Category Archives: Local News

(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. ...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(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....

(Area) The first of three legislative coffees start today. Organizers of the 2021 Legislative Coffees are collaborating this year. The coffees will be held together via Zoom, starting today at 9:00 a....

(Bridgewater) A fire destroyed a home in Bridgewater on Friday. Bridgewater Fire Chief Darrell Christensen tells KSOM/KS95 News a neighbor spotted the fire at around 7:08 a.m. at 301 Main Street and c...

(Atlantic) SHIFT ATL is full steam ahead on multiple renovations and community projects. Jessie Shiels, President of SHIFT ATL, a 501(c)3 nonprofit formed in 2019, says the group continues to build up...