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News from Western Iowa.
Rain Totals
Anita: 2.3 inches Avoca: 2.3 inches Atlantic: 1.5 (KSOM/KS95 Studios) Atlantic: 2.1 inches (Palm Street) 7 miles west of Atlantic: 3.5 inches Audubon: 1.8 inches South of Lewis: 3.4 Harlan: 2.4 inches...
Tom Robinson Jul 31, 2021
Flash Flood Watch
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Watch until 10:00 a.m. for Cass, Adams, Adair, Taylor, Ringgold, Union, and Dallas Counties. Heavy rainfall of two to four inches is poss...
Tom Robinson Jul 31, 2021
Cass County Fair Events for Saturday
(Atlantic) The Sheep Show will be the first even at the Cass County Fair this morning at 8:00 a.m. Other events this morning include the Herd Dog Trials at 8:30 a.m., Pet Show at 10:00 a.m. and Meat G...
Mandy Billings Jul 31, 2021
SWI Fisheries Biologist Talks Summer Fish Kills
(Lewis) The hot and dry weather this summer is setting up for fish kills in area farm ponds. Bryan Hayes, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says the heat is pushing ...
Tom Robinson Jul 31, 2021
Updated Photos: Atlantic Schools Superintendent and Administration working on displaced Students
(Atlantic) Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber and school administrators are working through placing students following Tuesday's fire that caused extensive water damage to the Middle School....
Tom Robinson Jul 30, 2021
Storm Damage Reports
(Hancock) A line of severe thunderstorms swept through eastern Pottawattamie County at around 8:30 p.m., leaving behind down trees, powerlines, and ping pong-size hail. At 8:25 p.m., a trained weather...
Tom Robinson Jul 30, 2021
Cass County Fair Rabbit and Dog Show Results
Rabbit Results: 4-H: Champion 6 Class 4-H Production: Stella Beattie, Benton-Franklin Reserve: Claire Schroeder, Grove H.O.T. Champion 6 Class 4-H Individual: Stella Beattie, Benton-Franklin Reserve: ...
Tom Robinson Jul 30, 2021
Flash Flood Watch for Southwest Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for southwest Iowa from 1:00 a.m. Saturday through Saturday morning. Heavy rainfall of two to four inches will be possible in t...
Mandy Billings Jul 30, 2021
West Des Moines man transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident in Cass County
(Cass Co.) A West Des Moines man suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Cass County on July 24th. The Cass County Sheriff's Office responded to the accident on Olive Street and Boston Ro...
Mandy Billings Jul 30, 2021
Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports six arrests. Robert Paul Joens, 28, of Exira, was arrested July 23rd on three Cass County warrants for Violation of Probation. Joens was transported...
Mandy Billings Jul 30, 2021