Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Atlantic) Atlantic Police report five arrests from June 8 through June 26. On June 8, Police arrested 43-year-old Christel Buskirk of Atlantic for 5th - degree theft (Shoplifting). Police cited her i...

(Red Oak) An unoccupied Red Oak City pickup sustained minor damage when it rolled into a fence. Red Oak Police say the accident happened Saturday at 7:00 a.m. on 3rd Street. The pickup moved south and...

(Ames, IA) -- Work will begin tonight (Monday) on the final portion of a long-awaited bridge that will benefit thousands of football fans on game days in Ames. The East Gateway Bridge over University ...

(Davenport, IA) -- Iowa may not be at the top of the list of cruise ship destinations -- but hundreds of people will be visiting on Mississippi River cruises this year. Steve Ahrens is the executive o...

(Des Moines, IA) Crowds gathered in many cities over the past three days to protest the end of nationwide abortion rights. Kathleen Murrin who attended a protest in Des Moines -- had an ectopic pregna...

(Washington, DC) -- Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines and Republican Senator Joni Ernst voted for the bipartisan gun bill President Biden signed into law. The rest of Iowa's congr...

(Afton) The Union County Sheriff's Office reports a two-vehicle accident between an ambulance and a pickup. Authorities say the accident happened Friday at 10:47 p.m. on Highway 34 and Lark Avenue. Ac...

(Iowa City, AP) A 71-year-old Iowa City man who seriously wounded a U.S. Marine while shooting an air rifle at a squirrel has been fined $855 after pleading guilty in April to a misdemeanor. The Press...

(Corning) The boiler and HVAC project at Southwest Valley's Activities Center in Corning is on hold until this fall. Schools Superintendent Chris Fenster says the labor bid came in significantly highe...

(Undated) MidAmerican Energy continues to explore the possibility of developing a Wind Energy Farm in southern Pottawattamie and northern Mills Counties. Geoff Greenwood, a spokesman for MidAmerican E...