Category Archives: Local News
Grassley's nominations to U.S. Service Academies
(Area) Sen. Chuck Grassley has nominated two southwest Iowa students to be considered for appointments to the U.S. Service Academies. Each year, Grassley has the opportunity as a U.S. senator to nomin...
Dec 25, 2021
Southwest Iowa man who argued self-defense guilty in brother's death
(Creston, AP) A Southwest Iowa man has been convicted of killing his brother whose body was found this summer in a rural field more than a week after he was reported missing. The Des Moines Register r...
Dec 24, 2021
Woodbury County Man dies in Pottawattamie County Crash
(Minden) A Sioux City man died when his semi left the roadway on the eastbound Interstate 80 exit off-ramp to Interstate 880. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 3:36 p.m. on Thursday....
Dec 24, 2021
Dense Fog Advisory
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a Dense Fog Advisory for southwest and west-central Iowa until noon today. Forecasters say visibilities may be reduced to one-quarter of ...
Dec 24, 2021
Adair County Health System Recognizes 2021 WOW! Award Winners and Nominees
(Greenfield) Adair County Health System (ACHS) announced the 2021 WOW! Award winners and nominees during a special program this week. Stephanie Linxwiler, RN, surgery, and Michelle Mensing, RN/Exempt ...
Dec 24, 2021
Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Brimer Buliche, 47, of Atlantic, was arrested December 18th for OWI 2nd Offense. Buliche was transported to the Cass County Jail where...
Dec 23, 2021
Frosty roads caused a rollover accident in Montgomery County; no injuries
(Montgomery Co.) Frosty roads caused a rollover accident in Montgomery County this (Thursday) morning. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office was notified of the accident at 7:09 a.m. on Highway 34 ne...
Dec 23, 2021
COVID Hospitalizations Down
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa Department of Public Health updated numbers today (Wednesday) show the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has fallen to 747. That's down from a high of 843 on Dec...
Dec 23, 2021
Update: Atlantic man dies in a rollover accident north of Atlantic
(Atlantic) An Atlantic man died in a single-vehicle accident north of Atlantic this morning. The Iowa State Patrol identified the driver as 20-year-old Avery Carl Andersen. The accident occurred at ap...
Dec 23, 2021
Iowa Teachers Fed Up With School Fights
(Des Moines, IA) -- The president of the Iowa State Education Association says teachers are being kicked, beaten, spit on, pushed into lockers - and they're fed up. The state agency reports 650 studen...
Dec 23, 2021
