Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Winter Weather Advisory
(Des Moines) A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for southern Iowa today. The advisory is for the counties south of Interstate 80 until 6:00 p.m. this evening. Light snow is expected over sout...
Tom Robinson Mar 10, 2022

Property Taxes Increasing in Audubon County
(Audubon) The Audubon County Board of Supervisor's held a public hearing this week on the Proposed Property Tax Levy. Supervisor's Chairman Doug Sorensen says the tax increase is 5.5%. "The rural serv...
Western Iowa Today Mar 10, 2022
Council Bluffs man arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested Nicholas James Jensen, 32, of Council Bluffs, on March 9th for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Bond was set at $1,000.
Mandy Billings Mar 09, 2022
Sarpy County to name street for fallen Marine from Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Sarpy County Board has approved a measure to name a street in southwest Omaha for a fallen Marine from Nebraska. Television station WOWT reports that the board on Tuesday unanim...
Mandy Billings Mar 09, 2022
Harlan man arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department arrested Keagan Shawn Bates, 19, of Harlan, on March 3rd following a call for service. Bates was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with D...
Mandy Billings Mar 09, 2022
Region 4 COVID-19 Weekly Update
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health's weekly data shows 94 additional positive tests for COVID-19 in Region 4 from Wednesday, March 2 through Wednesday, March 9. Over the past seven days...
Mandy Billings Mar 09, 2022

Identity of Slain Teen Released
(Des Moines, IA) -- Des Moines police have identified the teen shot to death outside Des Moines East High School Monday as 15-year-old Jose David Lopez, of Des Moines. Police say the shots came from m...
Tom Robinson Mar 09, 2022
Adair County Man arrested in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) An Adair County man faces charges following a traffic stop in Red Oak. Police conducted a traffic stop near Highway 34 and Eastern Avenue on Tuesday night. During the investigation, the offi...
Tom Robinson Mar 09, 2022
Winter Weather Advisory
(Area) The southwest Iowa counties south of Interstate 80 are under a Winter Weather Advisory starting at 6:00 p.m. this evening until 6:00 p.m. Thursday. The National Weather Service says an area of ...
Tom Robinson Mar 09, 2022
Audubon County Crash Claims one Life
(Brayton) One person died and another person suffered minor injuries in a head-on collision in Audubon County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 12:35 p.m. Tuesday, on 320th Street w...
Tom Robinson Mar 08, 2022







