Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Update on House Fire in Elk Horn with Shelby County Sheriff Neil Gross: House Fire follows standoff in Elk Horn
(Elk Horn) Several area fire departments were called to a house fire on Madison Street in Elk Horn this afternoon following an incident that began earlier this morning. KSOM/KS95 News Director Tom Rob...
Mandy Billings Jul 12, 2021
Fireworks Company Responds to Shortened Fireworks Display in Atlantic
(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic received a response from J & M Displays to the City's inquiry about the shortened fireworks display on July 4th at the Atlantic Little League Diamonds. Atlantic May...
Tom Robinson Jul 12, 2021
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co.) Three people were arrested for Operating While Intoxicated in Adair County. The Iowa State Patrol arrested Rogelio Olivera Martinez, 28, of Creston, on July 4th for OWI 1st Offense. Bond w...
Mandy Billings Jul 12, 2021
USDA To Spend $500M To Establish Smaller Meat Processing Plants
(Council Bluffs, IA) The U-S-D-A will spend 500-million dollars to help establish smaller-scale meat processing plants to compete with the four major corporations that dominate the industry. U-S Ag Se...
Tom Robinson Jul 12, 2021
Rainfall Amounts over the past 24 Hours
Audubon-1.24 Atlantic-1.40 Carroll-.80 Clarinda-.17 Council Bluffs-.65 Creston-1.79 Denison-.71 Massena-1.3 Red Oak-.37
Tom Robinson Jul 11, 2021
Nebraska Man arrested following High Speed Pursuit in Clarinda
(Clarinda) A Norfolk, Nebraska man faces charges after leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit in Clarinda. On Saturday, July 10, at around 10:55 a.m., Clarinda Police attempted to stop a 1992...
Tom Robinson Jul 11, 2021
Atlantic First Responders Drone Training
(Atlantic) Drones are becoming a valuable tool for law enforcement officers and emergency responders. On Friday morning, Jennifer Pidgen, owner of Sundance Media Group LLC, and one of her instructors ...
Tom Robinson Jul 11, 2021
Iowa's rivers feeling effects of dry June
Below average rainfall last month has led to low flow conditions on Iowa's rivers early in July. As of Friday the East Nishnabotna River at Atlantic was flowing at 97 cubic feet per second, down from ...
Western Iowa Today Jul 11, 2021
Storm Reports
(Area) The National Weather Service reports storm damage and heavy rainfall from the strong thunderstorms passing through the area early this morning. Friday: *8:15 a.m.-1.75-inch hail five miles sout...
Tom Robinson Jul 10, 2021
Emergency Management Requests Damage Reports from the Overnight Storms
(Council Bluffs) The storms that rolled through the county in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 10th left some residents without power, tree debris, and some reports of potential residential d...
Tom Robinson Jul 10, 2021