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News from Western Iowa.
Ernst: Before Passing another Massive Bill, Iowans Deserve Transparency Around Unspent COVID Funds
(Washington D.C.) Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst joined her colleagues, Senators Rick Scott of Florida, and James Lankford, of Oklahoma, on the Senate floor to introduce a proposal that would require fu...
Tom Robinson Mar 04, 2021
Harsh winter not kind to pheasant survival
(Area) Heavy snowfall this winter is expected to be detrimental to the pheasant population. 30" of snow is the level the DNR hopes to stay under for the sake of over winter survival for pheasants. "Wh...
Western Iowa Today Mar 04, 2021
No Surprise February Weather One for the Record Books
(Des Moines) The state of Iowa spent most of February in an effective Arctic outbreak of cold air from an Artic intrusion. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says it was the coldest start to February s...
Tom Robinson Mar 04, 2021
Guthrie County Attorney gives update to Board of Supervisors
(Guthrie Co.) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors received an update from County Attorney Brenna Bird at their meeting Tuesday morning. Bird said they currently have a lot of trials scheduled. She...
Mandy Billings Mar 04, 2021
Atlantic City Council approves Public Hearing and Bid Date for Atlantic Animal Shelter Addition
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council agreed to send the Atlantic Animal Shelter Addition project out for a rebid and set the public hearing for April 7. Nearly one year ago, the City Council received ...
Tom Robinson Mar 03, 2021
Former Red Oak Insurance Agent Charged with Insurance Fraud
(Des Moines) Dustin French, age 42, of Red Oak, Iowa, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) and one count of Theft in the 2nd Degree (Class D Fe...
Mandy Billings Mar 03, 2021
Iowa House Delivers on COVID Relief Package, Providing $128M in Tax Relief for Individuals, Businesses
(DES MOINES) -- On March 3, 2021, the Iowa House of Representatives passed a COVID-19 relief package, Senate File 364 with an amendment, to deliver $128 million in tax relief to Iowa taxpayers and bus...
Mandy Billings Mar 03, 2021
Governor Reynolds addresses Johnson & Johnson Vaccination Allocations
(Des Moines) At her weekly press briefing, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds called the FDA and CDC approval of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine a "game-changer." Reynolds notes J & J is a one-dose vaccin...
Tom Robinson Mar 03, 2021
Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Cass Co.) A Council Bluffs woman was arrested on drug charges in Cass County. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says Lisa Marie Sivard, 33, was arrested Tuesday for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, P...
Mandy Billings Mar 03, 2021
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was arrested following a brief pursuit in Pottawattamie County early this morning. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says the pursuit occurred after a Dep...
Mandy Billings Mar 03, 2021