Category Archives: Local News
November Is Alzheimer's Awareness Month
(Undated) -- A medical expert is offering tips on lowering the chances of getting Alzheimer's disease. November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Sandra Darling who specializes in preventative medicine ...
Nov 17, 2025
Man Sentenced To Prison Over Murder Of Melody Hoffman
(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- A young man is spending the rest of his days behind bars over the 2024 killing of 20-year-old Melody Hoffman in Iowa County. Nineteen-year-old Dakota Van Patten was sentenced to ...
Nov 17, 2025
U.S. Households Living Paycheck To Paycheck
(Undated) - Nearly a quarter of American households are living paycheck to paycheck. A new analysis from Bank of America found slow wage growth has contributed to an increase in households with limite...
Nov 17, 2025
11 Bremer County ambulance workers sue, alleging unpaid wages
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) A group of 11 Bremer County EMTs and paramedics are suing Waverly Health Center for what they claim are unpaid wages. The plaintiffs - Nicole White, Brent Smeins, Miria Schuste...
Nov 17, 2025
2025 Iowa Cattle Industry Conventions to be held December 16 in Altoona
(Ames) The Iowa Cattlemen's Association will host the 2025 Iowa Cattle Industry Convention on December 16 at the Meadows Event Center in Altoona. The annual event brings together cattle producers and ...
Nov 17, 2025
Petition Filed to Oust Pottawattamie County Supervisor for Alleged Intoxication at Meeting
(Council Bluffs) - KETV reports that Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber has filed a petition to remove County Supervisor Scott Belt from office. Wilber's filing alleges that Belt had been drink...
Nov 16, 2025
Rescue Crews Respond to Multi-Injury Accident After School Bus and Vehicle Crash Near Hinton
(Hinton) Rescue crews responded to a school bus, and passenger vehicle fire early Saturday afternoon in Plymouth County. According to a press release from the Hinton Fire and EMS Facebook page, the ac...
Nov 16, 2025
Child Seriously Injured After Being Hit by Car in Southeast Iowa Saturday Evening
(Louisa County) - A four-year-old child was airlifted to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on Saturday after being struck by a vehicle in Wapello. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the in...
Nov 16, 2025
Community Invited to Share Cancer Stories, Challenges, and Solutions at Bipartisan Listening Session on December 2
(Onawa, Iowa) Iowa continues to face one of the most urgent cancer challenges in the country, currently ranking second nationwide in cancer incidence. To elevate local voices and advance meaningful, c...
Nov 16, 2025
Help Feeding America Serve the Hungry During the Holiday Season
(NAFB) You may be surprised at how much food insecurity there is in the U.S., even in rural America. Ami McReynolds of Feeding America said the group was serving millions of food-insecure people prior...
Nov 16, 2025
