Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Wind Chill Warning in Effect through Tuesday Morning
(Des Moines) Life-Threatening Cold Wind Chills to Persist into Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Bitterly cold temperatures continue across Iowa to start the new week. ...
Feb 15, 2021
Iowa cancels plan to select vendor for vaccine call center
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Kim Reynolds' administration announced Friday it would not award a contract for an outside vendor to operate a call center to help residents find information about coronavi...
Feb 14, 2021
City officials in small Iowa town faces string of charges
ARMSTRONG, Iowa (AP) - The mayor, police chief, and current and former city clerk of a small Iowa town have been charged with a string of felonies and misdemeanors after a multi-year investigation unc...
Feb 14, 2021
Council Bluffs Shooting Incident
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs Police were dispatched to a shooting incident late Saturday night. Police were called to the 10 block of Voorhis Street in Council Bluffs at around 11:55 p.m. When they...
Feb 14, 2021
Atlantic Girl’s Basketball team Advance to Regional Semi-finals
(Atlantic) Atlantic defeated Greene County 65-29 in a Class 3A Regional quarterfinal basketball game at Atlantic on Saturday. Haley Rasmussen led the Trojans with 28-points, Jada Jensen 13, and Lauren...
Feb 13, 2021
Atlantic/CAM advances four Wrestlers to State Tournament
(Creston) Four Atlantic/CAM wrestlers advanced to next week's State Wrestling Tournament. Ethan Follman (120), Joe Weaver (126), Kadin Stutzman (170), and Tristan Dorscher (285) all punched their tick...
Feb 13, 2021
NWS issues Wind Chill Warning and Wind Chill Advisory
(Des Moines) According to the National Weather Service in Des Moines the dangerously cold weather will intensify even more from tonight through early next week. A Wind Chill Warning is in effect for t...
Feb 13, 2021
Iowa Legislators agree to School Supplemental State Aid Bill
(Atlantic) This week the Iowa House and Senate agreed to a 2.4 percent increase in Supplemental State Aid for K-12 Schools in Iowa. The bill will also increase Iowa education funding equity per pupil....
Feb 13, 2021
Fire Destroys Home in Bridgewater
(Bridgewater) A fire destroyed a home in Bridgewater on Friday. Bridgewater Fire Chief Darrell Christensen tells KSOM/KS95 News a neighbor spotted the fire at around 7:08 a.m. at 301 Main Street and c...
Feb 13, 2021
SHIFT ATL is Full Steam Ahead
(Atlantic) SHIFT ATL is full steam ahead on multiple renovations and community projects. Jessie Shiels, President of SHIFT ATL, a 501(c)3 nonprofit formed in 2019, says the group continues to build up...
Feb 13, 2021
