Category Archives: Local News
Creston Man Arrested for Domestic Abuse and Possession of a Controlled Substance
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested 29-year-old Ryan Jason Parmenter on Tuesday for Domestic Abuse and Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense. Parmenter was taken to the Union C...
Dec 31, 2025
Montgomery County Arrest Report
(Montgomery Co.) A Red Oak man was arrested following a traffic stop early Wednesday morning. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says a traffic stop was conducted near N. 8th Street and E Nuckols ...
Dec 31, 2025
Adams County Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest
(Adams Co.) A Lamoni man was arrested following a traffic stop in Adams County. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says on December 24, at approximately 2:26 am, Deputies conducted a traffic stop at Hi...
Dec 30, 2025
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Multi-Species Backyard Flock in Dallas County
(Des Moines, IA) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a cas...
Dec 30, 2025
Guthrie County Supervisors Trying to Nail Down EMS Committee Assignments
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- At Tuesday's regular meeting, the Guthrie County Supervisors have still not come to a resolution on the formation of a committee to discuss the EMS issue. The subject did not c...
Dec 30, 2025
Landowners ask court to reconsider decision to pause pipeline permit lawsuit
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Landowners opposed to a carbon sequestration project in Iowa have asked a state court to reconsider its decision to pause a lawsuit over the permit for the pipeline until state...
Dec 30, 2025
Overnight Closures of I-80/I-35 scheduled for Jan. 4, 5 and 6
(Grimes) If you drive on Interstate 80/I-35 between the Southwest Mixmaster and Iowa 141 you need to be aware of overnight road closures that may slow down your trip, according to the Iowa Department ...
Dec 30, 2025
Annual Audit Report for Harlan Municipal Utilities
(Harlan) Gronewold, Bell, Kyhnn & Co. P.C. CPAs have released an audit report on Harlan Municipal Utilities. The auditors reported that Electric Fund revenues (including non-operating) totaled $8,...
Dec 30, 2025
Iowa lawmakers eye community college degrees, public university courses for 2026
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) As Iowa lawmakers prepare to come together once again for the legislative session, beginning in January, those involved in higher education have turned their eyes to the academ...
Dec 30, 2025
Iowa Traffic Fatalities Drop Significantly in 2025, State Patrol Credits Hands-Free Law, and Focus on Enforcement
(Denison) Traffic fatalities on Iowa roadways are significantly lower than they were at this time last year. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District 4 Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy reports...
Dec 30, 2025
