Category Archives: Local News
After hundreds of medication errors, care facility's license labeled 'conditional
(Iowa Capital Dispatch, written by Clark Kauffman, Photo is Courtesy of Iowa Capital Dispatch) (Carroll, Iowa) After being cited for hundreds of medication errors, an Iowa care facility for intellectu...
Apr 22, 2026
Updated: (7:34 p.m.) Motorcycle Rider Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash in Atlantic
(Atlantic) - A motorcycle driver was injured in a two-vehicle collision on Tuesday evening in Atlantic. According to the Atlantic Police Department, the accident occurred around 5:28 p.m. at 13th and ...
Apr 21, 2026
Mills County Sheriff's Office Reports Multiple Arrests
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports multiple arrests from April 13th through April 18th. Alyssa Marie Edfors, 32, of Clinton, was arrested on April 13th for Failure to Appear. Brando...
Apr 21, 2026
Cass County Supervisors Approve Purchase of Property for County Maintenance Sheds
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning approved the purchase of property for the county maintenance sheds. County Engineer Trent Wolken is working to update the aging facilities....
Apr 21, 2026
Longtime Atlantic Public Servant Gerald Brink Passes Away
(Atlantic) Funeral services are pending for a longtime public servant from Atlantic, Iowa, who served as an at-large member of the city council for nearly a decade. Gerald Brink was first appointed to...
Apr 21, 2026
State News: Iowa City Shooting Update, Disaster Proclamation Issued, and Grassley's Health Status
Iowa City Police Department Provides Updates on Sunday's Downtown Shooting, One Still In Critical Condition, Persons Of Interest Identified (Iowa City, IA) -- The Iowa City Police Department says it h...
Apr 21, 2026
Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for five counties in response to severe weather
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Carroll, Crawford, Grundy, Harrison, and Washington Counties in response to severe weather that occurred on April 13, 2026, and co...
Apr 20, 2026
Cass County Sheriff's Office Reports Series of Arrests April 10-19
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reported multiple arrests over the past week. Dakota Lynn Girouex, 28, of Villisca was arrested on April 10th on the charges of Interference with Official Ac...
Apr 20, 2026
Fontanelle man jailed on a no-contact order violation, Nevada man arrested on drug charge and additional warrants.
(Adair Co.) Two arrests were reported in Adair County. The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested 23-year-old Johnathon Scott Clarke, of Fontanelle, on April 18th for Violation of a No Contact Order -...
Apr 20, 2026
Atlantic Native Dakota Oswalt Named MCMA Journalist of the Year
(Missouri) An Atlantic, Iowa native is being recognized among the top student journalists in Missouri. Dakota Oswalt, a senior multimedia journalism major at Northwest Missouri State University, was n...
Apr 20, 2026
