Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
4th District Congressional Candidate J.D. Scholten makes Campaign Stops in Audubon County
(Exira) 4th District Congressional candidate J.D. Scholten made campaign stops in Exira and Audubon on Monday afternoon. Scholten is running on the Democratic ticket against Republican Randy Feenstra ...
Tom Robinson Sep 22, 2020
Fugitive from Justice
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs Police arrested a man at Bucky's Gas Station who was wanted on warrants out of Bellevue, Nebraska. Officers placed the subject identified as 31-year old Paul L. Pearson...
Tom Robinson Sep 22, 2020
Atlantic Parks and Recreation still dealing with vandalism
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department is still dealing with vandalism. Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Bryant Rasmussen told the Park Board Monday night that someone ripped th...
Mandy Billings Sep 22, 2020
Wind turbine blade breaks in Adair County
(Adair Co.) A wind turbine blade broke at the Arbor Hill wind farm in Adair County the morning of Thursday, September 17. Geoff Greenwood with MidAmerican Energy said at this time they do not know wha...
Mandy Billings Sep 22, 2020
Cold Springs Park paving project begins September 28th
(Lewis) The Cass County Conservation Board will begin a paving project at Cold Springs Park on Monday September 28, 2020. Cass County Conservation is asking all campers, camping the weekend of Septemb...
Mandy Billings Sep 21, 2020
Suspects on the loose after evading law enforcement in a pursuit in Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties
(Harlan) The suspects involved in a pursuit in Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties were able to evade law enforcement today. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said they assisted the Pottawattamie Count...
Mandy Billings Sep 21, 2020
Cass County Road N28 (690th St.) will close Wednesday for crossing repairs
(Atlantic) Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken says Cass County Road N28 (690th St.) will be closed on Wednesday, September 23, just south of Iowa 83 at the Iowa Interstate Railroad for repairs to the c...
Mandy Billings Sep 21, 2020
Atlantic Police Report
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department arrested two men on warrants. Kyle Gehling, 20, of Atlantic, was arrested September 15th on Cass County warrants for Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree and Contribu...
Mandy Billings Sep 21, 2020
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) Two people were arrested on OWI and drug-related charges in Pottawattamie County. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says Tyler Scott McClain, 31, was arrested following a traf...
Mandy Billings Sep 21, 2020
Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports OWI and Public Intoxication arrests. Matthew Bernard Steffens, 40, of Atlantic, was arrested Friday for OWI 2nd Offense. Steffens was taken to the C...
Mandy Billings Sep 21, 2020