Category Archives: Local News

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(Atlantic) Cass County Emergency Management Director Mike Kennon says the storm system that blew through the county early Wednesday evening caused significant damage. Kennon thinks he will know more a...

(Shelby Co.) Shelby County Emergency Management Director Alex Londo says at around 4:20PM during a tornado watch, spotters from all fire departments in the county were placed in the anticipation of a ...

The following reports were relayed to the National Weather Service following the storm system on December 15, 2021. -Storm Chaser reported a tornado west of Atlantic at 5:02 p.m. -Storm Chaser reporte...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department and Cass County Sheriff's Office, and Santa and Mrs. Claus on a motorcycle, handed out tickets right and left on Wednesday afternoon. These particular tickets...

Nishnabotna Valley REC is preparing for possible widespread outages as this evening's severe storm sweeps across Iowa. To prepare, NVREC crews have been scheduled to ensure around-the-clock coverage i...

(Atlantic) The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch for 18 counties in southwest and west-central Iowa until 8:00 p.m. this evening. Strong to severe storms are likely this afternoon, inclu...

(Des Moines) Oversize/Overweight permitted vehicles will be restricted from traveling effective noon on December 15 until 30 minutes before sunrise on December 16. Scott Suhr, the district planner for...

(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health's weekly data shows 776 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Region 4 from Wednesday, December 8 through Wednesday, December 15. Over the past sev...

(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning from noon today to midnight tonight. Brad Small, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Des Moines, says southwest Io...