Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Area Rain Totals
(Des Moines) A line of showers and thunderstorms moved through western Iowa on Saturday evening, and slowly moved eastward through central and eastern Iowa. A funnel cloud spotted near Cedar Creek in ...
Tom Robinson May 17, 2020
First Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in Adams County
(Corning) The Adams County Public Health Department reports its first case of COVID-19. The individual is a minor. "While this is Adams County's first case, it may not be the last, and that's why we e...
Tom Robinson May 16, 2020
18 Additional Positive COVID-19 Tests Confirmed in Pottawattamie County
(Council Bluffs) Pottawattamie County Public Health reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Sixteen of the confirmed cases are residents of Council Bluffs, one is from Carter Lake, and one is f...
Tom Robinson May 16, 2020
Additional Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in Cass County
(Atlantic) The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Cass County Public Health have identified an additional case of COVID-19 in the county. Cass County Public Health is conducting a contact tra...
Tom Robinson May 16, 2020
Three Additional Positive Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Mills County
(Glenwood) The Iowa Department of Public Health and Mills County Public Health report three additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Mills County. This brings the total number of positive cases to 12,...
Tom Robinson May 16, 2020
14 Additional Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported in Region 4
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health reported on Saturday 14 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 576 positive cases. There are 12 additional cases reported in Cra...
Tom Robinson May 16, 2020
IDPH reports 279 Additional Cases of COVID-19: 10 additional deaths
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 279 additional positive cases of COVID-19, for a statewide total of 14,328 positive cases, and 6,927 recovered. There have been 9...
Tom Robinson May 16, 2020
Iowa Governor provides update Friday regarding her "modified quarantine"
(Johnston) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says so far she is symptom-free from COVID-19 as she remains in a "modified quarantine." The Governor said Friday, that she continues to monitor her health status...
Tom Robinson May 16, 2020
Storms Forecast for Later Today
(Des Moines) Scattered thunderstorms are expected later today and into tonight over the southern two-thirds of Iowa. Andrew Ansorge meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines foreca...
Tom Robinson May 16, 2020
Two arrested following a traffic stop in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) Two people were arrested after a call of a domestic altercation led to a traffic stop in Montgomery County this (Friday) afternoon. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says 35-year-old Li...
Mandy Billings May 15, 2020