Category Archives: Local News

(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports the arrest of 37-year-old Tyler James Hicks, of Creston, on Thursday. Officers arrested Hicks at 302 N. Pine Street on a charge of failure to appear. Au...

(Clarinda) Online court records indicate a Clarinda man arrested in November on a felony charge of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse, causing bodily injury, is scheduled to be sentenced Janua...

(Des Moines) Snow showers and snow squalls are expected today, with possible impacts to both the morning and evening commutes. Narrow bands of intense snow squalls may produce near-blizzard conditions...

(Atlantic) Cass Health Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Matt Weresh, a distinguished physician with more than 30 years of service in Iowa, announced his retirement effective May 2026. Dr. Weresh will complete h...

(Oakland) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office has confirmed to KSOM/KS95 News that an Atlantic woman involved in a two-vehicle accident in Oakland on Tuesday morning has passed away. The acciden...

(Story Co.) A pedestrian was injured Thursday morning in a collision on Duff Avenue in Ames, according to the Iowa State Patrol. The accident occurred at approximately 4:14 a.m. in the 400 block of Du...

(Cass Co.) Three people were arrested on drug charges in Cass County. Gunner Michael Namanny, 19, of Anita, turned himself in on January 8th on an active Cass County Sheriff's warrant for Possession-M...

(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 65-year-old Terry Joe Halvin, of Red Oak, on an active Montgomery County warrant for Probation Violation. Halvin was taken to the Montgomery County Jai...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department released their arrest report from December 10th through January 11th. On December 10th, Alex Keeler, 19, of Clarinda was arrested for Harboring a Runaway. Nat...

(Des Moines) In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General's Office has concluded that the November 16, 2025, fatal shooting of Benjamin Harold Sink by Grundy County Sheriff Deputies and an Iowa...