Author Archives: Tom Robinson
IA US Senator Grassley Comments On Canada, Mexico Tariffs
(Des Moines) New tariffs on imported goods from Canada and Mexico are effective today. Republican Iowa US Senator Chuck Grassley says he'll wait and see how it plays out. The increased tariffs on Cana...
Mar 04, 2025
Audubon Football Coaches Birks and Konkler Honored by IFCA
(Audubon) The Iowa Football Coaches Association recognized Audubon Head Football Coach Sean Birks and Assistant Coach Tony Konkler over the weekend. Coach Birks was named one of two Regional Coaches o...
Mar 04, 2025
Pottawattamie County Declares Snow Emergency
(Council Bluffs) Pottawattamie County Secondary Roads Department is declaring a Snow Emergency. The Snow Emergency will go into effect at 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, and will remain in effec...
Mar 04, 2025
A Mix of Wet and Dry in the Spring Planting Forecast
(NAFB) The temperatures across much of the Midwest have alternated between above and below normal for this time of year. Drew Lerner, senior ag meteorologist at World Weather, Inc., says it looks like...
Mar 04, 2025
Firefighters Respond to Skid Steer Explosion and Fire in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) The Villisca, Grant, and Red Oak Fire Departments responded to 1601 T Avenue for a reported skid steer explosion. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce says when they arrived, the skid steer was ful...
Mar 04, 2025
Updated: Blizzard Warning for Southwest Iowa
(Des Moines) A strong early spring system is set to affect Iowa later today through tonight into Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a Blizzard Warning for all of southwest, a...
Mar 04, 2025
Bird Flu Continues to Spike in the U.S.
(Des Moines) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says Bird Flu continues to challenge poultry, and dairy producers across the United States. Naig tells KSOM/KS95 News that bird flu is showing a si...
Mar 04, 2025
Treynor Squares off Against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont in First Round of State Tournament
(Des Moines) The Treynor girls' basketball team is heading to Des Moines today for the first round of the Iowa Girls' High School State Basketball Tournament. The Cardinals, with a record of 21-3, hav...
Mar 04, 2025
Storm Spotter Training in Cass County
(Atlantic) National Weather Service meteorologists will be in Cass County next week to provide a comprehensive multi-media spotter training presentation. Cass County Emergency Management is hosting a ...
Mar 03, 2025
Winter Storm Watch
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service forecasts very strong northwest winds, gusting to near 50 miles per hour, from Tuesday night into Wednesday. On Tuesday night, rain will also change to snow f...
Mar 03, 2025
