Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Russia-Ukraine War: Putin has Weaponized Food
(NAFB) Russia's war in Ukraine, which started one year ago, has impacted food security and increased food inflation, according to U.S. National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby. That's John Ki...
Tom Robinson Mar 02, 2023
20 Atlantic Speech Students Advance to State Competition
(Atlantic) The Atlantic High School and 9th-grade speech teams competed this past weekend at the District Individual Speech contest at Dallas Center-Grimes. Twenty of the twenty-nine individual events...
Tom Robinson Mar 02, 2023
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report two arrests and one incident. Police arrested 21-year-old Jeremiah Lee Whitney of Creston on Monday for driving while barred. The officer cited Whitney and released him...
Tom Robinson Feb 28, 2023

Two Montgomery County Men arrested on Drug-Related Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 22-year-old Jacob Christopher Cashatt, and 46-year-old Michael Lee LaFollette, both from Red Oak, in the 700 block of E. Washington Street. Police arrested Cashatt fo...
Tom Robinson Feb 28, 2023

Harlan Schools Superintendent Jenny Barnett Releases Statement on Employee Investigation
(Harlan) Harlan Schools Superintendent Jenny Barnett released a statement to Harlan School District Families today of an incident related to a district middle school teacher. The statement reads: "We ...
Tom Robinson Feb 27, 2023

High School Organizers Plan Statewide Walkouts To Protest Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation
(Updated) High school organizers across Iowa are protesting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation this week with planned walkouts. One youth-led organization says students will leave their classrooms on Wednesday, ...
Tom Robinson Feb 27, 2023
Iowa State Patrol Seeing Excessive Speeds
(Des Moines) The Iowa State Patrol says they still see too many drivers going over 100 miles per hour. I-S-P started noticing more speeders during pandemic lockdowns. Sergeant Alex Dinkla says, unfort...
Tom Robinson Feb 27, 2023
Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports four arrests. *On Thursday, Police arrested 53-year-old Danny Ray Bird Jr., of Creston, at the Creston Union County LEC. for Assault with Intent to Caus...
Tom Robinson Feb 27, 2023

Rain Totals
(Area) Widespread rain fell overnight, and forecasters are calling for isolated thunderstorms this morning over southern and eastern Iowa. The probability of severe weather is low; however, unseasonab...
Tom Robinson Feb 27, 2023

Representative Sorensen: Proposed Landowner Rights Bill Coming up in the House
(Greenfield) Iowa House District #23 Representative Ray Sorensen says a bill that will garner a lot of attention is coming up in the House this week. The Republican from Greenfield says House File 368...
Tom Robinson Feb 27, 2023







