Category Archives: Local News
Cass County Supervisors Approve Executive Assistant Position
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors held a brief meeting this morning to approve the hiring of an Executive Assistant to the Board of Supervisors. The board approved the hiring of Dorene S...
Feb 12, 2026
State Headlines
1 Dead, 32 Injured In Iowa Lakes Baseball Team Bus Crash (Calhoun County, IA) -- One person is dead after a rollover bus crash involving the Iowa Lakes College baseball team. The team was traveling to...
Feb 12, 2026
Union County Man Arrested for Assault
(Creston) Creston Police arrested one person for assault and another for failure to appear. Police arrested 21-year-old Lucas Lynn Smith of Creston at 119 N. Elm Street. Smith was charged with Domesti...
Feb 12, 2026
Red Oak Police Arrest an Emerson Woman
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police report the arrest of 35-year-old Bailie Anne Preston of Emerson for driving while barred, an aggravated misdemeanor. Officers were transported to the Montgomery County Jail an...
Feb 12, 2026
Atlantic School Board Approves Termination of High School Counselor
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board approved the Superintendent's recommendation to terminate High School Counselor Jesse McCann at Wednesday's board meeting. No further comments were made on his ter...
Feb 11, 2026
Iowa State Patrol Investigates Bus Crash
(Calhoun Co.) The Iowa State Patrol is investigating a bus crash in Calhoun County. On Wednesday, shortly after 11:00 am, the Iowa State Patrol responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 4 near Tw...
Feb 11, 2026
CAM School District to Hold March 3 Special Election on 10-Year PPEL Levy
(CAM) A special election will be held in the CAM Community School District on Tuesday, March 3rd. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Voters in the CAM Community School District will decide ...
Feb 11, 2026
Audubon Graduate Hannah Thygesen Joins Department of Public Safety in District Five
(Des Moines) Audubon native Hannah Thygesen is among 20 recruits who recently graduated from the 53rd Department of Public Safety (DPS) Basic Academy and has been assigned to District Five, headquarte...
Feb 11, 2026
Union County Man Faces Burglary, Theft, and Drug Possession Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested one person for theft, another for Burglary, and drug possession on Tuesday. Police arrested 41-year-old Reynaldo Ramirez Bravo of Creston at Summit and Poplar for Pos...
Feb 11, 2026
State News
Iowa Doctoral Student Escorted Out Of DEI Subcommittee Meeting (Des Moines, IA) -- House subcommittee members are saying an Iowa doctoral candidate attempted to assault House members on Monday. Abigai...
Feb 11, 2026
