Category Archives: Local News
Democrats Say Issues Not Being Addressed In Legislature
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa Democrats say they're worried that some key issues are being overlooked at the State Capitol. State rep. Lindsey James noted Iowa is among the worst when it comes to residents...
Jan 17, 2025
Teaching Online Safety: Cass County Schools Unite to Protect Students
(Cass County) This week, Cass County Schools came together to reinforce the importance of online safety to their students in Atlantic, CAM and Griswold districts. "There's not many days that go by tha...
Jan 16, 2025
Iowa adjutant general repeats request for National Guard scholarship expansion
Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn, the adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard, re-upped his request to lawmakers for changes to the Iowa National Guard service scholarship to include more non-traditional ...
Jan 16, 2025
Red Oak Woman Arrested for Domestic Assault
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 32-year-old Bradina Sky Gary, of Red Oak, this (Thursday) morning in the 100 block of W Coolbaugh Street on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault Causing ...
Jan 16, 2025
Drought is a Potential Problem in 2025
(NAFB) Despite recent snowfall in many areas across rural America, the word drought is still sneaking into the longer-term forecasts. Eric Snodgrass, Principal Atmospheric Scientist with Conduit Ag, s...
Jan 16, 2025
American Cancer Society: Young Women Twice As Likely To Get A Cancer Diagnosis Than Young Men
(Washington, DC) -- Young women are getting cancer diagnoses at almost twice the rate of young men. A new report from the American Cancer Society shows a change in diagnoses' demographics. They're mov...
Jan 16, 2025
Settlement Reached In Tractor Death Lawsuit
(Des Moines, IA) -- A settlement has been reached in the death of a woman who was run over by a tractor in Iowa. The state settled with the family of Mercedes Kohlhardt for more than five-million doll...
Jan 16, 2025
Republican Senator Says She'll Back Pete Hegseth's Nomination
(Washington, DC) -- A Republican Senator who may have been a roadblock to Pete Hegseth's nomination as Defense Secretary now says she'll support him. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst made a statement Tuesday a...
Jan 16, 2025
Governor Reynolds Orders Flags At State Buildings To Full Staff On Inauguration Day
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is ordering all flags at the state capitol and state buildings to be raised to full staff in honor of the presidential inauguration of President-Elect Donald Tr...
Jan 16, 2025
Updated: Mr Haven found Safe: Community Urged to Help Locate Missing 86-Year-Old Man
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department released a statement this morning stating that Mr. Haven had been located and found safe. Background Story: Council Bluffs Police Department reque...
Jan 16, 2025
