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Rain Totals: Severe Weather is Possible on Monday
(Des Moines) Scattered thunderstorms are moved across the western portion of the state this morning, bringing ample rainfall. The National Weather Service says storms will return to the area late Mond...
Tom Robinson May 04, 2024
Montgomery County Man arrested for Assault
(Red Oak) A Villisca man faces assault charges. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Deputies were called to the 500 block of E. 4th Street in Villisca for an assault in Progress. Duri...
Tom Robinson May 04, 2024
State for years reported incorrect Iowa high school graduation rates
(Des Moines) High school graduation rates have been incorrectly calculated for up to a decade due to a legacy code error, the Iowa Department of Education said Friday. The state's four- and five-year ...
Iowa Capital Dispatch May 03, 2024
Iowa West Foundation to Match Southwest Iowa Emergency Relief Fund Donations up to $50,000
(Council Bluffs, IA) - The Community Foundation for Western Iowa is pleased to announce that the Iowa West Foundation has generously committed a 1-to-1 match of $50,000 for donations made to the South...
Mandy Billings May 03, 2024
Pottawattamie County Man Charged with Murder
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man faces murder and weapons charges. The Council Bluffs Criminal Investigation Division arrested 30-year-old Dequanta R. Zachary in connection with the deaths of 36-...
Tom Robinson May 03, 2024
Lakin Foundation Child Development Center of Griswold set to open May 13
(Griswold) A ribbon cutting was held this (Friday) morning at the Lakin Foundation Child Development Center of Griswold. Center Director Chelsea Dvorak said the opening date is May 13th. The Lakin Chi...
Mandy Billings May 03, 2024
Shelby County-Wide Tornado Cleanup
(Harlan) The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency is seeking volunteers to help with tomorrow's (May 4) county-wide tornado cleanup project. Officials ask people to grab friends, co-workers, fami...
Tom Robinson May 03, 2024
Iowa's Drought Conditions Improving
(Des Moines) The widespread rain this past week is showing up in this week's drought monitoring across Iowa. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says portions of the state improved by one category. For ...
Tom Robinson May 03, 2024
Walleye Stocking in Pond Above Viking Lake
(Stanton) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources stocked 30,000 walleye Fry for a rearing pond above Viking Lake. John Lorenzen, fisheries biologist with the Department of Natural Resources in South...
Tom Robinson May 03, 2024
Update: 210th Street Bridge Repair Project in Audubon County Complete
(Audubon) The Audubon County Engineer's Office says 210th Street between Quail Ave. and Robin Ave. is open to thru traffic. Bridge repair's are completed.
Tom Robinson May 02, 2024