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Montgomery County Woman wanted in Missouri arrested in Red Oak
(Red Oak) A Red Oak woman faces charges following a traffic stop on Monday night. Police conducted a traffic stop at 2nd Avenue and W. 3rd Streets in Red Oak and found 39-year-old Ronda Jean Allen of ...
Tom Robinson May 10, 2022

Gas Average Hits Four Dollar Mark
(Undated) -- Triple-A Iowa reports the average price for a gallon of gas has now reached four dollars in the state. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is four bucks even. That's an inc...
Mandy Billings May 09, 2022
La Nina Could Impact Already Dry Areas
(Undated) -- The climate services director for the Central Region of the National Weather Service, based in Kansas City, Doug Kluck says the La Nina weather pattern hasn't away as predicted and that c...
Mandy Billings May 09, 2022

Audubon High School Students stage protest
(Audubon) A group of peaceful protesters parked themselves on the front lawn of Audubon High School on Monday. Sheridan Meese told KSOM/KS95.7 News, "We are protesting today because we are sick of all...
Western Iowa Today May 09, 2022
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







