Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Eight people injured in Crawford County accident
(Crawford Co) Eight people were injured in a head-on collision in Crawford County on Sunday. The Iowa State Patrol says a 17-year-old from Storm Lake was driving a 2015 Honda Pilot eastbound in the we...
Mandy Billings Oct 24, 2022

7th Biennial Lighted Halloween Campground-Results
(Lewis) Cass County Conservation Board has announced the results of the 7th Biennial Lighted Halloween Campground. On Saturday, October 22nd, at Cold Springs Park in Lewis, they had 187 people voting ...
Mandy Billings Oct 24, 2022

Updated: Montgomery County EMA Coordinator: "Farmers Saved the Day"
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman says the ignition point of Sunday's wildfire came from a machinery fire two weeks ago. (Brian Hamman's Drone footage is posted...
Tom Robinson Oct 24, 2022
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co.) The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested Marvis Eugene Routh II, 28, of Des Moines, on October 21st on a warrant for Driving While License Denied or Revoked. Routh was held on $1,000 cas...
Mandy Billings Oct 24, 2022

Atlantic man enters plea of guilty to Willful Injury and other charges
(Atlantic) An Atlantic man has entered a waiver of rights and plea of guilty to charges of Willful Injury, Assault Causing Bodily Injury and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana) 1st Offens...
Mandy Billings Oct 24, 2022
Higher Beef Costs Shifting Iowans' Buying Habits
(Undated) -- Higher beef prices could be changing what Iowa consumers are buying at the meat counter. Beth Doran, Iowa State University Extension Beef Specialist. She conducted a small survey at this ...
Mandy Billings Oct 24, 2022
Council Bluffs Police investigating fatal accident
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department is investigating a fatal accident that occurred early Sunday morning. At approximately 4:10 a.m., Officers were dispatched to the 50-mile marker o...
Mandy Billings Oct 24, 2022
Iowa Department of Public Health Reports Increase in Respiratory Illnesses
(Updated) Respiratory illnesses are on the rise in Iowa. The state Department of Public Health reports that these illnesses often peak in late fall. They say respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases ha...
Tom Robinson Oct 24, 2022
Mountain Lion Spotted Two Nights In A Row In South Des Moines Metro Area
(Indianola) A mountain lion's confirmed in the south part of the Des Moines metro area -- two nights in a row. The Indianola Police Department has released photos of the big cat and says the mountain ...
Tom Robinson Oct 24, 2022
Harrison County Wildfire
(Mondamin) Twelve area fire departments responded to a wildfire in Harrison County on Sunday. Harrison County received a 9-1-1 call at 1:15 p.m. for a field on fire on 235th Street near Hamlin Ave sou...
Tom Robinson Oct 24, 2022







