Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report two arrests and one break-in. Police arrested 31-year old Clinton Harold Overton of Creston on Wednesday at his residence for 4th-degree theft. Officers transported Ove...
Tom Robinson Jun 17, 2021
Rain Totals
(Area) Here is an early list of rain totals. *Exira-1.0 inch *Wiota-.95 *Anita-.90 *Massena-.80 *Carroll-.74 *Atlantic-.30 *Audubon-.28 *Clarinda-.25 *Shenandoah-.25 *Creston-.22 *Lewis-.20 *Harlan-.1...
Tom Robinson Jun 17, 2021
High Winds Prompt Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Late Wednesday Night
(Area) A line of severe thunderstorms rolled through parts of west-central and southwest Iowa late Wednesday night. The National Weather Service issued Severe Thunderstorm warnings for Crawford and Ca...
Tom Robinson Jun 17, 2021
Dangerous Heat Conditions forecast for Today.
(Atlantic) The scorching conditions today can cause heat exhaustion for those people working outside and the vulnerable population. Cass County Public Health Nurse Linda Edelman says signs of heat exh...
Tom Robinson Jun 17, 2021
Record-Breaking High Temperatures Forecast Today: Heat Advisory for Much of the State
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines is forecasting recording-breaking high temperatures of 100-degrees today. A Heat Advisory is in effect for all of west-central and southwest Iow...
Tom Robinson Jun 17, 2021
Audubon City Council relaxes ordinance on vendors for T-Bone Days
(Audubon) Vendor permits for the 2021 T-Bone Days Celebration in Audubon will be waived. The City Council made the decision during their meeting this week, but will revisit this topic in the future. "...
Western Iowa Today Jun 17, 2021
Atlantic City Council votes on First Reading to change the Elections to runoff Elections
(Atlantic) On Wednesday, the Atlantic City Council voted on the first reading to change an ordinance from winner takes all to run0ff elections. The ordinance must pass three readings to make the chang...
Tom Robinson Jun 16, 2021
Carroll County Man Pleads Guilty to Meth and Gun Charges
(Carroll Co.) A Carroll County man who conspired to distribute meth while possessing guns pled guilty Tuesday in federal court in Sioux City. Christopher O'Tool, 43, from Arcadia, was convicted of two...
Mandy Billings Jun 16, 2021
Red Oak man arrested on a warrant for Domestic Assault
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested Robert Matthew Lynn Petersen, 42, of Red oak, on Wednesday on a warrant for Domestic Assault. He was held on $300 bond.
Mandy Billings Jun 16, 2021
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department reports three arrests. Edward Michael Liford, 59, of Red Oak, was arrested Tuesday for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was transported to the Montgomery Co...
Mandy Billings Jun 16, 2021