Category Archives: Local News

(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests on warrants out of Pottawattamie County and Douglas County, Nebraska. Deputies arrested 35-year-old Keegan Patrick Rooney of Council Bl...

(Washington, IA) -- Despite widespread rainfall earlier this week, drought conditions are worsening across Iowa, according to the latest U-S Drought Monitor map. Field agronomist Rebecca Vittetoe with...

(Omaha, Nebraska) The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) fell for the fifth straight month, sinking below growth neutral for a third consecutive month according to the monthly survey of...

By MARGERY A. BECK and JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Health officials say a child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in the Elkhorn River ...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance regulating panhandling. Panhandling on private property is managed through trespassing laws. However, public property is...

(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested Brandon Whitfield, 35, on Wednesday on a Union County warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault. Whitfield was transported to the Union County Jail where he i...

(Red Oak) A Griswold man is in custody in Montgomery County on a warrant for Eluding. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Wednesday evening in the 2700 block of 110th Street. During the stop, Deputie...

(Audubon) Heartland Business Systems will continue to provide IT Support in Audubon County until new IT Director Brennan Schulte gets acclimated to his position. Audubon County Board of Supervisors Ch...

(Harlan) Harlan Schools Superintendent Dr. Jenny Barnett updated the City Council Tuesday night on the upcoming bond election. Dr. Barnett explained the needs at the Primary School. For anyone interes...

(Nodaway) Last week, Villisca City Councilman and Democrat Tripp Narup announced his intention to run against Incumbent Republican State Senator Tom Shipley of Nodaway in the newly drawn 9th Senate Di...