Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Atlantic Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation
(Atlantic) The Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation encourages the senior alumni of Atlantic High School, through their contributions, to honor the school that gave them their educational start. The o...
Aug 25, 2021
Atlantic Personnel and Finance Committee to Discuss Park and Rec Staff and Wages
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council Personnel and Finance Committee will discuss three topics at Wednesday's meeting. One of the topics on the agenda is to review the Park and Pool Employee staffing,...
Aug 25, 2021
Updated: Atlantic Garage Fire
(Atlantic) Atlantic Firefighters responded to a garage fire at around 2:49 a.m. this morning at 800 Olive Street. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel said when they arrived on the scene, the structure was ...
Aug 25, 2021
3-Year-Old Boy Hit By Vehicle, Injured In Store Parking Lot
(West Des Moines, IA) -- West Des Moines police report a three-year-old boy suffered a head injury Monday when he was hit by a vehicle in a store parking lot. The boy was conscious when officers arriv...
Aug 24, 2021
Police Arrest 32-Year-Old Des Moines Woman On Bank Robbery Charges
(Des Moines, IA) -- Police say a 32-year-old Des Moines woman entered a U-S Bank downtown location Monday morning at about 10:00 a-m and handed an employee a note saying she was robbing the branch. Af...
Aug 24, 2021
Prosecutor Blames Poor Police Work For Acquittal
(Council Bluffs, IA) -- The prosecutor says poor police work is to blame for the acquittal of a man who had been accused of killing his sister more than two decades ago. Fifty-two-year-old Matt Kenned...
Aug 24, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Office arrests Nine People on Drug and Other Charges
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested nine people on drug charges from August 2 through August 22. On Sunday, Mills County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipme...
Aug 24, 2021
Memorial Service set for Remains of Audubon County WWII Soldier
(Exira) Next month, a Memorial Service for U.S. Navy Soldier Eli Olsen, who lost his life at Pearl Harbor, will be held in Exira. John Henry of Jewell, Iowa, says his Uncle Eli Olsen was a Navy Petty ...
Aug 24, 2021
Drones a New Tool for Law Enforcement
(Atlantic) Drones are becoming a valuable tool for the Cass County Sheriff's Office and Atlantic Police Department. Cass County Sheriff's Deputy Ben Bartholomew is currently running the drone at accid...
Aug 24, 2021
Update: Charges Filed in Council Bluffs Shooting Involving 4th Judicial District High-Risk unit Officer and Parole Violators
(Council Bluffs) The 4th Judicial District Correctional Officer who was involved in a shooting with parole violators Brandon Hines and Kelsey Hanna in Council Bluffs on Friday, August 20, 2021, is ide...
Aug 23, 2021
