Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Mills County Man jailed on Theft Charges
(Red Oak) A Mills County man is in custody on theft charges in Montgomery County. Red Oak Police arrested 40-year old John Robert Washburn of Hastings on Monday for 3rd-degree theft and 5th-degree the...
Tom Robinson Feb 23, 2021
Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber discusses Snow Days
(Atlantic) The adverse winter weather conditions are extending the school year in many western Iowa School Districts. Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber explores ways to make up the lost hou...
Tom Robinson Feb 23, 2021
Council Bluffs Pair Sentenced to Prison for Methamphetamine Offenses
(Council Bluffs) Two people from Council Bluffs were sentenced to prison for methamphetamine offenses. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 33-year-old Casey Gantt was sen...
Mandy Billings Feb 23, 2021
Crawford County woman charged with First Degree Murder
(Denison) A Crawford County woman has been charged with First Degree Murder. At approximately 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, February 21, 2021, the Crawford County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous call fr...
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2021
Red Oak Man Sentenced to Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
(Council Bluffs) A Red Oak man was sentenced to prison for Receipt of Child Pornography. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 63-year-old Mark Fredrick Sandell was sentenc...
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2021
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Victoria Anne Griffen, 24, was arrested on Saturday after a Deputy observed a Chevrolet Equinox in the center of the med...
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2021

Page County Sheriff’s Report
(Page Co.) The Page County Sheriff's Office arrested Timothy Jay Blank, 55,on a Page County Warrant for Criminal Mischief 4th Degree. Blank was arrested in Coin after a short foot pursuit on Sunday. B...
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2021
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co.) Two people were charged with Operating While Intoxicated in Adair County. Merle Dean Burris, 67, of Stuart, was cited by Stuart Police on February 20th for OWI 1st Offense. He was released...
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2021
Anita Town and Country Hosts Food Box Giveaway February 27
(Anita) Anita Town and Country will be hosting a USDA Farmers to Families Food Box distribution at the Anita Community Center from 12:00 - 1:00 PM, or as supplies last, on Saturday, February 27. Boxes...
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2021
Fire Reported at Ross Hall on ISU Campus
(Ames) Ross Hall on the campus of Iowa State University was evacuated this morning due to a fire. The Ames Police Department issued the order at around 6:40 a.m. The public was asked to avoid the area...
Tom Robinson Feb 22, 2021







