Category Archives: Local News
National Weather Service in Omaha Confirms Four Tornados in Harrison, Fremont and Page Counties
(Omaha) The National Weather Service in Omaha has confirmed four tornados in Harrison, Fremont and Page counties. An EF-1 tornado was confirmed at 1:46 p.m. Thursday near Little Sioux in Harrison Coun...
Apr 24, 2026
Riverside Names Alynn Coppock as New Superintendent
(Riverside School) The Riverside Community School District has named Alynn Coppock as its next superintendent following a comprehensive national search conducted in partnership with Hazard, Young, Att...
Apr 24, 2026
Atlantic High School Band Honoring a Legacy: Premiere of 'Fields in Motion' at the Patty Hannon Concert
(Atlantic) The Atlantic High School Band's Patty Hannon Concert is this weekend, and they are premiering a new work to honor the Memory of Dr. Eric Johnson. The Atlantic High School Instrumental music...
Apr 24, 2026
Severe Storms Produced High Winds, Hail, and a Few Tornadoes
(Des Moines) Severe storms began sweeping through western Iowa in the early afternoon on Thursday, extending into the eastern part of the state by evening. Rod Donovan from the National Weather Servic...
Apr 24, 2026
Home South of Wiota Struck by Lightning
(Wiota) Wiota and Anita firefighters responded to a report of a house struck by lightning during Thursday's storm. The call went out around 7:30 p.m. for a report of a house south of Wiota that had be...
Apr 24, 2026
Juvenile Faces Burglary Charges in Montgomery County
(Villisca) Montgomery County deputies responded to a call in the 500 block of East 5th Street in Villisca regarding a theft from a vehicle. During the investigation, Deputies arrested a 15-year-old ma...
Apr 24, 2026
Rain Totals
Rain Totals Anita-.70 Atlantic-1.6 (KSOM/KS95 Studios) Alan Zellmer-four miles west of Atlantic-1.00 Darrin Petty, seven miles west of Atlantic-1.55 Bridgewater-1.1 Griswold-3.00 inches Greenfield-1.0...
Apr 24, 2026
State News: Tuition Increases, Drought Relief, and Coach Expected to Plead Guilty
Iowa Board Regents Approve Tuition Hike (Ames, IA) -- Tuition is going up again at Iowa's three state universities. The Board of Regents approved a three-percent increase for the next school year duri...
Apr 24, 2026
Danish Artist Thomas Dambo Unveils 20-Foot Troll Near Elk Horn
(Elk Horn) Tucked into the prairie just beyond the Museum of Danish America, a towering secret waits to be discovered-a 20-foot wooden troll, quietly watching over the landscape. Created by internatio...
Apr 23, 2026
Cass County Sheriff's Office Reports Five Arrests
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office in Atlantic released its latest arrest report, which includes charges related to alcohol offenses, drug possession, assault, and failure to appear. *On Apri...
Apr 23, 2026
