Author Archives: Tom Robinson
State News: Student Debt, College Rankings, State Fair Impact and Cold Case Funding
Iowa Federal Student Loan Debt Totals $13.5 Billion (Des Moines, IA) -- As students head back to campus this week, we're learning student debt is growing. According to Department of Education data, ne...
Aug 26, 2026
Fremont-Mills Hosts CAM in Non-District Season Opener
(Tabor) Fremont-Mills hosts CAM in a non-district Week One football game this Friday night. The Knights are coming off a deep run in the playoffs one year ago before falling short to Woodbine in the q...
Aug 26, 2026
Montgomery County Board of Supervisors Approves Part-time Veterans Affairs Clerk
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved the creation of a temporary part-time Veterans Affairs Clerk Position at Tuesday morning's meeting. The Veterans Affairs Commission has id...
Aug 25, 2026
U.S. Corn and Soybean Ratings Decline
(Washington D.C.) U.S. corn and soybean crop conditions declined last week, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. Corn rated good to excellent fell 3 percentage points ...
Aug 25, 2026
Avoca Man Pleads Guilty to Amended Charges Following 2025 Shooting
(Avoca) Court records show an Avoca man originally charged with attempted murder in October 2025 has accepted a plea agreement. Twenty-nine-year-old Shaun McCarthy pleaded guilty in July to amended ch...
Aug 25, 2026
Atlantic's Cross County Team Holds Time Trials Today
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Cross Country Team will be holding time trials on Tuesday at the Nishna Hills Golf Course. Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason says the first two weeks of preseason workouts have ...
Aug 25, 2026
Taylor County Crash Claims the Life of a Missouri Man
(Taylor County) A Maryville, Missouri, man died in a single-vehicle crash in Taylor County on Monday. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 3:55 p.m., in the 3100 Block of Colt Av...
Aug 25, 2026
Omaha Man Charged With Attempted Murder Following Council Bluffs Cutting
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs Police and Fire were dispatched to the 2700 block of Avenue A at approximately 4:33 p.m. Monday, August 24, following a report of a cutting. Officers located 43-year-ol...
Aug 25, 2026
State News: Record Fair Attendance, Diesel Prices and Central Iowa Headlines
ISU Police Report: 33 Arrests, Citations, and Referrals During 801 Day (Ames, IA) -- Iowa State University police say 33 people were arrested, cited or referred during Saturday's welcome weekend celeb...
Aug 25, 2026
Republican Governor Candidate Zach Lahn to Appear in Audubon and Shelby Counties on Tuesday
(Audubon) Republican Gubernatorial nominee Zach Lahn will make a campaign stop in Audubon on Tuesday, August 25. Lahn will be at the Audubon County Recreation Center, at 703 Southside Avenue in...
Aug 24, 2026
