Category Archives: Local News
9-Year-Old Boy Called Hero For Waking Family Up When Home Catches On Fire
(Des Moines, IA) -- A nine-year-old Iowa boy is being called a hero for waking his family up when their home caught on fire Wednesday. Juan Gomez woke up just before 2:30 a-m when he noticed an odd sm...
Jan 27, 2022
Woman Who Died After Being Left Outside in Cold Identified by Authorities
(Bondurant, IA) The Polk County Sheriff's Department has identified a woman who died after being left out in the cold at a Bondurant nursing home. The department says 77-year-old Lynne Harriet Stewart...
Jan 27, 2022
Iowa Senate Republicans Release Details Of 5-Year Tax Plan
(Des Moines, IA) Iowa Senate Republicans released a five-year tax plan Wednesday which would take the one percent tax collected by cities and counties and make it a statewide tax. A portion of those s...
Jan 27, 2022
Red Oak Police arrest Report
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 31-year old Benjamin Wyatt Barnes on a Montgomery County Warrant for sex offender registration violation 2nd or subsequent offense. Officer's arrested ...
Jan 27, 2022
Bill to Remove August 23rd School Start Date Stalls in Iowa House
(Des Moines, IA) -- A move to get rid of the state law that forbids schools from starting the fall term before August 23rd is stalled in the Iowa House. The tourism industry objects, arguing families ...
Jan 26, 2022
Iowa Senate Republicans Unveil Major Tax Overhaul
(Des Moines, IA) -- Republicans in the Iowa Senate are unveiling a five-year plan to cut taxes for individuals, corporations, and retirees - including retired farmers. The proposal would also make a s...
Jan 26, 2022
Bids for F32 project in Audubon County come in under budget
(Audubon) The Audubon County Board of Supervisors received good news on a road construction project during their weekly meeting on Tuesday. Costs for a project on F32 will be less than expected. "The ...
Jan 26, 2022
Region 4 COVID-19 Weekly Update
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health's weekly data shows 3,547 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Region 4 from Wednesday, January 19 through Wednesday, January 26. Over the past se...
Jan 26, 2022
Several Iowa School Districts Announce Temporary Mask Requirements Have Ended
(Des Moines, IA) -- Officials in several Iowa school districts have announced temporary mask requirements for their students have ended after a panel of federal judges ruled on the statewide ban. A fe...
Jan 26, 2022
Over $50,000 in stolen property recovered in Mills County; Malvern man arrested
(Mills Co.) A Malvern man was arrested on multiple felony charges after Deputies executed a search warrant Monday evening. The search warrant was executed at a residence of 1105 2nd Avenue in Malvern....
Jan 25, 2022
