Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Four People Injured in Muscatine County Crash
(Muscatine County) Four people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Muscatine County on Monday. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 155th Street and Highway 38 at around 4:20 p....
Tom Robinson Apr 14, 2026

State News Roundup: School Fire Investigation, Legislative Updates, Data Breach, and Rising Gas Prices
School Says Student Started Bathroom Fire At Waukee Elementary School (Waukee, IA) -- A student is believed to have started a fire at a Waukee elementary school. It happened at Eason Elementary in a b...
Tom Robinson Apr 14, 2026

Data Breach Impacts Some Medicaid Members
(Des Moines) On February 20, 2026, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) became aware that a file containing limited Medicaid subscriber information had been inadvertently posted to t...
Mandy Billings Apr 13, 2026

Regional Water issues Boil Advisory for eastern part of their system
(Exira) Regional Water, in coordination with the Iowa DNR, has issued a boil advisory for the eastern part of their system. Officials say the break occurred on a 10-inch main line serving customers in...
Mandy Billings Apr 13, 2026

Mills County Arrest Report
(Mills Co.) Two people were arrested on theft charges in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says Labrea Siemone Milton, 44, of Glenwood, and Perry Bruce Jefferson, 55, of Omaha, Nebraska,...
Mandy Billings Apr 13, 2026

Two Men Arrested on Sexual Abuse Warrants in Adair County
(Adair Co.) Two men were arrested on warrants for Sexual Abuse and other charges. The Adair County Sheriff's Office says Kenneth Dale Blazek, 28, of Greenfield, was arrested on April 9th on a warrant ...
Mandy Billings Apr 13, 2026

Work release escape of Johnathan Durham
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Corrections says 47-year-old Johnathan Allen Durham failed to report to Fort Des Moines - Bldg. 70 as required on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Durham was previously co...
Mandy Billings Apr 13, 2026

Tax Benefits Available to Farmers from One Big Beautiful Bill
(NAFB) With tax deadline day coming up April 15, farmers are looking for shelters and other benefits they may not have had in the past. Two such provisions especially for farmers and ranchers came fro...
Tom Robinson Apr 13, 2026

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reports Alcohol and Drug-related Arrests
(Red Oak) A Villisca man is facing drug possession charges following a traffic stop in Montgomery County. On Sunday night, Sheriff's Deputies arrested 71-year-old Robert Allen Blank in the 1100 block ...
Tom Robinson Apr 13, 2026

State News: Bond Reduction Decision in Ashley Okland Case, Animal Cruelty Legislation, Lunar Helium Mining,
Judge To Decide On Bond Reduction For Defendant In Ashley Okland Case This Week (Dallas County, IA) -- A Dallas County judge is expected to decide if bond will be reduced for Kristin Ramsey in the Ash...
Tom Robinson Apr 13, 2026








