Category Archives: Local News
Adair County Public Health Shares Hospital Visitor Guidelines and Updated COVID Information
(Greenfield) Positive COVID-19 cases have recently increased in the area and the state, and Adair County Public Health encourages community members to help control the spread. As we head into the holi...
Dec 17, 2021
Atlantic Rising Delivers Annual Christmas Boxes
(Atlantic) Atlantic Rising started collecting donations and nominations in early November, and along with volunteers, delivered food boxes on Thursday evening. "We anticipated seeing a continued incre...
Dec 17, 2021
Glenwood Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Offense
(Council Bluffs) Joshua Matthew St. John, age 42, of Glenwood, was sentenced on December 16 to 132 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. His term of imprisonment w...
Dec 17, 2021
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Firearm Offenses
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced Tuesday to 180 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Traffi...
Dec 17, 2021
Trial for Atlantic man charged with Attempted Murder set for February 22nd
(Atlantic) The trial for an Atlantic man charged with Attempted Murder and Willful Injury Causing Serious Injury will be held February 22nd. Arraignment is scheduled for January 10th. Richard J. Doss ...
Dec 17, 2021
State of Iowa vs Alison Dorsey trial moved to June 20th
(Atlantic) The jury trial for the State of Iowa vs Alison Dorsey case has been moved to June 20th at 9:30 a.m. On November 4th, a mistrial was declared after the jury was deadlocked on a decision. Dor...
Dec 17, 2021
NWS in Omaha reports two EF-2 tornados in Pottawattamie County.
(Omaha) The National Weather Service in Omaha says two tornados in Pottawattamie County are both rated EF-2. The first tornado hit at 4:24 p.m. seven miles southwest of Underwood and ended at 4:27 p.m...
Dec 17, 2021
National Weather Service Confirms 13 Tornadoes in Wednesday's Storms
(Des Moines, IA) -- The National Weather Service is confirming that 13 tornadoes touched down during Wednesday's severe storms in Iowa. It was the largest-ever tornado outbreak in the state in Decembe...
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National Weather Service: Wednesday Storm Categorized As "Serial Derecho"
(Des Moines, IA) The storm that roared across Iowa Wednesday has been categorized as a derecho. National Weather Service Meteorologist, Brook Hagenhoff, says it's not exactly the same as the 2020 vers...
Dec 17, 2021
Department of Public Safety Monitoring Possible School Threats
(Des Moines) School districts learn of an anonymous, nationwide threat against schools shared on social media platforms. The general danger toward all U.S. schools declares Friday, Dec. 17, as "Americ...
Dec 17, 2021
