Category Archives: Local News
MidAmerican Energies Silver Creek Wind Farm Project in Exploratory Phase
(Undated) MidAmerican Energy continues to explore the possibility of developing a Wind Energy Farm in southern Pottawattamie and northern Mills Counties. Geoff Greenwood, a spokesman for MidAmerican E...
Jun 25, 2022
Atlantic School Superintendent Addresses changes to Iowa's Open Enrollment Law
(Atlantic) Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber explained the changes to "Iowa's open enrollment" policy on 95.7 F.M. Trojan Talk program. Barber says legislators made some changes to the open...
Jun 25, 2022
US Supreme Court Decision Doesn't Make Iowa Abortions Illegal ... Yet
(Washington, DC) -- Friday's US Supreme Court decision on the landmark Roe-V-Wade case doesn't change Iowa state laws. Abortions are still legal in this state. What the six-to-three ruling does is ope...
Jun 24, 2022
SUV vs Semi accident in Montgomery County
(Montgomery Co.) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 34 and K Avenue at 9:30 this (Friday) morning. The accident closed a portion ...
Jun 24, 2022
Five Cass County residents arrested in Fentanyl Distribution Case
(Council Bluffs) Five Cass County, Iowa residents were arrested on federal indictments charging Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says the...
Jun 24, 2022
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co.) The Fontanelle Police Department arrested 28-year-old Zakery Dean Sickles, of Fontanelle, on Wednesday on a warrant charging him with four counts of Sexual Abuse 2nd Degree and four counts...
Jun 24, 2022
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years - a decision by its conservative majority ...
Jun 24, 2022
ISU Studies Whether Fertilizer Companies Are Manipulating Prices
(Ames, IA) -- An Iowa State University study finds there's not enough evidence to show fertilizer companies are taking advantage of inflation to raise prices. The study was requested by Iowa Attorney ...
Jun 24, 2022
Immersive 'Instagram-Friendly' Van Gogh Exhibit Finally Opens In Iowa
(Council Bluffs, IA) -- An immersive art exhibit is bringing its global tour to southwest Iowa, showcasing the work of Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh. The high-tech display features...
Jun 24, 2022
Colorado Man arrested on Drug Charges in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 53-year-old Rene Telesforo Valdivia of Fort Collins, Colorado, on Thursday on three separate warrants for Failure to Appear on two counts of P...
Jun 24, 2022
