Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Nation's Corn and Soybean Conditions Decline Again
(Omaha) Corn and soybean conditions declined again this week, according to the USDA's weekly crop progress report released on Tuesday, July 5. The nation's corn crop condition rating declined three pe...
Tom Robinson Jul 05, 2022

Healthy Cass County to Host Informational Meeting on Serving Pacific Islander Population
(Atlantic) In recent years, the population of people of Pacific Islander descent in Cass County has increased significantly. This July Healthy Cass County will be hosting Trevy Augustin, the Executive...
Mandy Billings Jul 05, 2022

Montgomery County Board of Supervisors Pass Wind Turbine Moratorium
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors passed an updated Wind Turbine Ordinance on Tuesday morning. The ordinance implements a moratorium on wind energy for one year with a caveat to ext...
Tom Robinson Jul 05, 2022

Filing period for NPPO and Non-Affiliated persons for General Election has changed
(Atlantic) Cass County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Sara Harris, announces that pursuant to a Federal Court Order, the filing period for candidates for Nonparty political organization (NPPO)...
Mandy Billings Jul 05, 2022
Strong Storms forecast for later Today
(Des Moines) Kristy Carter with the National Weather Service forecasts strong to severe thunderstorms to develop in northwest Iowa this afternoon and drift southeasterly throughout the state through t...
Tom Robinson Jul 05, 2022
DCI and Coralville Police Investigating Gunshot Death of 3-year-old
(Coralville) A 3-year-old child died from apparent gunshot wounds he suffered earlier on Sunday at his residence. At approximately 12:19 p.m. on Sunday, the Coralville Police Department responded to a...
Tom Robinson Jul 05, 2022

Red Oak Police Report Two Arrests
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 47-year-old Ian Joseph Haas of Red Oak on Monday night during a traffic stop near 8th and Ratliff Road for a traffic offense. Police transported Haas to the Montgomer...
Tom Robinson Jul 05, 2022
New Garbage Search Law Likely To Face Court Challenge
(Des Moines, IA) -- A new law in Iowa allows police to search through a person's garbage for criminal evidence without a warrant. But it's at odds with an Iowa Supreme Court decision last year that sa...
Tom Robinson Jul 05, 2022
Iowa State Fair Making Transition To Cashless System
(Des Moines, IA) -- Well over half of the purchases for food, beverages, and other items at last year's Iowa State Fair were done electronically -- and Gary Slater, the General Manager and C-E-O of th...
Tom Robinson Jul 05, 2022

Expensive Fourth Of July Weekend Food-Wise
(UNDATED) -- Fireworks were not the only things sky high in Iowa this Fourth of July weekend. An American Farm Bureau Federation survey found consumers paid an average of nearly 70 dollars ($69.68) fo...
Tom Robinson Jul 05, 2022







