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News from Western Iowa.

Iowa To Receive $432M To Repair Structurally Deficient Bridges
(Des Moines, IA) Iowa is set to receive 432 million dollars from the federal infrastructure plan over the next five years. The money will be used to update some of the 45 hundred Iowa bridges consider...
Tom Robinson Jan 17, 2022
Governor Doesn't Support Direct State Investment in Carbon Capture Pipelines
(Des Moines, IA) Governor Kim Reynolds says carbon pipelines are private sector projects and she does not support direct state investment in any of the pipelines that are proposed. During her Conditio...
Tom Robinson Jan 17, 2022
Iowa State Trooper Injured When Semi Hits His Parked Squad Car
(Mason City) An accident involving an Iowa State Trooper's squad car shows how dangerous some snow-packed state highways were last weekend. The trooper suffered minor injuries Friday and was checked o...
Tom Robinson Jan 17, 2022

Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 65-year old Marcia Elaine Lehman of Griswold for violating a no-contact order. Officers transported Lehman to the Montgomery County Jail and held her on a $300 bond.
Tom Robinson Jan 17, 2022
Iowa hosting large population of bald eagles
(Area) Iowa is in the middle of its annual bald eagle population survey. Early indications point to 2022 being a really good year for eagles wintering in Iowa. "Bald eagles are migratory and they trav...
Western Iowa Today Jan 17, 2022

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors celebrate new locations with Sweet Joy Shoppe
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Danielle Lambert & Tara Sueck, owners of Sweet Joy Shoppe, on Thursday, January 13th, 2022. The Ambassadors joined Danielle & Tara in...
Mandy Billings Jan 16, 2022
Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore highlights the first week of the 89th General Assembly
(Des Moines) The 89th General Assembly convened on Monday, January 10th. Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore said the Legislative Body heard the opening remarks from Speaker Grassley where...
Mandy Billings Jan 16, 2022
Authorities release more information regarding the Officer Involved Shooting in Western Iowa.
(Woodbury County, Iowa) The suspect who was shot by a Woodbury County Sheriff's Deputy On January 12, 2022, has been identified as 35-year-old Michael Scott Meredith of Sergeant Bluff. The DCI continu...
Tom Robinson Jan 15, 2022
Union County Crash
(Creston) The Union County Sheriff's Office says speed and icy road conditions factored into a single-vehicle crash near Afton. Authorities say the accident happened at 8:15 p.m. at Redwood Avenue and...
Tom Robinson Jan 15, 2022
Winter Storm Heads South
(Des Moines) The winter storm dumping heavy snow across northern and central Iowa moved out of the state. Allan Curtis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, says snowfall a...
Tom Robinson Jan 15, 2022







