Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Adventureland Raft In Fatal Accident Had Been Pulled From Service Earlier
(Des Moines, IA) The Adventureland Raft involved in a fatal accident two weeks ago had reportedly been pulled from service earlier the same day. The Des Moines Register reports it was one of several r...
Jul 16, 2021
Atlantic and Winterset Square in District Baseball Game on Friday Night
(Winterset) Atlantic and Winterset matchup in a Class 3A Substate 8 baseball game at Winterset on Friday night. The (12-14) Trojans are the 7th seed in the field. Winterset, (19-11) is seeded 2nd. Atl...
Jul 15, 2021
Latest U.S. Drought Monitor Shows Some Improvement
(Des Moines) Jeff Zogg, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, said the U.S. Drought Monitor released on Thursday shows some improvement over this past week, mainly across so...
Jul 15, 2021
Crop Duster Dumps Insecticide Before Crash In Carroll County
(Carroll, IA) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says a crop duster dumped more than a dozen gallons of insecticide before it crashed Tuesday near Carroll. The D-N-R was warning people to stay a...
Jul 15, 2021
Rural Areas Of Iowa Hit By String Of Tornadoes - No Injuries Reported
(Lohrville, IA) -- Iowa made it through June and the peak tornado season with just six confirmed twister sightings. The total went up quickly as severe storms Wednesday spawned multiple reports of tor...
Jul 15, 2021
Atlantic School Board Recap
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board approved student fees, fuel contracts, spring coaching contracts, legislative priorities, and two pay applications at Wednesday's School Board meeting. Atlantic Sc...
Jul 14, 2021
Group Forms Charter following Atlantic School District "Orange Frog Program"
(Atlantic) Atlantic School Board President Jenny Williams announced a new charter following the second Orange Frog session. This past month approximately thirty Atlantic School System employees made u...
Jul 14, 2021
Adair County Man Charged in Union County Accident
(Creston) The Union County Sheriff's Office says 43-year old Niels Curtis Mikkelsen of Orient is charged with OWI in connection with an accident on July 4. The Union County Sheriff's Office says the a...
Jul 14, 2021
Pottawattamie County Man wanted in Mills County on Numerous Charges
(Glenwood) A Pottawattamie County man is wanted on several charges in Mills County after fleeing deputies during a traffic stop in Mills County early this morning. At 2:00 a.m. today (Wednesday), Mill...
Jul 14, 2021
Iowa Fugitive Taken Into Custody In South Dakota
(Spirit Lake, IA) Authorities in Dickinson County say a fugitive who escaped arrest earlier this week has been taken into custody in South Dakota. Patrick Miles is said to be awaiting extradition back...
Jul 14, 2021
