Category Archives: Local News
Lee Enterprises tries to ward off hostile takeover by Alden
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - The Lee Enterprises newspaper chain has adopted a "poison-pill" plan to protect itself from a hostile takeover while it considers an unsolicited offer from hedge fund Alden Glob...
Nov 29, 2021
13-Year-Old Boy Charged With Attempted Murder In Man's Stabbing
(Grinnell, IA) A 13-year-old Iowa boy faces a charge of attempted murder in a Grinnell stabbing incident Saturday morning. Officers responding to a 9-1-1 call at about 8:00 a-m found a 43-year-old man...
Nov 29, 2021
Massena Chambers Christmas Lighted Parade led by CAM Championship Football Team
(Massena) The CAM State Championship Football Team led the 3rd Annual Massena Chamber's Christmas Lighted Parade on Saturday night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vO96Ae942o The chamber chose the te...
Nov 29, 2021
Mills County Man arrested following Pursuit
(Glenwood) A Mills County man is in custody following a pursuit that started near Pacific Junction. Deputies attempted to stop a 2008 Chrysler 300 near Highway 34 and 190th Street. The driver, identif...
Nov 28, 2021
Iowa Preparations Being Made For Afghan Refugee Move-Ins
(Des Moines, IA). -- A coalition of agencies and organizations is preparing to help as many as 13-hundred Afghans resettle in central Iowa by the middle of next year. Mak Suceska is head of the Iowa B...
Nov 28, 2021
Iowa Is "The Insurance State"
(Des Moines, IA) -- More than 180 insurance companies are now headquartered in Iowa -- and Iowa Economic Development Authority director Debi Durham says no other state gets a higher percentage of its ...
Nov 28, 2021
DNR issues safety reminders ahead of shotgun deer season
(Area) Iowa's Shotgun Deer season will begin next weekend. Bryan Hayes with the Iowa DNR says now is the time to get prepared for a safe hunt. "This weekend would be a good weekend to go through your ...
Nov 27, 2021
Rotary Auction Raffle Money Donated to SHIFT ATL
(Atlantic) SHIFT ATL President Jessie Shiels says the money generated from the Atlantic Rotary Club's Annual Auction will help fund numerous projects. The Rotarians 38th annual auction generated $35,4...
Nov 27, 2021
Governor: Documentation Will Provide Justification For Spending $450K On Salaries
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa's governor says her staff is getting the documentation together to justify spending 450-thousand dollars of federal COVID relief funding on salaries last spring. Democratic St...
Nov 27, 2021
Algona Police Officer Fires at Suspect Leading to High Speed Pursuit
(Algona, IA) -- Authorities in northwest Iowa are investigating after an Algona police officer fired at an alleged suspect early Thanksgiving morning. Police responded to a disturbance at a Super 8 mo...
Nov 27, 2021
