Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Iowa Democratic Party Announces Precinct Caucus Locations
(Des Moines) The Iowa Democratic Party shared locations of the 2026 in-person precinct caucuses. The in-person caucuses will take place on February 2, 2026 at 7 p.m. The current list of caucus locatio...
Mandy Billings Jan 23, 2026

Iowa Republican Party Precinct Caucus Locations
(Iowa) Republicans are reminding party members that it's caucus time, with precinct meetings scheduled for Tuesday, February 2, at 7:00 p.m. The caucuses are open to registered Republicans and provide...
Mandy Billings Jan 23, 2026

Cass County Arrest Report
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Mixon Founa, 30, of Atlantic, was arrested on January 15th on charges of Driving with a Revoked License and OWI-1st Offense. Founa was ...
Mandy Billings Jan 22, 2026

Attorney General Bird's Iowa Cold Case Unit Announces Murder Charge for the 2020 Disappearance of Christian Balke-Thompson
(Des Moines) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced an arrest for the murder of Christian Balke-Thompson who disappeared in 2020. The Iowa Cold Case unit helped investigate the case. Attorney Gen...
Mandy Billings Jan 22, 2026

Two Women Arrested in Villisca Animal Neglect Case
(Montgomery Co.) Two women were arrested following a search warrant at 408 S 2nd Avenue in Villisca for an ongoing investigation into animal neglect. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says 51-yea...
Mandy Billings Jan 22, 2026

Atlantic Personnel and Finance Committee Continues Search for City Clerk
(Atlantic) Atlantic City Councilman Jeremy Butler, a member of the Personnel and Finance Committee, reported to the city council on Wednesday night that have interviewed eight candidates for the city ...
Tom Robinson Jan 22, 2026

Corning Man Arrested on drug, grooming and prostitution charges
(Adams Co) A Corning man was arrested on drug, grooming and other charges after Deputies executed a search warrant at 807 6th Street in Corning on Wednesday. The Adams County Sheriff's Office said 68-...
Mandy Billings Jan 22, 2026

Orient-Macksburg Board of Education Approves Sale of School Property
(Orient) The Orient-Macksburg Board of Education has approved the sale of the school property to the City of Orient following a public hearing held Monday night. In preparation for the transfer of own...
Tom Robinson Jan 22, 2026

Extreme Cold Warning
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for almost all of Iowa from Midnight tonight to noon on Friday. Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 to 35 below zero ...
Tom Robinson Jan 22, 2026

Lund Briefs Atlantic City Council on Potential Impacts of Governor's Property Tax Plan
(Atlantic) Atlantic City Administrator John Lund presented the city council with some bleak news that may be coming down the road for the city and local governments, regarding the Iowa House and Gover...
Tom Robinson Jan 21, 2026







