Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Harlan Man Sentenced for Firearm Offense
(Council Bluffs) The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 29-year-old Stormy Shaye Cole Trucke, of Harlan, was sentenced on September 7th to 42 months in prison following his ...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2022

Shelby County Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offense
(Council Bluffs) The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 53-year-old Kevin Charles Kersten, of Harlan, was sentenced on September 7th to seven years in prison following his p...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2022
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced for a Drug Offense
(Council Bluffs) The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 39-year-old Dustin Michael Adkins, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on September 20th to 132 months in prison for Pos...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2022
Mindy Jensen Joins SWIPCO as Communications Coordinator
(Atlantic) The Southwest Iowa Planning Council welcomes a new Communications Coordinator to their staff. SWIPCO Executive Director John McCurdy says Mindy Jensen will work to increase awareness of pub...
Tom Robinson Sep 27, 2022
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced for Child Pornography and Enticement Offenses
(Council Bluffs) The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 40-year-old Jason Lauran Kinman, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on September 20th to 25 years in prison following h...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2022

Atlantic Police Report
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department reports eight arrests and one citation between September 17th and September 25th. Kisauo Stephen, 35, of Atlantic, was arrested September 17th for Public Into...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2022

Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 52-year-old Chadwick Zucco, of Red Oak, this morning for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana) 3rd Offense. Zucco was transported to the Mon...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2022
DOT Cancels In-Person Equipment Auction
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa DOT has canceled its fall in-person equipment and vehicle auction. Spokesman David Bollenbaugh says they just don't have enough vehicles available and think they're "still...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2022

One person transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident in Mills County
(Mills Co) One person was transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident in Mills County on Saturday. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 20-year-old Zachary Fischer, of Plattsmouth, ...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2022
Pickup hits gas station in Mills County
(Mills Co) A vehicle struck a gas station in Mills County on Saturday. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 83-year-old William Richardson, of Thurman, was attempting to back his 2014 GMC pickup int...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2022







