Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Council Bluffs Police investigating fatal accident
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department is investigating a fatal accident that occurred early Sunday morning. At approximately 4:10 a.m., Officers were dispatched to the 50-mile marker o...
Mandy Billings Oct 24, 2022
Iowa Department of Public Health Reports Increase in Respiratory Illnesses
(Updated) Respiratory illnesses are on the rise in Iowa. The state Department of Public Health reports that these illnesses often peak in late fall. They say respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases ha...
Tom Robinson Oct 24, 2022
Mountain Lion Spotted Two Nights In A Row In South Des Moines Metro Area
(Indianola) A mountain lion's confirmed in the south part of the Des Moines metro area -- two nights in a row. The Indianola Police Department has released photos of the big cat and says the mountain ...
Tom Robinson Oct 24, 2022
Harrison County Wildfire
(Mondamin) Twelve area fire departments responded to a wildfire in Harrison County on Sunday. Harrison County received a 9-1-1 call at 1:15 p.m. for a field on fire on 235th Street near Hamlin Ave sou...
Tom Robinson Oct 24, 2022

Updated: Montgomery County Field Fire
(Red Oak) A wildfire in Montgomery County consumed roughly 750 acres. According to the press release from Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency, at 4:47 p.m. on Sunday, the Communications Cent...
Tom Robinson Oct 24, 2022

Update: Large Field Fire out of control in Montgomery County - Voluntary Evacuation Notice issued
(Montgomery) A large field fire in the area of Highway 34 and A Avenue is out of control. Fire Departments from Cass and Pottawattamie County have been called in for assistance. Residents in the area ...
Mandy Billings Oct 23, 2022
Chance of Severe Weather in Western Iowa Tonight
(Des Moines) The Storm Prediction shows a slight chance of severe weather this evening in western Iowa. The main threat is damaging winds. Today's weather outlook calls for high winds and near-record ...
Tom Robinson Oct 23, 2022

Firefighters dispatched to Red Oak House Fire early Sunday Morning
(Red Oak) Firefighters responded to a house fire in Red Oak early Sunday morning. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce says the call went out at 1:58 a.m. at the residence at 907 E. Prospect Street. Arriving...
Tom Robinson Oct 23, 2022
Southwest Iowa is under Wind Advisory this Afternoon and Tonight
(Des Moines) Button-down the hatch's high winds could be an issue in southwest Iowa today. The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory for southwest and west central Iowa today from 3:00 p.m. ...
Tom Robinson Oct 23, 2022
Drought Conditions Increase in Iowa
(Des Moines) Last week's U.S. Drought Monitor shows significant changes over the past two weeks. Iowa's State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the previous week Iowa had full coverage of abnormally dr...
Tom Robinson Oct 23, 2022








