Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Legislature Adds More Dangerous Compounds to State's List of Illegal Drugs
(Des Moines, IA) -- The legislature has voted to add 14 new opioid compounds to the state's list of illegal drugs that have a high potential for abuse. All 14 drugs include fentanyl, a synthetic opioi...
Apr 14, 2022
Seven Counties Declared State Disaster Areas After Storms
(Des Moines, IA) -- Governor Reynolds has issued disaster proclamations for seven Iowa counties. The proclamations come after Tuesday night's storms which had high winds, hail, and spawned several tor...
Apr 14, 2022
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police investigated a hit-and-run accident and a theft. On Tuesday, Paige Nicole O'Neal of 803 Adams Street reported her vehicle had been struck in the area of 300 N. Russell Street....
Apr 14, 2022
Reynolds "Focused" Only on State Scholarship Plan for Private Schooling
(Des Moines, IA) -- Lawmakers' decisions on the state budget and other high-profile issues are apparently on hold. Governor Kim Reynolds continues to lobby for state-funded scholarships for 10-thousan...
Apr 14, 2022
State Sees Increase in Syphilis Cases
(Des Moines, IA) -- Preliminary data from the Department of Public Health for 2021 show significant increases in some sexually transmitted diseases (S-T-D's). The Department's S-T-D Program Manager, G...
Apr 14, 2022
School's Free Lunch Program ending Next School Year Pending Appeal
(Atlantic) At Wednesday's Atlantic School Board meeting, School Superintendent Steve Barber reported the Federal Government's free breakfast and lunch program is going away. Barber says the decision i...
Apr 14, 2022
Red Oak Police arrest Red Oak Man on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 43-year-old David Francis Hughes Jr. on Wednesday night for Domestic Abuse Assault 1st offense. Officers transported Hughes Jr. to the Montgomery County Jail and held...
Apr 14, 2022
Storm causes Damage in Harrison County
(Logan) The storm that blew through portions of western Iowa damaged two residents, trees, and agricultural land in Harrison County. Harrison County Emergency Management Coordinator Philip Davis asses...
Apr 14, 2022
Western Iowa under Red Flag Warning and Wind Advisory
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme fire conditions in Western Iowa from noon today to 9:00 p.m. this evening. Forecasters say high winds of 25-to-35 miles ...
Apr 14, 2022
Atlantic Trees Forever Vouchers Available
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Trees Forever organization informs the public that spring tree vouchers are now available. Dolly Bergman from Trees Forever, there is a significant demand for trees this spring...
Apr 14, 2022
