Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic FFA Competes at Sub Districts
(Atlantic) Seven members of the Atlantic FFA Chapter advanced to the district competition. On Wednesday, February 9th, 2022, 23 members of the Atlantic FFA chapter competed in the Sub District Career ...
Feb 12, 2022
Iowa State Climatologist Sees Signs of a Wetter Weather Pattern Heading into March
(Des Moines) Iowa's State Climatologist Justin Glisan says there appears to be a potential for a winter weather system moving into southern Iowa late next week, carrying a mixture of rain and sleet, f...
Feb 12, 2022
New Federal Entry-Level Training for CDL's Licenses in Effect
(Atlantic) This week the new entry-level driver training rule went into effect. The education requirements have changed to obtain a commercial driver's license, upgrade a CDL, or get a passenger, scho...
Feb 12, 2022
DNR stocks trout into Big Lake in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) Big Lake in Council Bluffs recently received an influx of trout. The DNR's stocking effort released between 1,000 and 2,000 trout into the lake. "This is one of our urban trout fisher...
Feb 12, 2022
Shelby County Burn Ban in Effect
(Harlan) Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Alex Londo says after meeting with the county's fire chiefs, a burn ban is now in effect in Shelby County until further notice. Londo says they ...
Feb 11, 2022
Page County Woman arrested on Drug-related Charges
(Clarinda) Page County Deputies arrested 40-year old Crystal Cornett Messer of Clarinda, on Thursday, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The arrest stems from serving a court order from another inc...
Feb 11, 2022
Creston Police Arrest a Polk County Man on Harassment Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 34-year old Jeffrey Michael Donald Drake of Des Moines early this morning at Lincoln and Townline. Police charged Drake with 1st -degree harassment, and two counts of...
Feb 11, 2022
Adams County Arrest Report
(Corning) A Union County teen faces drug charges in Adams County. Adams County Deputies arrested 18-year-old Caleb Comstock of Afton, on Saturday, February 5, at 11:18 p.m. following a traffic stop at...
Feb 11, 2022
The State of Iowa's Auditor's Office Investigating Southern Council of Governments
(Des Moines) The State Auditor's Office is investigating the Southern Iowa Council of Governments. Creston Police arrested its' executive director Timothy J. Ostroski on Wednesday night. Authorities c...
Feb 10, 2022
Iowa State University Scientists: Species Of Mosquito Now Surviving Winter
(Ames, IA) -- An invasive species of mosquito appears to be surviving Iowa's winters. Discoveries of the mosquito have been made in three Iowa counties. Researchers at Iowa State University say the wi...
Feb 10, 2022
