Category Archives: Local News

(Story Co.) An Atlantic man pleaded guilty last month to the charge of Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Abuse. According to court documents, on or about October 3, 2019, in Story County, Iowa, Cha...

(Clive, Iowa) An Atlantic man is $10,000 richer after winning a $10,000 lottery prize. Chancey Elliott says he scratched the ticket at home; he thought he'd won $75. But when he scanned it with his Io...

(Anita) Early Sunday morning the city of Atlantic helped Anita Municipal Utilities jet out a plugged wastewater pipe, and notified DNR of a wastewater discharge into a nearby creek. Wastewater backed ...

(Mills Co.) A man is in custody following a stabbing in Mills County on Sunday. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says at approximately 12:01 a.m., the Communication Center received a 911 call about a...

(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports two arrests and a theft incident. Bart Dunkerson, 41, was arrested Friday at his residence on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Offens...

(Atlantic) Beginning Monday, June 28, the Cass Health Main Entrance and Parking Lot A will be closed temporarily due to construction. Crews will be replacing the driveway to the building, and the work...

(Pella) The National Weather Service in Des Moines will conduct a preliminary storm survey near Pella today. According to the National Weather Service website, the survey is in relation to damage caus...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board will meet for a special meeting on Tuesday. The main item on the agenda is approving new hires. Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber recommends contracts f...

(Des Moines, IA) The approval rating for U-S Senator Joni Ernst is on the upswing. The latest Des Moines Register-Mediacom Iowa Poll gives the Republican from Red Oak a 46-percent job approval, versus...

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