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Test Iowa sites closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
(Des Moines) The five state-operated Test Iowa drive-thru sites and the State Hygienic Lab will be closed on Monday, January 18, for the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. The sites include: Bla...
Mandy Billings Jan 17, 2021
Final tally shows 109,000 deer harvested in Iowa
(Area) 57,000 bucks were harvested along with 52,000 does for a season total of 109,000. Harvest numbers have been steady over the last four years between 100,000 and 109,000. Bryan Hayes with the Iow...
Western Iowa Today Jan 17, 2021
Police Detain Council Bluffs Robbery Suspect
(Council Bluffs) One person is in custody following a robbery at the Subway restaurant in Council Bluffs. Police arrested the suspect identified as 30-year old Tyrees Abdalla Brown, a transient on the...
Tom Robinson Jan 16, 2021
Page County Sheriff’s Office responds to semi accident at the Landfill
(Page Co.) The Page County Sheriff's Office responded to a semi accident at the Page County landfill on Thursday. The Sheriff's Office says the accident happened at approximately 4:40 p.m. The investi...
Mandy Billings Jan 16, 2021
Carroll Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
(Carroll) A Carroll man who received child pornography was sentenced Wednesday to more than seven years in federal prison. Kyler Colten Cook, 30, received the prison term after a September 23, 2020 gu...
Mandy Billings Jan 16, 2021
Pheasant population hinges largely on winter weather
(Area) Thirty inches is the magic number when it comes to snowfall and pheasant survival. A winter total below 30" is beneficial to the population while a total exceeding 30" is detrimental. "When the...
Western Iowa Today Jan 16, 2021
Montgomery County Man arrested for failing to appear for Animal Neglect
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 39-year old Jared Michael Nyquist of Red Oak in the 700 block of East Oak Street on Thursday to appear for animal neglect. Police transported Nyquist to the Montgomer...
Tom Robinson Jan 16, 2021
Care for Yourself Program offers free to low cost cancer screenings
(Atlantic) During January, Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Cass County Public Health's Care for Yourself Program is raising awareness of resources available to women in southwest Iowa. Victoria Means...
Mandy Billings Jan 16, 2021
Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore highlights the Condition of the Judiciary and Condition of the Guard
(Des Moines) On Wednesday, Chief Justice Susan Christensen gave her speech on the Condition of the Judiciary. Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore said Christensen noted the challenges that...
Mandy Billings Jan 16, 2021
Cass County Engineer: Plan is to work on Gravel Roads on Saturday
(Atlantic) Gravel roads are drifted shut in many areas of Cass County following a blizzard that packed high winds and heavy snow at times. Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken says the County Road Crews ...
Tom Robinson Jan 15, 2021