Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested two people on warrants. Lori Crump, 54, of Glenwood, was arrested Thursday on a Mills County warrant for Theft 5th. Bond was set at $300 cash or sure...
Mandy Billings Apr 17, 2021

Funeral held for Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith
(Independence) The funeral for Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith, age 51, was held at Independence Community High School this morning. Smith, a 27-year-veteran of the patrol, was shot and killed April ...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2021
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Report
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office arrested Alyssa La Rae Brown, 30, following a traffic stop near the 6.7 mile marker of eastbound I-80 on Wednesday. Brown was charged with Po...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2021

Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Donovan Joseph Menvielle, 26, of El Centro, California, was arrested April 9th for Theft 2nd and Possession of a Controlled Substance. ...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2021
Two people transported to the hospital following an accident in Union County
(Creston) Two people were transported to the hospital following a single-vehicle accident in Union County Thursday. The Union County Sheriff's Office says 19-year-old Rose Pumel, of Lincoln, Nebraska,...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2021

Creston man arrested for Criminal Mischief and Domestic Assault
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested Christopher Roland Bird, 31, on Thursday for Criminal Mischief 5th and Domestic Assault Simple. Bird was taken to Union County Jail. He was held on no ...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2021

Funeral Services Today for Fallen Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith
(Independence) Funeral services for Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith are this morning at 10:00 a.m. at Independence High School. On Friday, April 9, 2021, Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith #462, a ...
Tom Robinson Apr 16, 2021

Updated: 2 Hurt in Montgomery County Crash
(Red Oak) Two people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 71 in northern Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened at around 3:45 p.m., Thursday, on H...
Tom Robinson Apr 16, 2021
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department reports two arrests. Richard Finn, 44, of Pacific Junction, was arrested Wednesday for OWI 1st Offense and Possession of Marijuana. Finn was held on $2,000 ca...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2021

Anita City Council approves engineering contracts for City Hall Restroom and Fire Station Roof projects
(Anita) The Anita City Council approved engineering contracts for the City Hall Restroom Improvement project and Fire Station Roof Improvement project at their meeting Wednesday. City Councilman Kevin...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2021







