Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Des Moines) Lane Elmquist and his show steer "Nelson" have had quite a summer. The Audubon teen's steer was selected as the Grand Champion at the Iowa Governor's Charity Steer Show on Saturday at the...

(Washington D.C) Corn and Soybean crop condition ratings fell this week, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress Report released on Monday afternoon. Corn condition ratings declined 2 percentage po...

(Undated) Addressing the crowd during the recent Cattle Raisers Convention and Expo, hosted by the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, CattleFax CEO Randy Blach says there's reason to...

(Des Moines, IA) -- An 18-year-old woman from Akron was crowned the 2021 Iowa State Fair Queen Saturday. McKenna Henrich represents Plymouth County and wins eight-thousand dollars in scholarships, a 6...

(Des Moines, IA) -- Des Moines police have identified the 25-year-old woman who was found dead in a car that veered off the roadway and caught fire Sunday as Ingrid Vizuett. Investigators are followin...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested an Omaha, Nebraska man following a high-speed pursuit with a motorcycle. Police arrested 24-year old Matthew Jacob Tortorilla Sunday evening on charges of eluding (ov...

(Atlantic) Cars of all makes and models lined the streets downtown for the AtlanticFest Kelly Schlake Memorial car show. Event Co-chairman Rob Clausen says 225 cars turnout for the show. Clausen says ...

(Atlantic) Another great turnout and another beautiful day for the 13th Annual Trevor Fredrickson Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday at the Nishna Hills Golf Course in Atlantic. Trevor's mother, Mel...

George Peterson, 67, of Greenfield (formerly of Casey) died on Friday, June 18, 2021, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 67. Celebration of Life Services: Will be held on S...

(Boone, North Carolina) Atlantic native Derek Stork has been promoted to Assistant Director of Athletic Performance for football at Appalachian State University. Stork formerly served as the assistant...