Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Improper disposal of smoking materials believed to be the cause of Council Bluffs Apartment Fire
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Fire Department says the cause of the fire at Copper Creek Apartments on Monday is believed to be from improper disposal of smoking materials. The Council Bluffs Fi...
Mandy Billings Apr 28, 2021
Council Bluffs: Work release escape of Orlando Williams
(Council Bluffs) The Iowa Department of Corrections says Orlando Louis Williams, convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree in Pottawattamie County, walked away from the Council Bluffs Residential Facility witho...
Mandy Billings Apr 28, 2021
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Report
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office arrested Marlen Martinez-Solares, 38, following a traffic stop at 390th and Highway 6 near Oakland on Tuesday for Operating While Intoxica...
Mandy Billings Apr 28, 2021
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report two arrests and one incident. Police arrested 26-year old Matthew Hamm of Creston on a Union County Warrant for Failure to Appear. Hamm was released from the Union Coun...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2021
Atlantic Man arrested on Domestic Abuse Assault Warrant
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police Officers arrested 24-year old Anthony Allen Charles Rohner of Atlantic on a Montgomery County Warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault, 1st Offense. Officer's transported Rohner to ...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2021
Advance Child Tax Credit Payments begin in July
(U.S.) The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 expanded the Child Tax Credit for tax year 2021 and the changes made will involve advance payments to families starting in July. The IRS says for tax year 2...
Mandy Billings Apr 28, 2021
ARISE Launching Fundraising for the Armory
(Atlantic) Atlantic Rock Island Society Enterprise President Steve Livengood says the Armory is endangered and needs the communities to support to save the National Historic building and center of com...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2021
Rep. Axne Announces Federal Funding for Iowa Child Care Providers and Working Families
(Des Moines) Iowa District #3 Representative Cindy Axne announced $369,536,572 in federal investments to help Iowa child care providers open safely, keep workers on the payroll and lower costs for har...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2021
Atlantic Municipal Utilities Recognized for Reliable Electric Service to the Community
(Atlantic) Atlantic Municipal Utilities (AMU) has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric service reliability in 2020. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Ass...
Mandy Billings Apr 27, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports seven arrests between April 17th and April 25th. Garret Allen Horgdal, 37, of Henderson, was arrested April 17th on a warrant for Stalking, Harass...
Mandy Billings Apr 27, 2021