Category Archives: Local News
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Governor Kim Reynolds addresses Iowa’s Childcare Crisis
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds at her press conference today addressed Iowa's Childcare Crisis. Reynolds said access to affordable, high quality childcare in the state of Iowa is certainly an issu...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2021
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports six arrests. George Otis Brittain, 57, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop on March 3rd. Brittain was transported to the Shelby County Jail w...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2021
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa State Patrol working to locate missing juvenile from Missouri
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office said they are actively working a call involving a missing juvenile out of Missouri. This is a joint operation along with the Iowa State Patro...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2021
DNR investigates complaints on livestock disposal in western Iowa
(Neola) In an investigation Monday, DNR staff found improper animal disposal and stockpiled paunch manure, along with manure runoff entering Keg Creek, in Pottawattamie County. DNR staff responded to ...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2021
Clarinda woman transported to the hospital following a rollover accident
(Clarinda) A Clarinda woman was transported to the hospital following a single-vehicle accident in Page County this morning. The Page County Sheriff's Office responded to the accident in the 1400 bloc...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2021
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. Dana Brocke Burkholder III, 47, was arrested following a traffic stop at 111 Old Mormon Bridge Road in Crescent on Tue...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2021
Creston Police arrest Three People on Drug Possession Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrest three people on drug possession charges. The three individuals charged are 35-year old Michael Walton of Creston, 34-year old Shaune Tindle of Creston, and 31-Tonya Tin...
Tom Robinson Mar 10, 2021
Wind Advisory
(Area) The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory for all of western central and southwest Iowa from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. today. Forecasters call for southwest winds of 25-35 miles per hour...
Tom Robinson Mar 10, 2021
New stop sign could be added to 3rd and South Street intersection in Audubon
(Audubon) The City of Audubon is considering adding a stop sign at 3rd and South Streets. City Clerk Joe Foran says a resident approached the council about the intersection during their meeting this w...
Western Iowa Today Mar 10, 2021
Omaha Man Sentenced to Prison for Methamphetamine Offense
(Council Bluffs) A Nebraska man was sentenced to prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says Jeffrey Scott Leisure, 56, of Om...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2021