Category Archives: Local News
Iowa Republicans Outnumber Democrats In Voter Registration
(Undated) -- Iowa Republicans have about a four-and-a-half percent statewide voter registration edge over Democrats With six weeks remaining in the 2022 campaign. For years, the largest voting block i...
Sep 26, 2022
Northwest Iowa Man Sentenced To Prison For Kidnapping Ex-girlfriend
(Bronson, IA) -- A man from the small northwest Iowa town of Bronson who kidnapped his ex-girlfriend has been sentenced to more than ten years in federal prison. Prosecutors say 21-year-old Zachary Sm...
Sep 26, 2022
I-S-U Finds Endangered Bees at Only four Of 50 Iowa Locations
(Ames, IA) -- Iowa State University researchers say their effort to map out the location and habitat of the rare rusty patched bee In Iowa found them in limited quantity. Teams from I-S-U surveyed 50 ...
Sep 26, 2022
Statewide Excessive Speed Initiative Runs from September 27 through October 4
(Atlantic) Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #4 Public Information Office Shelby McCreedy says daily in Iowa and across the nation, excessive speed is a significant public safety concern. Trooper...
Sep 26, 2022
Atlantic Man Strikes House with a Stolen Pickup
(Atlantic) An Atlantic man faces charges after striking a residence with a stolen pickup. At 2:18 a.m. on Sunday, Cass County Communications dispatched the Atlantic Police Department to a motor vehicl...
Sep 25, 2022
Reminder: Temporary closure of Pottawattamie County Road G-37/Old Mormon Bridge Road scheduled for Monday
(Pottawattamie Co.) A CN Railway project to rebuild the at-grade crossing on Pottawattamie County Road G-37/Old Mormon Bridge Road just east of I-29/I-680 system interchange will require closing the r...
Sep 25, 2022
Aaron Koontz Joins SWIPCO as Grant Specialist
(Atlantic) The Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) announced Aaron Koontz has been hired as a Grants Specialist. He will work with SWIPCO housing programs to ensure that the agency and the commun...
Sep 25, 2022
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit Farmhouse & Flowers
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors visited Farmhouse & Flowers at their new location Thursday, September 22, 2022. The Ambassadors met with Ann Johnk, owner, to see the space, located at ...
Sep 25, 2022
Updated: Missing Council Bluffs Child Located
(Council Bluffs) The missing eleven-year-old Council Bluffs child Jameson Borden has been located. Previous Story: Council Bluffs Police are searching for 11-year-old Jameson Borden of Council Bluffs....
Sep 24, 2022
ISP Provides Tips for Sharing Roadways with Farm Equipment
(Undated) The 2022 harvest season is underway, so large farm equipment will travel Iowa's roadways. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #4 Information Officer Shelby McCreedy says the responsibilit...
Sep 24, 2022
