Category Archives: Local News
National Weather Service advises caution for travelers this weekend
(Area) Snow is expected to begin falling around midnight tonight in Western Iowa with accumulation beginning around 6:00 a.m. Alex Krull is a Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moi...
Dec 31, 2021
Iowa Traffic Death Toll Reaches 5-Year High This Year
(Ames, IA) -- The number of deaths on Iowa roadways is at a five-year high in 2021. The Iowa DOT reports 348 people have died in traffic crashes this year. That's the most fatalities since 2016. There...
Dec 31, 2021
Red Oak man arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested Eric Alan Vannausdle, 31, of Red Oak, on Thursday for Domestic Abuse Assault 1st. Vannausdle was held on no bond.
Dec 31, 2021
Updated: Winter Storm Warning, Winter Weather Advisory, Wind Chill Advisory and Dense Fog Advisory
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service says a Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 6 a.m. Saturday to Midnight Saturday for Audubon, Guthrie, Adair, Adams, Cass, Union, Taylor, Ringgold, Pottawat...
Dec 31, 2021
Atlantic man arrested for OWI 1st Offense
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested Bryan McVay, 31, of Atlantic, on December 24th for OWI 1st offense. McVay was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and held unti...
Dec 30, 2021
DCI Investigating Adair County Officer Involved Shooting
(Adair Co.) The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Adair County. At approximately 8:30 PM on December 29, 2021, a Stuart Police Officer attempted ...
Dec 30, 2021
Governor Reynolds signs Harvest Proclamation Extension
(Des Moines) Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an extension to the proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through...
Dec 30, 2021
Winter Storm Watch
A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for a portion of southwest Iowa from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. Southwest Iowa counties currently in the watch include Guthrie, Cass, Adair, Madison, ...
Dec 30, 2021
Region 4 COVID-19 Weekly Update
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health's weekly data shows 637 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Region 4 from Wednesday, December 22 through Wednesday, December 29. This is 60 fewer...
Dec 30, 2021
Union County Sheriff's Office responds to single vehicle accident
(Afton) An Afton woman has been cited for leaving the scene of an accident, failure to maintain control, and failure to provide proof of insurance following a rollover in Union County on Tuesday night...
Dec 29, 2021
