Category Archives: Local News
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Pottawattamie County Public Health COVID-19 Update
(Council Bluffs) As of Friday, April 17, Pottawattamie County Public Health remains at a total of eighteen COVID-19 cases, eleven of which have recovered, four are self-isolating at home, two are hosp...
Mandy Billings Apr 18, 2020
Council Bluffs Police arrest man wanted in connection with April 13th shooting
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting that occurred April 13th. The Council Bluffs Police Department says 43-year-old Robert Brokman was taken...
Mandy Billings Apr 17, 2020
Iowa School Districts to Stay Closed for the Rest of the School Year
(Johnston) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced today all Iowa School districts would stay closed for the remainder of the regular school year. Governor Reynolds first recommended closing schools on M...
Tom Robinson Apr 17, 2020
191 new positive COVID-19 cases in Iowa and four deaths (April 17)
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds today reported 191 new positive COVID-19 cases for a total 2,332 positive cases. The Governor reported 926 negative cases for a total of 19,460 negative tests a...
Mandy Billings Apr 17, 2020
Area Snow Totals
(Des Moines) Snow totals ranged from 13.5 inches in Bedford to three inches in Logan in Harrison County, and Yale in Guthrie County. Snowfall amounts are listed below. Bedford-13.5 inches Mt Ayr-11.0 ...
Tom Robinson Apr 17, 2020
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Jerry Lee Dawson, 46, was arrested Thursday after Deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Pioneer Trail and Waba...
Mandy Billings Apr 17, 2020
Union County Man arrested on Warrant for Drug Possession
(Creston) Creston Police report two arrests and one theft. Police arrested 34-year old Trel Peterson, of Creston at 3:52 p.m. on Thursday on an outside agency warrant for drug charges. Authorities arr...
Tom Robinson Apr 17, 2020
Red Oak School Board Hires Superintendent
(Red Oak) Red Oak Community School Board is pleased to announce Ron Lorenz has accepted their offer to serve as the next superintendent. "I am excited to join such a tremendous group of people and loo...
Tom Robinson Apr 17, 2020
Audubon City Council takes additional steps towards home improvement project
(Audubon) May 1st is the application deadline for a Community Development Block Grant in Audubon. The city is moving forward with the project to enhance the exteriors of six homes and addressed severa...
Western Iowa Today Apr 17, 2020
Montgomery County Woman arrested on Alcohol-Related Charges
(Red Oak) Police arrested 37-year old Risa Mae Lutton of Red Oak on Thursday in the 2300 block of N. 4th Street for Public Intoxication. Officers transported Lutton to the Montgomery County Jail. Lutt...
Tom Robinson Apr 17, 2020