Category Archives: Local News
Coon Rapids Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Receiving Child Pornography
(Coon Rapids) A Coon Rapids man was sentenced to prison for receiving child pornography. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 38-year-old Brandon Embrey was sentenced last...
Feb 15, 2021
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report one arrest over the weekend. Police arrested 20-year old Amber Parmenter of Creston at 2:15 p.m. on Friday for Driving While Barred. Officers released her from the Adam...
Feb 15, 2021
Iowa Transportation Committee Drawing up Hands-Free Driving Bill
(Des Moines) Iowa District 11 Senator Tom Shipley says the Transportation Committee is working on a bill prohibiting talking with a cellphone in hand while driving. Currently, Iowa law permits motoris...
Feb 15, 2021
Wind Chill Warning in Effect through Tuesday Morning
(Des Moines) Life-Threatening Cold Wind Chills to Persist into Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Bitterly cold temperatures continue across Iowa to start the new week. ...
Feb 15, 2021
Iowa DNR reports varying ice conditions
(Area) Cold temperatures have added to ice depth on lakes and ponds, but the Iowa DNR cautions that ice is not uniform across all water bodies. Fisheries Biologist Bryan Hayes points there are several...
Feb 15, 2021
Council Bluffs Shooting Incident
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs Police were dispatched to a shooting incident late Saturday night. Police were called to the 10 block of Voorhis Street in Council Bluffs at around 11:55 p.m. When they...
Feb 14, 2021
Clarinda City Council approves request to hold annual Air Show
(Clarinda) The Clarinda City Council last week gave their approval to hold the annual Air Show at the Clarinda Municipal Airport - Schenck Field. According to the Council minutes, Merlin Barr requeste...
Feb 14, 2021
Audubon Fire Department trying to recoup costs through fire billing
(Audubon) Audubon Fire Department Chief Tyler Thygesen spoke with KSOM/KS95.7 News this week to clarify a few items in regards to fire service call fees. Thygesen says they've looked into it for sever...
Feb 14, 2021
NWS issues Wind Chill Warning and Wind Chill Advisory
(Des Moines) According to the National Weather Service in Des Moines the dangerously cold weather will intensify even more from tonight through early next week. A Wind Chill Warning is in effect for t...
Feb 13, 2021
Iowa Legislators agree to School Supplemental State Aid Bill
(Atlantic) This week the Iowa House and Senate agreed to a 2.4 percent increase in Supplemental State Aid for K-12 Schools in Iowa. The bill will also increase Iowa education funding equity per pupil....
Feb 13, 2021
