Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Des Moines) Republican candidates won all six races in Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate's State Fair Straw Poll. Conducted on iPads at the Secretary of State's booth inside the Varied Industries Bui...

(Atlantic) Atlantic school officials have changed the district's cell phone policy. Atlantic students and staff are asked to put away their cell phones during class time this school year. Atlantic Hig...

(Anita) Anita Fire Chief Eric Steffenson says a few individuals in his department recently received a text message stating, "Anita Fire Department T-Shirts $10.00 off." He says you do not click on the...

(Creston) Creston Police report two incidents and two arrests over the weekend. *On Friday, Amanda Marie Nelson reported that someone had stolen her vehicle. Nelson last saw her red 2005 Ford on Frida...

(Atlantic) The first-ever Smackdown after Dark Concert capped off the eighth annual Smackdown Alumni golf outing on Saturday at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club and Nishna Hills Golf Course in Atlan...

(Des Moines, IA) - Among the high-profile political visitors to the Iowa State Fair this year was former Vice President Mike Pence. He said Friday that the F-B-I search of former president Donald Trum...

(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa State Fair wrapped up Sunday after an eleven-day run topping the one million attendance mark again. Saturday saw more than 128 thousand visitors -- a record high for one-d...

(Burlington, IA) -- Five Burlington men will each spend more than ten years in federal prison for their roles in a meth distribution ring in the Burlington area. Prosecutors say the ring was discovere...

(Corning) The Adams County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. *Deputies arrested Dustin Ray Kilgore on August 15 following a traffic stop in Prescott and charged him with driving with a revoked l...

(Des Moines) Fog developed in low-lying areas and river valleys early this morning. Some locations have visibilities occasionally dropping below one-quarter of a mile, according to the National Weathe...