Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Montgomery County Man arrested for dissemination of Obscene Material
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 36-year old Michael Lisle Parson, of Red Oak on Saturday for dissemination and exhibiting of obscene material to a minor. Police transported Parson to the Montgomery ...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2020
Two Page County People arrested on drug charges in Adams County
(Corning) Two people from Page County face drug charges in Adams County. Adams County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Brandi McElroy on Saturday morning. During the investigation Office...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2020
Strong Thunderstorms forecast for Southwest Iowa this afternoon
(Des Moines) Strong thunderstorms are forecast to develop over southwest Iowa this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Rain showers may develop early this afternoon fol...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2020

Atlantic Schools Superintendent urges Spectators to Follow Social Distancing Guidelines
(Atlantic) Iowa high school baseball and softball teams returned to the field for competitions this past week. Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber appearing Friday morning on KS95.7's school ...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2020
Atlantic Police Department upgrading the Fleet
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department added a new cruiser to the Fleet. The new cruiser is a Chevy Tahoe purchased at Deter's, and according to Police Chief Dave Erickson the cruiser is a new styl...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2020

2 charged in Iowa assault that NAACP says was racist
(Des Moines, AP) Two white men have been arrested in an assault so severe that the 22-year-old black victim believed he was about to be killed. The NAACP has said the attack in Des Moines was racially...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2020

Archie’s I Spy Scavenger Hunt in Audubon County
(Audubon) Audubon County Tourism is hosting Archie's I Spy Scavenger Hunt next week. Sarah Slater said Archie has hidden 32 items along the T-Bone Bike Trail and if you can spy all 32 items you can be...
Mandy Billings Jun 20, 2020

Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department reports two arrests. Tony Joe Christensen, 59, of Red Oak, was arrested Friday evening in the 1200 block of E Summit Street for Public Intoxication. Christensen...
Mandy Billings Jun 20, 2020
Third Annual "Top Shot" Cass County
(Atlantic) Atlantic Businessman Erich Wickman, the owner of Wickman Chemical, plans the third annual charity event "Top Shot" Cass County. The money raised goes to the Atlantic Police Department kid's...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2020
Another positive case of COVID-19 in Audubon County
(Audubon Co.) The Iowa Department of Public Health and Audubon County Public Health have identified an additional case of COVID-19 in the county. The individual is an older adult aged 61-80. This addi...
Mandy Billings Jun 19, 2020







