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Bill Would Revoke Teachers License for Celebrating Political Violence (Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill that would revoke a teacher's license for publicly celebrating assassina...
Tom Robinson Feb 13, 2026

Montgomery County Man arrested on Drug Possession Charges
(Red Oak) A Red Oak, Iowa, man faces drug possession charges following a traffic stop. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit conducted the stop at 220th Street and Boxelder Avenue on Thursda...
Tom Robinson Feb 13, 2026

Firefighters Respond to Field Fire in Page County
(Red Oak) The Essex, Red Oak, and Stanton Fire Departments responded late Thursday afternoon to a field fire on 110th Street and K Avenue in rural Page County. Upon arrival, crews found approximately ...
Tom Robinson Feb 13, 2026

Person Killed in Calhoun County Bus Crash Identified
(Calhoun) The Iowa State Patrol has released more details on a fatal bus crash in Calhoun County. 19-year-old Carter Johnson of Rapid City, South Dakota, died in the accident. Several others were inju...
Mandy Billings Feb 12, 2026

Two Arrested on Drug Charges in Cass County
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested Robert Dean Young Jr., 41, of Lewis, on February 6th for Possession of Marijuana 3rd. Young was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was bo...
Mandy Billings Feb 12, 2026

Atlantic Community School District Releases Statement on Termination of Employee Jesse McCann
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Community School District released the following statement on the termination of employee Jesse McCann: At its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, the Atlantic Community ...
Mandy Billings Feb 12, 2026

Jury Trial for Avoca Man Charged with Attempted Murder Continued to March 10
(Avoca) The jury trial for an Avoca man charged in connection with a shooting incident has been continued to March 10. Shaun Patrick McCarthy, 29, was charged with domestic abuse assault, attempted mu...
Mandy Billings Feb 12, 2026

Cass County Supervisors Approve Executive Assistant Position
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors held a brief meeting this morning to approve the hiring of an Executive Assistant to the Board of Supervisors. The board approved the hiring of Dorene S...
Mandy Billings Feb 12, 2026

State Headlines
1 Dead, 32 Injured In Iowa Lakes Baseball Team Bus Crash (Calhoun County, IA) -- One person is dead after a rollover bus crash involving the Iowa Lakes College baseball team. The team was traveling to...
Tom Robinson Feb 12, 2026

Union County Man Arrested for Assault
(Creston) Creston Police arrested one person for assault and another for failure to appear. Police arrested 21-year-old Lucas Lynn Smith of Creston at 119 N. Elm Street. Smith was charged with Domesti...
Tom Robinson Feb 12, 2026







