Category Archives: Local News
Creston Fire Department Responds to Structure Fire in Kent
(Kent) The Creston Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 1000 block of 242nd Street in Kent at 6:21 p.m. Monday. When the incident commander of Rescue 3 arrived, the building was fully ...
Jan 27, 2026
Fire Crews Respond to Small Fire Near Stennett
(Red Oak) The Red Oak, Elliott and Stanton Fire Departments were dispatched to a possible field fire at 148th/J Avenue near Stennett at 7:38 p.m. Monday. The caller reported there were structures near...
Jan 27, 2026
State Headlines: Trump Visit Road Closures, Lawmakers Advance Weather-Science Ban, Prison Staff Members Assaulted, Update on Political Races
NW 100th Street Near Horizon Events Center Closing For Trump Visit (Clive, IA) -- Traffic will be affected around the Horizon Events Center today due to President Trump's visit this afternoon. The Cit...
Jan 27, 2026
Red Oak Woman Arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 18-year-old Ashlynn Marie Reafleng in the 200 block of South 8th Street on Monday. Reafleng has been charged with Domestic Abuse Assault 1st Offense. S...
Jan 27, 2026
Mills County Arrest Report
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Rhylee Jo Klein, 18, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested on Sunday for Domestic Abuse Assault 1st. Klein was held on no bond. Dylan Pat...
Jan 26, 2026
Konfrst Suspends Campaign for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Seat
(Iowa) -- Iowa State Representative Jennifer Konfrst is suspending her campaign for Iowa's 3rd Congressional district seat. Konfrst posted to social media today that she is suspending her campaign for...
Jan 26, 2026
Atlantic Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation Welcomes New Board Members, Announces 2026 Scholarships
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation (SASF) recently held its annual meeting and welcomed new members, Denise Speer and Wendy Richter, for five year terms. The board also held ...
Jan 26, 2026
Update: Victim of Fatal Accident in Council Bluffs Identified
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department identified the victim of a fatal accident on Saturday as 19-year-old Aliyah Parker of Shenandoah. The accident happened at around 11:15 a.m. Preli...
Jan 26, 2026
Fontanelle Man Arrested on Multiple Domestic Abuse Charges
(Adair Co.) The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested 22-year-old Johnathon Scott Clarke, of Fontanelle, on January 22nd for Domestic Abuse Assault Causing Injury or Mental Illness and Interference w...
Jan 26, 2026
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Welcome New Owners of Akin Building Center
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors visited Akin Building Center on Friday, January 23rd, 2026, to celebrate new ownership and learn more about the vision for the Atlantic loc...
Jan 26, 2026
