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News from Western Iowa.

Adams County Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest
(Adams Co.) A Lamoni man was arrested following a traffic stop in Adams County. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says on December 24, at approximately 2:26 am, Deputies conducted a traffic stop at Hi...
Mandy Billings Dec 30, 2025
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Multi-Species Backyard Flock in Dallas County
(Des Moines, IA) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a cas...
Chris Varney Dec 30, 2025

Guthrie County Supervisors Trying to Nail Down EMS Committee Assignments
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- At Tuesday's regular meeting, the Guthrie County Supervisors have still not come to a resolution on the formation of a committee to discuss the EMS issue. The subject did not c...
Chris Varney Dec 30, 2025

Landowners ask court to reconsider decision to pause pipeline permit lawsuit
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Landowners opposed to a carbon sequestration project in Iowa have asked a state court to reconsider its decision to pause a lawsuit over the permit for the pipeline until state...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Dec 30, 2025

AAA Tow To Go Program Running In Iowa For New Years Holiday
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Triple A Tow to Go program is returning in Iowa for the New Years holiday. The effort is meant to decrease impaired driving by offering car owners a ride and a free tow of thei...
Mandy Billings Dec 30, 2025

Overnight Closures of I-80/I-35 scheduled for Jan. 4, 5 and 6
(Grimes) If you drive on Interstate 80/I-35 between the Southwest Mixmaster and Iowa 141 you need to be aware of overnight road closures that may slow down your trip, according to the Iowa Department ...
Mandy Billings Dec 30, 2025
Annual Audit Report for Harlan Municipal Utilities
(Harlan) Gronewold, Bell, Kyhnn & Co. P.C. CPAs have released an audit report on Harlan Municipal Utilities. The auditors reported that Electric Fund revenues (including non-operating) totaled $8,...
Mandy Billings Dec 30, 2025

Iowa lawmakers eye community college degrees, public university courses for 2026
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) As Iowa lawmakers prepare to come together once again for the legislative session, beginning in January, those involved in higher education have turned their eyes to the academ...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Dec 30, 2025

Iowa Traffic Fatalities Drop Significantly in 2025, State Patrol Credits Hands-Free Law, and Focus on Enforcement
(Denison) Traffic fatalities on Iowa roadways are significantly lower than they were at this time last year. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District 4 Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy reports...
Tom Robinson Dec 30, 2025

Cass County Sheriff's Office Arrest Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office released its arrest report covering arrests from December 11th to December 29th. All criminal charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed ...
Tom Robinson Dec 29, 2025







