Category Archives: Local News
Update: Avoca Man Charged with Attempted Murder and Other Charges
(Avoca) An Avoca man has pleaded not guilty in connection to an October shooting incident. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says 28-year-old Shaun Patrick McCarthy was charged with domestic a...
Dec 08, 2025
Atlantic Elks Collecting Deer Hides Again this Year
(Lewis) The first shotgun deer season is underway, and the DNR reminds hunters that the Atlantic Elks Lodge is collecting deer hides again this year for their veteran deer hide program. John Lorenzen,...
Dec 08, 2025
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report two arrests over the weekend. On Friday, Police arrested 32-year-old James Dean Michelson of Creston following a traffic stop in he 500 block of N. Division Street. Mic...
Dec 08, 2025
Iowa State Patrol Releases Crash Report Following Winter Weather on Saturday
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa State Patrol is sharing details on crash reports following the weekend's winter weather. Troopers responded to nearly 250 calls for service between noon on Saturday and no...
Dec 08, 2025
Fire Claims Life of One Person and a Canine in Guthrie County
(Guthrie County) - One person and a canine were killed in a shed fire early Saturday morning in rural Guthrie County. According to a press release, Guthrie Center and Panora EMS were dispatched at 5:1...
Dec 08, 2025
Mechanical Malfunction Blamed for Montgomery County Basement Fire"
(Red Oak) Firefighters responded to a fire in the basement of a home in rural Montgomery County on Sunday afternoon. Villisca Fire Chief John Bruce says the call went out at 12:47 p.m. for a reported ...
Dec 07, 2025
Gas Prices Lower This Week Across Iowa
(Des Moines) Drivers across Iowa welcomed the news that regular unleaded gasoline had slipped another 10 cents, settling at an average of $2.65 per gallon, across the Hawkeye State, according to AAA. ...
Dec 07, 2025
Increasing Access and Consumption of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
(NAFB) The International Fresh Produce Association is a trade group with a mission to help businesses at every step of our food supply chain. Not surprisingly, IFPA Vice President of Nutrition and Hea...
Dec 07, 2025
Road Conditions Report: Southwest Iowa Roadways Clear
(Des Moines) Roadways are clear in southwest Iowa this morning; however, that is not the case in the rest of the state. The roadways in northcentral, northeastern, and eastern Iowa are entirely covere...
Dec 07, 2025
Iowa DNR Highlights Deer Donation Options as Shotgun Season Opens
(Lewis) The Shotgun deer season is underway this weekend, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters of a deer donation program named "The Iowa Deer Exchange." The Iowa Deer Exchange...
Dec 07, 2025
