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Christmas Trees Could Be in Short Supply This Season
(Morning Sun, IA) -- Everything seems in short supply this year and live Christmas trees are no exception. David Pierce, past-president of the Iowa Christmas Tree Association, says some tree farms may...
Mandy Billings Oct 28, 2021
Fatal accident on I-29 in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) One person was killed in a single-vehicle accident on I-29 Wednesday evening. At 10:47 p.m., first responders from Council Bluffs Police Department and Council Bluffs Fire Department ...
Mandy Billings Oct 28, 2021

Opening Statements started Wednesday in State of Iowa Versus Alison Dorsey Trial
(Atlantic) Opening statements and testimony began on Wednesday in Cass County District Court, The State of Iowa versus Alison Dorsey. Dorsey has been charged with 1st Degree Murder and Child Endangerm...
Tom Robinson Oct 28, 2021
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports five arrests. Albert Alexander Johnson, 35, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop on October 19th. Johnson was transported to the Shelby County...
Mandy Billings Oct 27, 2021
Polk County Man arrested on Drug Possession Charges in Creston
(Creston) Creston Police arrested a Polk County man on drug possession charges. On Tuesday, Officer's arrested 19-year old Stiller Niles Melton-McCardy of Des Moines at the Creston/Union County Law En...
Tom Robinson Oct 27, 2021

High Energy Prices Spiking Propane and Fertilizer Costs
(Area) The supply chain shortages are affecting just about everything these days, and propane is no exception. The cost of a gallon of propane is nearly triple compared to the last two years at this t...
Tom Robinson Oct 27, 2021

Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) On Tuesday, Red Oak Police arrested 58-year Rogelio Hernandez of Red Oak on an active warrant for driving while barred. Officers transported Hernandez to the Montgomery County Jail and held ...
Tom Robinson Oct 27, 2021

Cass County Supervisors to hold two public hearings on Friday
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors will hold two public hearings Friday morning. The first public hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. on the authorizations of a Loan Agreement and the issuance of...
Mandy Billings Oct 27, 2021
Book Says Suspect in Villisca Ax Murders May've Been Overlooked
(Ames, IA) -- A true-crime book argues the infamous 1912 ax murders in the southwest Iowa town of Villisca were committed by a previously overlooked serial killer. Rachel McCarthy James, who co-wrote ...
Mandy Billings Oct 26, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) Two people were arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says Jaymie Ilene Rowe, 26, of Hastings, and Joan Marie Brouillette, 61, of...
Mandy Billings Oct 26, 2021







