Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Westbound I80 Near 76 Mile Marker Blocked due to Crash
(Casey) Interstate 80 westbound is blocked due to a vehicle fire between exit 76, County Road N54, and Exit 75: County Road G30 (Adair). A 43 minute delay is reported , and a detour is in operation. N...
Tom Robinson Jan 06, 2025
Shelby County Arrest Report
(Shelby Co) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report for the month of December. 12/01/2024 Brian Daniel Green, Age 31, Harlan, IA. Green was arrested after a traffic stop on Ind...
Mandy Billings Jan 06, 2025
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Kaleigh Lane Pearcy, 33, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on January 2nd for Assault. Bond was set at $300. Shawna Marrie Watson, 31, ...
Mandy Billings Jan 06, 2025
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) The Stuart Police Department arrested 32-year-old Christopher Michael Smith, of Des Moines, on January 2nd for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana), Possession of a Controlled S...
Mandy Billings Jan 06, 2025
Update: Atlantic Home Damaged by Fire
(Atlantic) An Atlantic home was damaged by fire this morning. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel said they were paged out at 8:07 a.m. to 117 Broadway Street. There were no injuries. Cappel said one perso...
Mandy Billings Jan 06, 2025
Nunn Announces January Mobile Office Hours to Serve Iowans
(Des Moines) Iowa District #3 U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) announced mobile office hours across Iowa's Third District to assist constituents who cannot travel to one of the congressional offi...
Tom Robinson Jan 06, 2025
Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested 38-year-old Melissa Kay Stephenson, of Leon, and 40-year-old Santos Olivera-Martinez, of Creston, on drug charges. Stephenson was charged with Possessi...
Mandy Billings Jan 06, 2025
Hart Elected as Chair of IDP
(Des Moines) Rita Hart will lead the Iowa Democratic Party once again. On Saturday, Hart was elected with an overwhelming majority to serve her second term as the IDP chair. She received 38 out of the...
Tom Robinson Jan 06, 2025
UPDATE: Statue That Crushed Boy Not Secure
(Phoenix) The statue at an Arizona luxury resort that crushed an Iowa boy in November was not secure at its base. The Arizona Republic says a police report showed that the statue and another nearby at...
Tom Robinson Jan 06, 2025
Lottery Winner Says He'll Replace His 849-Thousand Mile Chevy
(Newton) An Iowa man who won the lottery on New Year's Eve says it's time for a new car. Forty-six-year-old Daniel Bragg of Newton has claimed a 150-thousand dollar prize and tells the Iowa Lottery he...
Tom Robinson Jan 06, 2025