Category Archives: Local News
IA's Board Of Regents Orders State Universities' Staffing Probe Regarding Charlie Kirk Comments
(Des Moines) Officials have ordered immediate investigations into employees at all three of Iowa's state universities related to alleged comments about Charlie Kirk. The Iowa Board of Regents says uni...
Sep 19, 2025
Atlantic School Board Votes to Place Field House Project on Ballot; Approves Resolution Calling for Election on Issuance of GO Bonds
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board approved a resolution calling an election on the issuance of $22.5 million in general obligation school bonds. Board Chair Laura McLean explained that the $22.5 mi...
Sep 18, 2025
Iowa Sen. Claire Celsi enters hospice care
Iowa Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines, is receiving hospice care, her family announced in a statement. Celsi, 59, has been facing an undisclosed medical issue for several months, having missed mor...
Sep 18, 2025
Victims of Harlan Fire Identified
(Shelby Co) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office continues its investigation into the structure fire that occurred on Tuesday at 1108 3rd Street in Harlan. Two victims, identified as 52-year-old Dominiq...
Sep 18, 2025
Nursing home cited for violations after resident's leg is amputated
By: Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch (Red Oak) A western Iowa nursing home has been cited by the state for failing to provide adequate nursing services for a woman whose leg was later amputated....
Sep 18, 2025
Georgia Men Sentenced for Arrest Warrant Scam
(Council Bluffs) Four Georgia men were sentenced for their role in a nationwide fraud conspiracy. According to public court documents, between March 2022 and April 2024, Russell Tafron Weatherspoon, 2...
Sep 18, 2025
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report the arrest of 40-year-old Royeisha Dunta Hightower on Wednesday at 806 Laurel Street. Officers cited and released Hightower on a promise to appear on a charge of 5th-de...
Sep 18, 2025
Nearly 150 John Deere Employees To Be Laid Off In Iowa
(Des Moines, IA) -- John Deere will lay off nearly 150 workers throughout Iowa next month. The company announced this week that 40 employees at the Des Moines Works facility will be laid off on Octobe...
Sep 18, 2025
Atlantic School Board to Decide on Multi-Million Dollar Bond Referendums in Special Meeting Thursday Evening
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board will take action on two resolutions at a special meeting on Thursday evening, September 18. One of the resolutions is for calling an election on the issuance of $2...
Sep 17, 2025
Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Announces Leadership Transition
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has announced that Bailey Smith is no longer employed with the organization as of September 15, 2025. "The Board has taken steps to ...
Sep 17, 2025
