Category Archives: Local News
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Creston Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested a Creston man on alcohol-related charges on Thursday. Officers arrested 43-year-old Brett Joseph Miller on Wednesday for OWI. Authorities transported Miller to the Un...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2025
Iowa Finishes 2024 With 351 Traffic Deaths
(Des Moines) The Iowa State Patrol wants to see changes after the amount of Iowans who died on state roads in 2024. The final number of traffic deaths in the Hawkeye State was 351 last year, which the...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2025
Increase In Car Registration Fees
(Des Moines, IA) -- A lower income tax has come to Iowa, but Iowans will be paying more to register their vehicles. An increase in vehicle registration fees went into effect yesterday, which will see ...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2025
New Income Tax Rate In Effect
(Des Moines) Iowans are seeing a lower income tax rate in 2025. The new rate took effect yesterday, going down to three-point-eight percent for all taxpayers. That means Iowans now have the country's ...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2025
Winter Weather Advisory for Portions of West Central, Southwest, and Central Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines forecasts snowfall of 2 to 4 inches across west-central and southern Iowa today. The heaviest snowfall, ranging from one-half to nearly one inch...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2025
Iowa Road Conditions
(Area) Iowa's southwest Iowa roadways are mostly covered with snow this morning. Highway 6 from Council Bluffs to Highway 59 is partially covered with snow. Highway 59 north is entirely to partially c...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2025
Help is coming to find accessible public spaces in Iowa
Students and leaders at the University of Iowa are helping a nonprofit map public spaces across the state developed with accessibility in mind, in order to ensure people of all abilities can enjoy Iow...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jan 01, 2025
Dry January Begins: Experts On How It Boosts Health
(Undated) -- Dry January is beginning with experts saying that giving up alcohol for a month can boost your health. Research shows that saying "no" to booze can boost your mood, your immune system, he...
Mandy Billings Jan 01, 2025
Iowa Football Fans Raise Nearly $10K At Gary Dolphin's Bar To Increase Children's Access To Music
(Dubuque, IA) -- Members of the Iowa Alumni Marching Band have nearly ten-thousand dollars in donations after playing at a bar in Dubuque. On Monday the band finished their 4th season of raising money...
Mandy Billings Jan 01, 2025
Most Popular NY Resolution Revealed
(Undated) -- The most popular New Year's resolutions in America are being revealed. According to Statista.com, four in ten Americans say they are not making any resolutions this year. For those who ar...
Mandy Billings Jan 01, 2025