Category Archives: Local News
No On-Street Parking Saturday for Cruzin' Clarinda Car Show
(Clarinda) By order of the Clarinda City Council, no on-street parking is allowed on Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to accommodate the Cruzin' Clarinda Car Show. The Clarinda Poli...
Jun 4, 2026
Rollins: First Case of New World Screwworm Confirmed in Texas Calf
(NAFB) Wednesday night, the USDA received official confirmation of the first case of New World Screwworm in Texas. It's been confirmed in the umbilical cord of an eight-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texa...
Jun 4, 2026
Flood Watch for Southwest Iowa This Afternoon Through Friday Morning
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for all of southwest Iowa and the listening-area counties of Audubon and Guthrie from this afternoon through Friday morning. Forecasters ...
Jun 4, 2026
Iowa Increases Speed Limits to 60 MPH on Rural Roads Amid Safety Concerns
(Des Moines) Beginning next month, drivers will see higher speed limits on two-lane state highways and rural roads. Governor Kim Reynolds recently signed a law raising the limit from 55 to 60 miles pe...
Jun 4, 2026
State News: Dropping Gas Prices, Critically Low Blood Donations, Economic Insights, and the Coolest Thing Made in Iowa
AAA: Gas Prices Down Across Iowa (Des Moines, IA) -- There's less pain at the gas pumps in Iowa. Gas prices have dropped 21 cents a gallon for regular unleaded in Iowa compared to last week. Triple-A ...
Jun 4, 2026
Atlantic Cemetery Association Updates City Council on Tree Removal, Finances, and Cell Tower Proposal
(Atlantic) Rod Deter of the Atlantic Cemetery Association gave an update to the Atlantic City Council on Wednesday evening. Deter reported that the association used $45,000 of perpetual funds to remov...
Jun 3, 2026
Atlantic City Council Approves Purchase and Demolition of Hazardous Hazel Street Property
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council has approved the purchase of a home at 910 Hazel Street, which was designated a dangerous building, during its regular meeting on Wednesday. Mayor Rob Clausen anno...
Jun 3, 2026
Iowa lawyer faces licensing sanctions and criminal charges of sexual abuse
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) An Iowa lawyer facing criminal charges of sexually abusing a child is challenging a potential suspension of his law license for a domestic abuse conviction. Enoch Keoki Keli'i ...
Jun 3, 2026
Glenwood Police Report Three Arrests
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested Byron Dean Klockner, 76, of Glenwood, on June 2nd for two counts of Abandon/Neglect Dependent Person. Bridgett Renee Seyler, 31, of Riverton, was arr...
Jun 3, 2026
ABI Announces Coolest Thing Made in Iowa
(Des Moines) The Iowa Association of Business and Industry is proud to announce the winner of the 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition: the Mi-T-M ePowerStation, manufactured by Mi-T-M Corporat...
Jun 3, 2026
