Category Archives: Local News
Southwest Iowa is under Red Flag Warning For Thursday Afternoon and Evening
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag warning on Thursday from noon to 7:00 p.m. for southwest and west central Iowa. Northwest winds of 25 miles per hour with gusts over 40 mile...
Oct 12, 2022
Atlantic Student Enrollment Increases Again
(Atlantic) Student enrollment at the Atlantic Community School District is up again this year. Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber reported an increase of 40.9 students served this school yea...
Oct 12, 2022
Rare Invasive Weed Detected In Iowa Again
(Des Moines, IA) -- A weed first spotted in an Iowa farm field years ago has been found again. The Iowa Department of Agriculture is asking farmers to report any sightings of Asian copper leaf. It was...
Oct 12, 2022
Two Florida Men in Custody following Pursuit in Pottawattamie County
(Council Bluffs) Two men are in custody following a pursuit that reached over 125 miles per hour on westbound Interstate 80 in Pottawattamie County. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #3 Public Re...
Oct 12, 2022
Area Rain Totals
Atlantic-.35 Seven Miles West of Atlantic-.50 Lewis-1.45 Marne-.50 Massena-.41 Wiota-.20 Check back for more rain totals.
Oct 12, 2022
Small Businesses In IowaTo Get Funding From U.S. Treasury Department
(Undated) Iowa is getting more than 96 million dollars to invest in small businesses. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the State Small Business Credit Initiative. It wi...
Oct 12, 2022
Iowa Schools Get More Than $630K To Improve Food Service Equipment
(Undated) -- Eligible Iowa schools can get up to 630-thousand dollars to invest in food service equipment. The Biden Administration announced the funding today as part of an 80-million-dollar effort t...
Oct 12, 2022
Atlantic woman arrested for Involuntary Manslaughter and Intent to Manufacture/Deliver a Controlled Substance
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested 35-year-old Jenny Clark, of Atlantic, today on warrants for Intent to Manufacture / Deliver a Controlled Substance and Involuntary Manslaughter. Cl...
Oct 11, 2022
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approve amendment to an agreement for flood property acquisitions
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors this morning approved an amendment to an agreement for services between MAPA and Pottawattamie County for flood property acquisitions. Ma...
Oct 11, 2022
Spotty Severe Thunderstorms forecast for Portions of Iowa
(Des Moines) A cold front moving through the state tonight and tomorrow morning could potentially bring some isolated severe thunderstorms. Jim Lee with the National Weather Service in Des Moines is l...
Oct 11, 2022
