Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Ames, IA) One person's dead after being hit by a train in Ames. Police say it happened yesterday at the North Dakota Avenue train crossing on the city's west side. Police say the name of the victim h...

(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Shenandoah woman following a traffic stop on Broadway and Maple Streets in Red Oak. During the investigation, Deputies charged 35-year-old S...

(Harlan) A former Harlan High School "teacher associate" is accused of having a relationship with a student and buying prescription drugs from an undercover officer. KETV News reports that 35-year-old...

(Des Moines, IA) It will cost more to go to the Iowa State Fair next year. The Fair Board yesterday voted to raise ticket prices by two dollars. Tickets will cost eleven dollars in advance and 16 doll...

(Des Moines, IA) Local Salvation Army staffers could not believe their eyes when a young family dropped off 95 toys. The Salvation Army in Des Moines says a family, who recently moved to Iowa, sets as...

(Grundy County, IA) A Grundy County man is facing first-degree murder in a case that started last year. Court documents say Christian Jeys died last December from blunt force trauma from injuries caus...

(Marengo, IA) The fire is still ongoing at the Marengo bio-fuels plant, putting a pause on the investigation. Marengo police say it's challenging to find a cause for the explosion without access to th...

(Red Oak) Creston topped Atlantic and Red Oak in a double-dual wrestling meet at Red Oak on Thursday. The Panthers scored six pins, one tech fall, and two decisions en route to a 45-25 win over Atlant...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Board of Adjustment will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, December 15, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall to consider an application by New Life Church...

(Blakesburg, Iowa) The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation was called to an officer-involved shooting near rural Blakesburg. The incident occurred after a pursuit of an armed robbery suspect. The ...