Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Update: Missing Greenfield Woman Found Safe
(Greenfield) June 13 Update: The Greenfield Police Department says Lynn Lessard has been found safe! Background: The Greenfield Police Department is asking for the public's help in the whereabo...
Tom Robinson Jun 13, 2026

Stuart Man Arrested Following Pursuit
(Stuart) A Stuart man was arrested following a pursuit Friday evening. The Stuart Police Department says at approximately 6:30 p.m., a Stuart Police Officer observed a vehicle with significant damage ...
Mandy Billings Jun 13, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Sweeps Through Southwest Iowa on Saturday Morning
(Area) A line of thunderstorms pushed through southwest Iowa on Saturday morning. The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings for Pottawattamie and Mills counties between 8:00 a.m...
Tom Robinson Jun 13, 2026

Lenox Man Dies After Drowning at Wilson Lake
(Lenox) A Lenox man died Friday afternoon after being pulled from the water at Wilson Lake near Lenox. The Taylor county Sheriff's Office says at approximately 2:54 pm they received a 911 call about a...
Mandy Billings Jun 13, 2026

Cass County Sheriff's Office Reports Four Arrests
(Cass Co,) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reported four recent arrests involving charges ranging from driving while barred and operating while intoxicated to drug possession, weapons violations, and...
Mandy Billings Jun 12, 2026

Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for 11 counties in response to severe weather
(Des Moines) Today, Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Adams, Dubuque, Madison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, and Wapello Counties in response ...
Mandy Billings Jun 12, 2026

Teen Killed in Harrison County Accident
(Harrison Co.) A teen was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Harrison County Thursday morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 9:08 a.m. The 15-year-old, from Woodbine, was dri...
Mandy Billings Jun 12, 2026

Linn County Official Raises Power Plant Concerns
(Cedar Rapids) Linn County Board of Supervisors Chair Kirsten Running-Marquardt is raising concerns about a proposed natural gas power plant west of Cedar Rapids. Alliant Energy's Morgan Valley Energy...
Cate Shaughnessy Jun 12, 2026

Montgomery County EMA Coordinator Brian Hamman Reports Wide-Spread Storm Damage Across the County
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman continues to assess the damage from the Thursday morning storm that swept through southwest Iowa. Hamman says the storm was mo...
Tom Robinson Jun 12, 2026 default

2026 Iowa State Park Passport
(Des Moines) The Iowa State Park Passport is back in 2026 with more than 60 state parks and forests featured. John Lorenzen, with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said you can download the St...
Mandy Billings Jun 12, 2026







