75-year-old Marcia Lucile ...
Trio Accused Of Robbing Cemeteries In Nine States
Trio Accused Of Robbing Cemeteries In Nine States
(Des Moines, IA) -- A nationwide manhunt is underway for a trio that police say have been stealing from the dead in nine states, including Iowa. Thirty-three -year-old Drake Milam, his girlfriend 32-year-old Porsche Bancroft, and her mother, Ange...
Atlantic Police Report Multiple Arrests
Atlantic Police Report Multiple Arrests
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department reports several arrests and citations from August 8 through August 13. All individuals arrested were taken to the Cass County Jail. On August 8, 68-year-old Michael Dorsey of Atlantic was arrested for first-o...

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Cyclones Aim to Return to Winning Ways After 4-5 Season
Cyclones Aim to Return to Winning Ways After 4-5 Season
(Harlan, IA) -- Last season, the Harlan football team was in a position it is not used to. For the first time since 2016, the Cyclones finished the season under .500 and missed the playoffs at 4-5. Head Coach Todd Bladt says the boys simply have to...
Atlantic Football Team Looks to Fill Open Linebacker Spots
Atlantic Football Team Looks to Fill Open Linebacker Spots
(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer is looking at several prospects to fill open linebacker positions. Carter Hadley and Jake Wailes, both two-year starters, will anchor a couple of those spots. Hadley recorded 47.5 tackles last seaso...
Hawkeye Football Media Day: Ferentz Says Starting QB Still Uncertain But Has Confidence in RB & TE
Hawkeye Football Media Day: Ferentz Says Starting QB Still Uncertain But Has Confidence in RB & TE
(Iowa City, IA) -- Friday was Media Day for the University of Iowa football team as Head Coach Kirk Ferentz took questions for about a half hour. There is no news on who the starting quarterback will be -- Hank Brown or Jeremy Hecklinski. Ferentz d...


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Julia Christina Brandt Obituary
Julia Christina Brandt Obituary
Julie Christina Brandt, the daughter of Raymond H. and Wilma Jean (Merritt) Selders, was born July 19, 1965. She died August 12, 2026, in Omaha, NE, at the age ...
Lena Dora Killion Obituary
Lena Dora Killion Obituary
Lena Dora Killion, age 98, of Oakland, Iowa, passed away at her home on August 13, 2026, just three weeks shy of her 99th birthday. A funeral service for Lena w...


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Cash Grain August 14, 2026
Cash Grain August 14, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair and Atlantic August Corn - 4.34 October Corn - 4.38 August Beans - 11.72 October Beans - 11.27 Landus Coop - Casey August Corn - 4.29 Octobe...
Cash Grain August 13, 2026
Cash Grain August 13, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair and Atlantic August Corn - 4.23 October Corn - 4.27 August Beans - 11.62 October Beans - 11.17 Landus Coop - Casey August Corn - 4.18 Octobe...

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Nominations Open for 2026 Legends in Manufacturing Awards
Nominations Open for 2026 Legends in Manufacturing Awards
(Des Moines) The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI), through its Elevate Iowa Manufacturing initiative, is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Legends in Manufacturing Awards. The awa...


Portion of Falcon Avenue in Audubon County to Close Monday for Bridge Replacement
Portion of Falcon Avenue in Audubon County to Close Monday for Bridge Replacement
(Audubon Co.) The Audubon County Engineer's Office says starting Monday, August 17, Falcon...
Thrive Iowa Alliance Meeting on August 24th
Thrive Iowa Alliance Meeting on August 24th
(Atlantic) The next Thrive Iowa Alliance meeting is on Monday, August 24th at noon at the...
Public meeting to be held for former Offutt Air Force Base Atlas "D" Missile Site 3 near Missouri Valley
Public meeting to be held for former Offutt Air Force Base Atlas "D" Missile Site 3 near Missouri Valley
(Missouri Valley) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting on Wednesday...
Another pipeline parts company accuses Summit of backing out of contract
Another pipeline parts company accuses Summit of backing out of contract
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The company planning to build a carbon sequestration pipeline thro...


The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fish Aquarium Reaches a Milestone
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fish Aquarium Reaches a Milestone
(Des Moines) Thousands of fairgoers have visited the Iowa State Fair's Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium since its permanent aquariums opened in 192...


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Adair-5.2 Anita-2.0 Atlantic-1.55 Avoca-2.48 Corning-.40 Cumberland-2.9 Emerson-.35 Exira-...
Page County Woman Arrested on Assault Charges in Montgomery County
Page County Woman Arrested on Assault Charges in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police were dispatched to the 1800 block of Summit Street on Thursday fo...
U.S. Drought Monitor Released
U.S. Drought Monitor Released
(Des Moines, IA) -- Drought conditions continue in portions of northwest and west-central ...
State News: Flock Surveillance Reforms, Cyclospora Cases Rise, Missing Des Moines Man Found
State News: Flock Surveillance Reforms, Cyclospora Cases Rise, Missing Des Moines Man Found
Flock Introduces Reforms To Surveillance Cameras Following Vandalism And Criticism In Iowa...
Cass County Farmer's Boar "Zoomer" Wins the 2026 Iowa State Fair Big Boar Contest
Cass County Farmer's Boar "Zoomer" Wins the 2026 Iowa State Fair Big Boar Contest
(Atlantic) Todd Schuler, of Atlantic, walked his Chester/Hampshire boar, "Zoomer,&quo...
Cass County Candidate Filing Deadline Is August 26
Cass County Candidate Filing Deadline Is August 26
(Cass Co.) Cass County Auditor Kathy Somers reminds residents that the deadline to file ca...
Atlantic Man Faces Multiple Charges Following Reported Firearm Incident
Atlantic Man Faces Multiple Charges Following Reported Firearm Incident
(Atlantic) An Atlantic man faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges following a repor...
Iowa Secretary of State's State Fair Straw Poll Returns and Encourages Iowans to Participate and Register to Vote
Iowa Secretary of State's State Fair Straw Poll Returns and Encourages Iowans to Participate and Register to Vote
(Des Moines) The Iowa Secretary of State's annual Straw Poll is returning for the 2026 Iow...
Iowa Politics, State Fair Scramble and Missing Person Search Highlight State News
Iowa Politics, State Fair Scramble and Missing Person Search Highlight State News
Democratic Candidate For Iowa Governor Proposes Minimum Wage Hike, No Response Yet From Op...
Omaha Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Charge
Omaha Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Charge
(Council Bluffs) An Omaha man was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for p...

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WR Jackson's Unusual Journey Leads to Senior Season at Iowa State
WR Jackson's Unusual Journey Leads to Senior Season at Iowa State
(Ames, IA) -- Cody Jackson has had an unusual road to playing his senior season this fall at Iowa St. He started in 2021 at Oklahoma but redshirted and then contracted Lemierre Sy...


Vikings Still Have Positions With Competition One Week Away From Opener
Vikings Still Have Positions With Competition One Week Away From Opener
(Avoca, IA) -- AHSTW Football Head Coach Davis Pattee is hoping to build on some success i...
Eckhardt Begins the Turnaround of the Wolverine Football Program
Eckhardt Begins the Turnaround of the Wolverine Football Program
(Greenfield, IA) -- Skip Eckhardt is almost a full first week of practice into the Nodaway...
Friday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Friday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Friday, August 14 Girls Tennis Kuemper Catholic @ Harlan Creston @ Audubon Red Oak @ Shena...
Atlantic Sweeps Harlan in Girl's Tennis
Atlantic Sweeps Harlan in Girl's Tennis
(Harlan) Hope Hammontree stayed undefeated in singles, and Taryn O'Brien and Dylin Ball re...


Atlantic Football Positions Starting to Take Shape After First Week of Practice
Atlantic Football Positions Starting to Take Shape After First Week of Practice
(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer says some of the open positions are shaping up after the first week of official practice wraps up....


LB Schlimgen Is Another Former Cougar, Now Cyclone Looking to Start In Middle
LB Schlimgen Is Another Former Cougar, Now Cyclone Looking to Start In Middle
(Ames, IA) -- Iowa St. has 57 new football players on their roster this season and 15 of t...
Bearcats McCullough selected to D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List
Bearcats McCullough selected to D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List
(Maryville, MO) -- Northwest Missouri State University junior offensive lineman Kaleb McCu...
NBA Preseason Game Sees Iowa State Great Back In Ames
NBA Preseason Game Sees Iowa State Great Back In Ames
(Ames, IA) -- An NBA exhibition game in Ames this fall will see an Iowa State great come b...
Cougars Football Eyeing Playoff Return With Experienced Core
Cougars Football Eyeing Playoff Return With Experienced Core
(Anita, IA) -- CAM's Football Team is looking for big things as they come into a new seaso...
Crusaders Lewis Keeps QB Job Going Into Season
Crusaders Lewis Keeps QB Job Going Into Season
(Coon Rapids, IA) -- Coon Rapids Bayard football saw a big jump in 2025 -- going from one ...
Thursday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Thursday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Thursday, August 13 Girls Tennis Atlantic @ Harlan, 9 AM Denison Schleswig @ Shenandoah
Atlantic Head Boy's Golf Coach Kendra Henningsen Submits Resignation
Atlantic Head Boy's Golf Coach Kendra Henningsen Submits Resignation
(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Boys' Golf Coach Kendra Henningsen is stepping down after three s...
Atlantic Football Rebuilding Offensive Line Ahead of 2026 Season
Atlantic Football Rebuilding Offensive Line Ahead of 2026 Season
(Atlantic) The Atlantic football team is wrapping up its first week of official preseason ...
Lamb Brings Leadership to Cyclones Defensive Line
Lamb Brings Leadership to Cyclones Defensive Line
(Ames, IA) -- One of the new Iowa St. starters on the Defensive Line is Senior Tackle Brys...
Glenwood Sweeps Southwest Vally in Girl's Tennis
Glenwood Sweeps Southwest Vally in Girl's Tennis
(Glenwood) Glenwood Swept Southwest Vally in girl's Tennis on Tuesday. The singles winner ...