Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Iowa officer shooting of Nebraska man ruled self-defense
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (Omaha World-Herald) - A county attorney says a Council Bluffs police officer was acting in self-defense when he shot Nebraska man in May. Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilbe...
Mandy Billings May 12, 2020
Officials: Man shot by police in 2016 tried to hit trooper
DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) - A Davenport man who was shot by officers in 2016 after he rammed a police car now stands accused of trying to run down an Iowa State trooper over the weekend. The Q...
Mandy Billings May 12, 2020
Montgomery County Switches to New Public Safety Radio System
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Emergency Management Director Brian Hamman says the county officially switched public safety radio communications over to its new 700Mhz radio system on the Iowa Statewide ...
Tom Robinson May 12, 2020
Harlan restaurant owner invited to speak at Governor Reynolds press conference
(Des Moines/Harlan) Ellen Walsh-Rosmann, owner Milk & Honey, a farm-to-table restaurant in Harlan, and a recipient of the Small Business Relief Grant from the state, was invited to Governor Kim Re...
Mandy Billings May 12, 2020
Guthrie County Campgrounds to reopen under restricted guidelines on Friday
(Guthrie Center) The Guthrie County Conservation Board is opening its campgrounds and facilities in three levels, starting with level I, on Friday at 8:00 a.m. Brad Halterman Guthrie County Conservati...
Tom Robinson May 12, 2020
Exira-EHK delays graduation parade and drive through ceremony
(Exira) Graduation plans at Exira-EHK have hit another snag, prompting a two week delay. Superintendent Trevor Miller says in a news release the new date for graduation festivities to be held is now o...
Western Iowa Today May 12, 2020
Guthrie County Supervisors accept letter of resignation from County Auditor
(Guthrie Center) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors accepted the letter of resignation from Guthrie County Auditor Marci McClellan this morning. The Supervisors then approved a motion to appoint ...
Mandy Billings May 12, 2020
539 new positive cases of COVID 19 in Iowa, 18 deaths (May 12)
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 539 new cases of COVID-19 today for a statewide total of 12,912 positive cases. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds explained the uptick in numbers tod...
Mandy Billings May 12, 2020
COVID-19 associated death confirmed in Guthrie County
(Guthrie Co.) The Guthrie County Department of Public Health announced today the first death associated with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the county. The individual was an elderly adult (81+) and a...
Mandy Billings May 12, 2020
Cass County Supervisors discuss resolution restricting access to the courthouse
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors held a lengthy discussion on a resolution to restrict access to the Cass County Courthouse at their meeting this morning. The resolution states that the...
Mandy Billings May 12, 2020