Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Atlantic) Two juveniles are in custody for making threats of terrorism to Atlantic School Buildings. Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue says on April 2, they received a report of a text message sent o...

(Des Moines) Critical fire weather conditions will affect a handful of southwest Iowa counties this afternoon. The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for Pottawattamie, Cass, Adams, Mo...

(Glenwood) The Glenwood boys defended their home track on Monday, capturing the team title at the 61st Annual Glenwood Rams Boys Relays. The Rams won six events and scored 145.50 points. Bryant Keller...

Larry Turner, 84, longtime Atlantic resident and businessman, passed away in his sleep on March 29, 2023, of complications from Alzheimer's. He and his wife, Mary have been residents of Wesley Acres S...

(Des Moines) Iowa District #9 Senator Tom Shipley says the issues in the Iowa Legislature are narrowing down. One proposed bill that made it through the committee could change Iowa's child labor law. ...

(Creston) A Creston woman faces drugs and weapons charges. Police arrested 40-year-old Heather Marie Davis at her residence on Sunday evening. Officers charged Davis on a Union County Warrant for 12 c...

(Fort Dodge) Former Atlantic Cross Country and Track Standout Taylor McCreedy, an All-American at Iowa Central Community College, is taking her talents to Northwest Missouri State University. McCreedy...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 37-year-old Jacob Wayne Dykes-Vargas on Monday in the 2200 block of Highway 48 on drug possession charges. Police transported Dykes-Vargas to the Montgomery County Ja...

(Ames) Some grocery prices should start coming down soon. Midwest Agriculture Economist Chad Hart from Iowa State University says bacon and egg prices should start dropping in the summer, but beef pri...

(Des Moines) Iowa House and Senate GOP leaders differ on what type of books should be removed from schools. The Senate's version of the bill would remove books that have any descriptions of a sex act,...