Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Fatal two-vehicle accident in Sac County
(Sac Co) One person was killed and another was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Sac County this (Monday) morning. The Iowa State Patrol says 54-year-old Jan Gentry, of Shawnee, Kansas, was pronoun...
Mandy Billings Apr 18, 2022

Former Cass County, Iowa Deputy Recognized for Preventing a Threat to the President
(Atlantic) On Monday afternoon, the United States Department of Homeland Security recognized former Cass County Deputy Tyler Shiels and the Cass County Sheriff's Office for the intervention of a secur...
Tom Robinson Apr 18, 2022
Greenfield Iowa Aviation Museum Hall of Fame Announces 2022 Inductees
(Greenfield) The Iowa Aviation Museum at Greenfield, Iowa, announces Nicholas Turner and Connie Younger are the 2022 inductees into the Hall of Fame. Nicholas A. Turner was born in 1978 to Larry and J...
Tom Robinson Apr 18, 2022
Red Flag Warning for Extreme West Central Iowa
(Omaha) Four counties in west-central Iowa are under a Red Flag Warning today. The National Weather Service issued the Warning from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. this evening for Harrison, Monona, Woodbury, ...
Tom Robinson Apr 18, 2022
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report four arrests and one incident. Police arrested 43-year-old Robert Todd Jackson of Creston on Thursday at his residence for a no-contact order violation and a Union Coun...
Tom Robinson Apr 18, 2022
Finkenauer Accuses Grassley of "Orchestrated Attack"
(Des Moines, IA) -- Abby Finkenauer is moving forward with her campaign for the Democratic nomination for U-S Senate. She describes the Iowa Supreme Court's decision to put her name back on the ballot...
Tom Robinson Apr 18, 2022
Iowa Bill Would Create a Paper Trail for Tracking Stolen Catalytic Converters
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa legislature is working on a bill to address the surge in thefts of catalytic converters -- easily accessible vehicle parts that are attached to exhaust systems to reduce p...
Tom Robinson Apr 18, 2022
Casinos struggle to find employees
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has completed its annual review of financial audits of all the state's casinos. The audits did not turn up any issues, but Racing and Gaming a...
Tom Robinson Apr 18, 2022
Fremont County Woman arrested on Charges in Connection with an Accident
(Hamburg) A Fremont County woman is in custody stemming from an accident in March. Fremont County authorities arrested Ashley Frost of Hamburg on Wednesday for OWI 1st offense, Reckless Driving, cited...
Tom Robinson Apr 18, 2022

Teens welcome to become Civil Air Patrol Cadets
(Atlantic) The Civil Air Patrol is offering a Cadet Great Start Program to youth from 12-18 at the Atlantic American Legion (armory). The program will begin with an Open House for parents and teens, o...
Western Iowa Today Apr 18, 2022







