Category Archives: Local News
Accident in Union County injures one
(Creston) One person suffered minor injuries in a two vehicle collision in Union County. The Sheriff's Office says the accident took place at 8:50 a.m. on Monday at the intersection of Highway 25 and ...
Dec 31, 2019
Pottawattamie County Man Charged following a Pursuit in Northern Cass County
(Anita) A Pottawattamie County man faces numerous charges following a pursuit through northern Cass County late Monday night. Cass County Sheriff Darby McLaren tells KSOM/KS95 News a Cass County Deput...
Dec 31, 2019
Superintendent fired from post at center for disabled Iowans
(Glenwood, AP) The superintendent of an Iowa care center for people with intellectual disabilities has been fired amid a federal investigation. Jerry Rea was notified in a letter Monday that he was be...
Dec 31, 2019
Salvation Army Bell Ringing Campaign raises over $8,000.00 in Cass County
(Atlantic) The Cass County Salvation Army Bell Ringing Campaign raised $8,196.65. The 2019 campaign topped the 2018 campaign by over $1,100.00. Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson along with five area...
Dec 31, 2019
Iowa population up slightly in 2019 to 3.155 million
(Des Moines, AP) New U.S. Census estimates show Iowa's population continued to increase slowly in the last year and now numbers 3,155,070. The July 1, 2019, estimate released Monday was up 108,199 fro...
Dec 31, 2019
Adams County Man faces assault Charges
(Corning) An Adams County man is in custody for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend and her ex-husband. Adams County Deputies were dispatched to a residence in Corning for a fight in progress. When the...
Dec 31, 2019
Shelby County Public Health Director Lori Hoch says Influenza "B" could still be coming to the Region
(Harlan) Shelby County Public Health Director Lori Hoch says it not unusual to have an uptick in Influenza cases over the holidays. But, what is atypical is Influenza B is the predominant virus in the...
Dec 30, 2019
Iowa DNR intends to make changes to small mouth bass no-kill zone in Guthrie County
(Guthrie County) One of the Iowa DNR's top priorities in 2020 for the Fisheries Department in Southwest Iowa pertains to the Middle Raccoon River in Guthrie County. The small mouth bass no-kill zone o...
Dec 30, 2019
Iowa State Patrol Pushing for Total Occupant Restraint Legislation in 2020
(Des Moines) The Iowa State Patrol is backing legislation in 2020 to change the occupant restraint law. The current law states; passenger's 18-years and older are only legally mandated to wear seatbel...
Dec 30, 2019
Body of missing Nebraska man found in Iowa pond Saturday
(Council Bluffs, AP) The body of a missing Nebraska man was pulled from an icy Iowa pond on Saturday. Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker said the body of 39-year-old George McNamara was pulled f...
Dec 29, 2019
