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News from Western Iowa.

State and Federal candidates are set for the June Primaries
(Des Moines) Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has released the final list of candidates for the June 2, 2026 primary elections. The deadline for candidates for state and federal offices in the Democr...
Mandy Billings Mar 17, 2026

Cass County Master Gardeners Scholarship Application Due April 1
(Cass Co.) The 2026 Cass County Master Gardeners Horticulture Scholarship application is open, with the deadline fast approaching on April 1. The purpose of this scholarship is to provide post-seconda...
Mandy Billings Mar 17, 2026

Safe Driving Takes More Than Luck This St. Patrick's Day
(Des Moines) The Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau and law enforcement across the state wants drivers to remember: Safe Driving Takes More Than Luck. St. Patrick's Day is known for its themed celebrati...
Mandy Billings Mar 16, 2026

Two Arrested on Assault Charges in Adair County
(Adair Co.) A Greenfield man was arrested on March 11th after officers were called to a report of a man threatening others with a knife. The Greenfield Police Department says 69-year-old Alfonso Ramir...
Mandy Billings Mar 16, 2026

Mills County Arrest Report
(Mills Co.) A Malvern man was arrested on multiple charges last week. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 34-year-old Nicholas James Gragg was arrested on March 9th for two counts of Possession of ...
Mandy Billings Mar 16, 2026

Car vs Snow Plow Accident in Guthrie County
(Guthrie Co.) No injuries were reported in a car-vs-snowplow accident in Guthrie County Sunday evening. The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office says 43-year-old Troy Jorgensen, of Chelsea, was driving a 2...
Mandy Billings Mar 16, 2026

Creston Police Arrest Two on OWI and Warrant Charges
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested Lisa Joanne Squibbs, 37, of Afton, on Friday at the Creston Law Enforcement Center on an Outside Agency Warrant with additional charges. The first warr...
Mandy Billings Mar 16, 2026

Fatal Accident in Davis County
(Davis Co.) One person died following a two-vehicle accident in Davis County Sunday evening; two others were injured. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee was eastbound on Highway 2, ...
Mandy Billings Mar 16, 2026

Several species of owls and nightjars appear to be declining in Iowa
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources' results from 2025 moonlit surveys of owls and nightjars show that some of the bird populations are declining. DNR's Monitoring of Owls...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Mar 16, 2026

State Headlines - St. Patrick's Day Rides, Scam Warning, Police Shooting Decision, Measles Alert, and Best Burger
AAA To Offer Free Rides For Impaired Drivers Around St. Patrick's Day Holiday (Iowa) -- Triple A is offering free rides to Iowa drivers who may have celebrated St. Patrick's Day a little too much to g...
Mandy Billings Mar 16, 2026







