Category Archives: Local News
Motorcycle Crash in Montgomery County Claims One Life
(Stanton) One person died, and another person was injured in a motorcycle accident in Montgomery County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 10:10 a.m. on Saturday on Highway 34 near t...
May 28, 2022
Ernst Presses Vilsack on Fertilizer Costs, Supply Chain Challenges, and Admin's Expansive 30x30 Conservation Scheme
(Washington D.C) Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst appearing before the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday, questioned U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The Senator from Red Oak addressed fe...
May 28, 2022
Updated: Red Oak man arrested for Sexual Assault
(Fremont Co.) The Fremont County Sheriff's Office says Deputies arrested 18-year-old Jordan Clements, of Red Oak, on Tuesday in connection to a sexual assault that occurred in Fremont County on May 22...
May 27, 2022
Four arrested on Theft and Drug charges in Fremont County
(Fremont Co.) Four people were arrested on Theft and Drug charges in Fremont County. The Fremont County Sheriff's Office says at approximately 11:53 p.m. on Thursday, Deputies were called to the 5-mil...
May 27, 2022
Madison County Man Sentenced for False Statements to the Social Security Administration
(Des Moines) The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Iowa says Troy John Pitzen, age 58, of Peru, Iowa, was sentenced Thursday to 24 months in prison following his guilty plea to making...
May 27, 2022
Winterset Celebrates John Wayne's Birthday
(Winterset, IA) -- The southwest Iowa town of Winterset is celebrating this weekend what would have been the 115th birthday of actor and native son John Wayne. John Wayne Birthplace and Museum manager...
May 27, 2022
Iowa House reaches agreement on use of ATV/UTVs on County Highways
(Des Moines) The Iowa House reached an agreement on House File 2130, which will allow ATV/UTVs on county highways as a part of a statewide law. Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore said, "C...
May 27, 2022
Red Oak man arrested for Criminal Mischief
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested Eric Alan Vannausdle, 31, of Red Oak, for Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree. The Red Oak Police Department says Vannausdle damaged a residence in the 1200 b...
May 26, 2022
Montgomery County Sheriff's Report
(Montgomery Co.) Two men were arrested on warrants in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says 42-year-old Robert Lee Bopp, of Shenandoah, was arrested this morning at the Page C...
May 26, 2022
Interstate changes coming soon in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) Two major changes to the interstate near I-29/I-480/West Broadway will occur late this week and early next week. On Friday, May 27 by 6 a.m., eastbound I-480/West Broadway will be shi...
May 26, 2022
