Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Nebraska Man Arrested on Attempted Murder Charge in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) A Nebraska man was arrested for Attempted Murder and other charges in Council Bluffs. The Council Bluffs Police Department says officers were called to a possible home invasion at 331...
Mandy Billings Dec 24, 2025

Cass County Sheriff's Office Investigating Stolen Vehicle
(Griswold) The Cass County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help with information regarding a stolen 1969 Opel GT automobile. The car was taken south of Griswold sometime in the last two we...
Tom Robinson Dec 24, 2025

Guthrie County Supervisors Agree to Moving VA and GA Offices in the Courthouse
(Guthrie Co.) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors approved relocating a couple of offices within the Guthrie County Courthouse. Supervisor Maggie Armstrong explained that she spoke with Veterans A...
Mandy Billings Dec 24, 2025

Pottawattamie County Supervisors Set Public Hearing Date for Budget Amendment
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors set a public hearing date on a budget amendment for FY25-26. Becky Lenihan, Tax & Finance Officer with the Auditor's Office, explai...
Mandy Billings Dec 24, 2025

What Goes Into Ensuring Holiday Meals
(NAFB) As you prepare to break bread this holiday season, how often do American consumers think about the farmers who make that meal possible? And how many consumers think about the tools in the farme...
Mandy Billings Dec 24, 2025

SWIPCO Announces Transportation Alternatives Program Fund Applications are Open
(Atlantic) Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) and Regional Planning Affiliation 13 (RPA 13) is now accepting applications for its Regional Transportation Alternatives Program fund for projects i...
Mandy Billings Dec 24, 2025

Remains Of Iowa Guard Soldiers Return To Iowa Today
(Des Moines, IA) -- The remains of two Iowa National Guard Soldiers killed in Syria will return home today. The bodies of Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar of Des Moines and William Nathaniel Howard will arriv...
Tom Robinson Dec 24, 2025

Firefighter Injured After Being Struck by SUV at Traffic Accident Scene in Cerro Gordo County
(Cerro Gordo, County) A Firefighter directing traffic at an accident scene was struck by an SUV in Cerro Gordo County. The Iowa State Patrol says the incident happened on Tuesday afternoon on Highway ...
Tom Robinson Dec 24, 2025

Cass County Woman Arrested in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Griswold woman on Tuesday at around 2:30 p.m. in the 2500 block of Highway 48. According to the report, 54-year-old Lisa Metheny was taken i...
Tom Robinson Dec 24, 2025

Appointment Made to Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors Appointment Committee has selected Keith Jones to fill the vacant seat on the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors. Keith Jones w...
Mandy Billings Dec 23, 2025







