Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Iowa Senate Unanimously Passes Making Swatting A Felony
(Des Moines) Making swatting calls would be a felony under a bill unanimously passed by the Iowa Senate yesterday. Swatting is a false call to 9-1-1 attempting to send a heavy police presence to a cer...
Feb 21, 2024
Religious Freedom Bill Passes State Senate
(Des Moines) Republicans in the Iowa Senate have passed a bill to codify the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act into state law. The GOP senators say the bill upholds the First Amendment, while ...
Feb 21, 2024
Montgomery County Woman Arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) A Red Oak Woman is held on no bond on assault charges in Montgomery County. Red Oak Police arrested 27-year-old Tori Shanelle Bergerson of Red Oak on Tuesday in the 2400 Block of N 8th Stree...
Feb 21, 2024
Griswold Superintendent Highlights Proposed Bills in Iowa Legislature: Outlines Open Teaching Positions
(Griswold) Griswold Schools Superintendent Dave Henrichs opened Monday's school board meeting with available teaching positions needed for the 2024-2025 School Year. Those positions include a Middle S...
Feb 20, 2024
Driver hits speeds of 150 MPH in Monday night chase
(Des Moines, IA) -- A traffic stop turned into a 150 mile an hour police chase on I-80 in the Des Moines metro last night... and ended in a crash. Police dispatch tracked the Chevy Camaro from West De...
Feb 20, 2024
Authorities Investigating Threat to Griswold School District
(Griswold) The Cass County Sheriff's Office continues investigating a threat to the Griswold Schools. Schools Superintendent Dave Henrichs said the district received the threat over the weekend. Henri...
Feb 20, 2024
Atlantic City Council to Review Final Plans for Splashpad Project
(Atlantic) Atlantic Splashpad Project Manager Mike Jorgensen, of Snyder and Associates will present the final plans and specifications at the Atlantic City Council meeting on Wednesday night. The orig...
Feb 20, 2024
Iowa Democratic Senator Says Bill Would "Neuter the Auditor"
(Des Moines) Iowa Democratic Senator Tony Bisignano of Des Moines says Republicans in the Upper Chamber of the state have passed a bill that will "neuter the auditor." The bill was approved in a party...
Feb 20, 2024
Page County Jail Inmate's Death Under Investigation
(Clarinda) The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the death of a Page County Jail inmate. According to the Page County Sheriff's Office, on Monday, at around 2:20 p.m., an adult ...
Feb 20, 2024
ADM Tops Atlantic in a Substate 8 Quarterfinal
(Adel) ADM's quick start led to a 70-49 victory over Atlantic in a Class 3A Substate 8 quarterfinal at ADM on Monday night. The Tigers were led by Hudson Lorensen, who scored 21 points, followed by Ad...
Feb 19, 2024
