Category Archives: Local News
Creston Police Department Reports 6 Arrests
(Creston) The Creston Police Department released its latest arrest report, covering December 31 to January 1. The Police report includes one burglary, two thefts, two OWI arrests, one criminal conduct...
Jan 02, 2026
2 Injured in Structure Fire Near Bondurant
(Bondurant) Polk County Deputies and multiple fire departments responded to a building fire late Thursday afternoon. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the call went out at 5:30 p.m. of a ...
Jan 02, 2026
College Student in Southwest Iowa Community May Be Youngest Mayor In U.S.
(Henderson, Iowa) A college student in Henderson, Iowa, a town in Mills County, is likely the youngest mayor in the United States. Twenty-year-old Eva Fipps recently took office. Fipps says her involv...
Jan 02, 2026
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Reports One Arrest
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Red Oak man following a traffic stop on Thursday. During the investigation, deputies arrested 44-year-old Jesse Donald Trost for driving und...
Jan 02, 2026
Changes For Iowa School Bus Driver Training Taking Effect in New Year
(Des Moines) Changes to school bus driver training in Iowa take effect at the start of the new year. House File 395 allows school districts to determine whether bus drivers must complete a specific tr...
Jan 02, 2026
Fines For Hands-Free Driving Violations In Iowa now in effect
(Des Moines) There are no more warnings. As of January 1, law enforcement began ticketing motorists using their cellphones to make calls, talk, text, stream, scroll, or type into their GPS. The law no...
Jan 02, 2026
Icon of the wetlands, Iowa's trumpeter swan population continues to grow
(Iowa DNR Feature) Iowa's trumpeter swans attempted a modern-day record 158 nests in 2025, which is an increase of 17 percent over 2022. The nesting data is from the most recent statewide observation ...
Jan 01, 2026
USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they're dropped off
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted....
Jan 01, 2026
New Study Demonstrates Risks Of Giving Cellphones To Age 12 Children
(Philadelphia, PA) -- A new study out of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is demonstrating the risks of giving cellphones to children at age 12. It shows a higher percentage of depression, obesity ...
Jan 01, 2026
Land Values Going Up in Guthrie County Which Could Affect Property Taxes
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- The Guthrie County Supervisors started the groundwork for the next budget process at Tuesday's meeting. County Auditor Dani Fink went through the county valuations and says the...
Dec 31, 2025
