Category Archives: Local News
Food Safety During a Fourth of July Celebration
(NAFB) The Fourth of July weekend means a lot of grills firing up for holiday meals. Don't forget the importance of food safety when cooking on a grill. Meredith Carrothers, technical information spec...
Jul 3, 2026
E15 Making Holiday Travel More Affordable
(NAFB) Triple A predicts about 61 million people will travel by car during the Fourth of July weekend. American drivers could collectively save more than $21 million this Independence Day weekend if t...
Jul 3, 2026
2026 'Stop the Scammers Tour' Concludes After Sparking 19 Fraud Investigations
(Des Moines) The 2026 Stop the Scammers Tour-a joint initiative of the Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services, the Iowa Attorney General's Office, and AARP Iowa-officially concluded in Ju...
Jul 3, 2026
Summer cookouts cost nearly $3 more this holiday than last year
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) At a 4% increase from last summer, the cost of backyard barbecue has grown in price at about the same pace as inflation, according to the annual American Farm Bureau Federation...
Jul 3, 2026
Rain Totals
Adair-.80 Anita-.80 Atlantic-.80 (KSOM-KS95 Studios) Darrin Petty, (Southwest of Atlantic .25) Alan Zellmer (West of Atlantic .25) Audubon-1.00 Council Bluffs-.27 Creston-.02 Denison-.42 Elliott.33 El...
Jul 3, 2026
State News: Sweets Are Now Eligible For Iowa SNAP
>>Iowa's SNAP Waiver Officially Vacated (Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa SNAP recipients can once again use their benefits to buy items like soda and candy. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Servi...
Jul 3, 2026
House Democrats Push Back Against Trump Tariff and Trade Policies
(NAFB) House Agriculture Committee Democrats are pushing back against White House policies that they say are hurting U.S. agriculture. Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN) said farmers are normally a res...
Jul 3, 2026
Healthy SNAP Food Waiver Update
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) has received formal notification that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) has vacated ...
Jul 2, 2026
A Legacy of Leadership: Dan Haynes Marks 35 Years at Nishna Valley Family YMCA
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors, YMCA dignitaries, family members, and community members gathered at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA on Thursday morning to recognize Executive Director Dan H...
Jul 2, 2026
Walcott Insurance Agent Charged with 23 Felonies in Identity Theft in Insurance Fraud Scheme
(Des Moines) A Walcott man faces over two dozen criminal charges following an extensive investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division's Fraud Bureau into an alleged identity theft and unauthorized insu...
Jul 2, 2026
