Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co.) Four people were arrested on drug charges in Adair County. The Stuart Police Department arrested Derrick Jacquay Roberson, 43, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 5th for Possession with...
Mandy Billings May 09, 2022

Teen driver suffers minor injuries in car vs bus accident in Red Oak
(Red Oak) One person suffered minor injuries in a car vs bus accident in Red Oak this morning. The Red Oak Police Department says a 16-year-old male from Red Oak was driving a 1995 Ford Taurus northbo...
Mandy Billings May 09, 2022

Atlantic Food Pantry Seeks Community Partners to Bolster Grant Award
(Atlantic) Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) recently helped the city of Atlantic obtain a grant for funds that will help the Atlantic Food Pantry, a nonprofit that provides grocery items for a...
Mandy Billings May 09, 2022
Update: Council Bluffs Police locate missing man in good health
Update at 11:03 a.m. - Mr. Aken has been found in good health and has been reunited with his family. (Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department is searching for 66-year-old Mark Aken, of Om...
Mandy Billings May 09, 2022
Severe Weather Threat
(Des Moines) Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms are expected to initiate across portions of the state this afternoon and evening, primarily around and east of Interstate 35. All modes of sever...
Tom Robinson May 09, 2022
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested two people and received a report of a theft. On May 4, Police arrested 57-year-old James Chandler Sash of Creston at Division and Spencer. He's charged with Possessio...
Tom Robinson May 09, 2022
Three More Years of Weather Extremes?
(NAFB) If you're a believer in long-term weather cycles, a farmer from the 1800s, an Iowa State University professor, and a Canadian commodity analyst all believe that we're in the final three years o...
Tom Robinson May 09, 2022

Three Iowa teens shot and injured at after-prom party
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Three Iowa teenagers were shot and injured after some uninvited guests showed up to an after-prom party. Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek said about 200 people were at the p...
Tom Robinson May 09, 2022
Central Iowa man charged in US Capitol insurrection
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A 41-year-old central Iowa man faces charges alleging that he took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building. Chad Heathcote, of Adel, was arrested We...
Tom Robinson May 09, 2022

Man Missing After Boat Capsizes On Des Moines River.
(Runnells, IA) The Marion County Sheriff's Office says one person is missing after a boat capsized in the Des Moines River near Runnells. Three people were in the boat at the time it went underwater. ...
Tom Robinson May 09, 2022







