Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Adams County Man faces assault Charges
(Corning) An Adams County man is in custody for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend and her ex-husband. Adams County Deputies were dispatched to a residence in Corning for a fight in progress. When the...
Tom Robinson Dec 31, 2019
Shelby County Public Health Director Lori Hoch says Influenza "B" could still be coming to the Region
(Harlan) Shelby County Public Health Director Lori Hoch says it not unusual to have an uptick in Influenza cases over the holidays. But, what is atypical is Influenza B is the predominant virus in the...
Tom Robinson Dec 30, 2019
Iowa DNR intends to make changes to small mouth bass no-kill zone in Guthrie County
(Guthrie County) One of the Iowa DNR's top priorities in 2020 for the Fisheries Department in Southwest Iowa pertains to the Middle Raccoon River in Guthrie County. The small mouth bass no-kill zone o...
Western Iowa Today Dec 30, 2019
Iowa State Patrol Pushing for Total Occupant Restraint Legislation in 2020
(Des Moines) The Iowa State Patrol is backing legislation in 2020 to change the occupant restraint law. The current law states; passenger's 18-years and older are only legally mandated to wear seatbel...
Tom Robinson Dec 30, 2019
Body of missing Nebraska man found in Iowa pond Saturday
(Council Bluffs, AP) The body of a missing Nebraska man was pulled from an icy Iowa pond on Saturday. Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker said the body of 39-year-old George McNamara was pulled f...
Tom Robinson Dec 29, 2019
Weekend Rain Totals: Above Normal Temperatures Forecast for This Week
(Des Moines) A storm system moved across the area Friday night and Saturday and dropped anywhere from one-half inch to just over one-inch of rain in parts of southwest and Central Iowa. According to t...
Tom Robinson Dec 29, 2019
Semi Driver Hurt in Adair County Crash
(Stuart) A California man was hurt in a two-vehicle accident on westbound Interstate 80 in Adair County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 3:42 p.m. on Saturday near the 93-mi...
Tom Robinson Dec 29, 2019
Winter Storm dumping Rain and Snow across Nebraska and Iowa
(Omaha, AP) A winter storm making its way across the country is dumping heavy snow on western and north-central Nebraska and steady rains over eastern Nebraska into Iowa. The National Weather Service ...
Tom Robinson Dec 28, 2019
Bullets Strike Home in Page County
(Clarinda) The Page County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help in finding the person(s) responsible for bullets striking a house in rural Page County. The Page County Sheriff's Office says ...
Tom Robinson Dec 28, 2019
Two People Hurt in Page County Crash
(Shenandoah) Two people were hurt in a single-vehicle accident in Page County. The Page County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened on Saturday between K and L Avenue. Authorities say the drive...
Tom Robinson Dec 28, 2019







