Category Archives: Local News

(Exira) When one of the area's biggest 4th of July parades winds through the streets of Exira on Monday, John Walker will be at the front of the line. Walker was announced at the Grand Marshal during ...

(Pacific Junction) One person died, and another suffered injuries in a single-vehicle accident near Pacific Junction in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened sometime between ...

(Red Oak) A Montgomery County man suffered critical injuries in a motorcycle accident in Red Oak. Red Oak Police say the accident happened at 10:30 p.m. at North 5th and East Elm Streets. Authorities ...

(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health and Human Services says tests conducted by the State Hygienic Lab revealed a probable case of monkeypox. The patient from northcentral Iowa was likely...

(Area) The following is a list of fireworks displays in southwest Iowa. Shows on July 3rd: -Lake Icaria at 10:00 p.m. -Avoca at dusk - visible from Countryview Clubhouse and Edgington Memorial Park -L...

(Red Oak) Each Fourth of July, thousands of people, often children and teens, are injured while using consumer fireworks. Despite the dangers of fireworks, few people understand the associated risks-d...

(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested David William Fister on Wednesday for Domestic Abuse Assault 1st. Fister was taken to the Union County Jail. Bond of $300 was posted.

(Shenandoah, IA) -- Iowans are encouraged to attend next week's funeral for a World War Two veteran who's only living relative is on the East Coast. Hugh Bell of Shenandoah died June Second at age 98....

(Area) The DNR Derelict Building Grant Program awarded grants to two southwest Iowa communities. The DNR Derelict Building Grant Program was instituted by statute to help rural communities with popula...

(Audubon) Audubon County Economic Development is accepting grant applications for community projects beginning July 1st. Sara Slater with ACED lays out the application process. "You can get them at th...