Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department honored recent and past retirees and their years of service at its awards banquet.                   The recent ret...

(Creston) On Wednesday, Creston Police arrested 63-year-old Elizabeth Elaine Christensen at her Creston residence. Authorities charged her with Operating While Under the Influence 1st Offense. Christe...

(Winterset) A Polk County man faces charges from a suspicious vehicle report in rural Madison County. According to the Madison County Sheriff's Office, a Madison County Sheriff's Office deputy came ac...

(Des Moines, IA) Governor Kim Reynolds may run for a third term as Iowa's chief executive. When reporters asked her on Tuesday at the State Capitol, Reynolds said, "Stay tuned; there might be news com...

(Des Moines) An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect until 9 AM CST this morning for southwest Iowa, with dangerously cold wind chills reaching as low as -32F. A Cold Weather Advisory follows from midnig...

(Harlan) Atlantic's solid defense and Zoey Kirchhoff's sharpshooting led the Trojans to a 52-40 victory over Harlan in a Class 3A Region 5 semifinal on Wednesday night. Afterward Atlantic Head Coach D...

Class 3A Semi-Finals: Region 5: Cherokee, Washington, 68 Kuemper, Catholic, Carroll, 45 Atlantic 52 Harlan, 40 Class 4A: Quarterfinals: Region 1: Le Mars 57 Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 48 Glenwood 56 Deniso...

(Elliott) Firefighters from the Red Oak, Elliott, and Grant Fire Departments were dispatched to 2015 137th Street on Wednesday at 2:22 p.m. for a reported structure fire. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce...

(Harlan) The Harlan City Council approved the credit policy at Tuesday's meeting. The City has assigned credit cards to the Fire Chief, City administrator, City Clerk, WWTP Superintendent, Facilities ...

(Omaha) The Nebraska State Patrol says Trooper Kyle McCacy who died in the line of duty, was on the scene of a three-vehicle crash in slick conditions on I-80 that involved a vehicle hitting an N-DOT ...