Category Archives: Local News
Gov. Reynolds signs Harvest Proclamation extension, addresses potential fuel issues in the State of Iowa
(Des Moines) Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed proclamations relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, manure, and motor fuels. The Harvest Proclamation is effective imm...
Oct 28, 2022
Senator Chuck Grassley Convenes Field Hearing in Des Moines
(Des Moines) Parents of Iowans lost to fentanyl poisoning joined state and federal officials to shine a light on the deadly epidemic claiming lives in Iowa and across the country at an alarming rate. ...
Oct 28, 2022
Food Bank of Iowa gets $2 Million Gift
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Food Bank of Iowa is using a two-million dollar gift to finish an expansion of it's distribution center. The money's coming from Ankeny-based Albaugh L-L-C and founder Dennis A...
Oct 28, 2022
Iowa Pheasant Season Opens This Weekend
(Undated) An estimated 150 thousand people will take advantage of Iowa's pheasant hunting season, which starts tomorrow. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters to follow the saf...
Oct 28, 2022
Character Counts Award Presented to SWIPCO on Thursday
(Atlantic) Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and Iowa Character Counts presented the Southwest Iowa Planning Council with the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center's Character Counts 2022 Organization of Characte...
Oct 28, 2022
Former RAGBRAI director creates "Save RAGBRAI" Facebook group, calls race is unstable
(Des Moines, IA) A former RAGBRAI director is trying to save the world's longest-running bike ride. Dieter Drake led the race from 2019 to 2022. He started a Facebook page this summer, named "Save RAG...
Oct 28, 2022
Company With Pasta Produced In IA, NY Facing Class Action Lawsuit
(Ames, IA) -- The pasta company Barilla is facing a class action lawsuit over its claims the pasta was made in Italy when it's actually made in Iowa and New York. Iowa Attorney Andrew Reed says if you...
Oct 27, 2022
Carbon Company Applies For Permit From IUB To Build
(Sioux City, IA) -- A company is filing for a permit from the Iowa Utilities Board to begin building a proposed carbon capture pipeline. The pipeline proposed by Navigator CO2 would stretch across 33 ...
Oct 27, 2022
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 43-year-old Kim Jack Douglas Trost of Red Oak on Wednesday in the 1600 block of 200th Street for driving while revoked. Officers transported Trost to the Montgomery C...
Oct 27, 2022
The Iowa Youth Straw Poll Results Are In
(Des Moines, IA) Results are in for the 2022 Iowa Youth Straw Poll. The Iowa Secretary of State's Office says K-though-12 students from more than 140 schools cast ballots for the governor's race and t...
Oct 27, 2022
