Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Arrested Two Men Wanted on Warrants
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested two people on warrants. On Tuesday, at around 8:12 p.m., deputies arrested 41-year-old Randon Daniel Phelps of Red Oak near Highway 34 and Hig...
Tom Robinson Jul 28, 2026

Montgomery County Woman Arrested on Misdemeanor Traffic Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 37-year-old Brynn Elizabeth Hudson on Monday in the 100 block of E. Market Street for driving While Revoked ( a serious misdemeanor). Officers transported Hudson to t...
Tom Robinson Jul 28, 2026

Rain Totals
Anita-.50 Atlantic-.90 Audubon-.15 Alan Zellmer west of Atlantic-.50 Darrin Petty Southwest of Atlantic-.30 Creston-.32 Lewis-.25 Marne-1.0 inch Wiota-.59 (This Page will get updated)
Tom Robinson Jul 28, 2026

Rita Hart Focuses on Rebuilding Iowa Democratic Party
(Clinton) Rita Hart -- farmer, former educator, and now chair of the Iowa Democratic Party -- is leading an effort to strengthen the party's organization and competitiveness statewide. Hart became sta...
Cate Shaughnessy Jul 28, 2026

Morgan Will Wins Overall Market Animal: Kyser Will, Shows Overall Breeding Heifer
(Atlantic) Morgan Will of the Benton Franklin 4H Club exhibited the overall champion market animal at the Cass County Fair on Monday morning. This is Morgan Will's fourth Cass County Fair Grand Champi...
Tom Robinson Jul 27, 2026

Fatal Accident in Dubuque County
(Dubuque Co.) One person was killed and three others were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Dubuque County this (Monday) morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 9:54 a.m. at Hi...
Mandy Billings Jul 27, 2026

Another class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Iowa pizza-delivery drivers
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Another proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed in federal court on behalf of food-delivery drivers in Iowa, this time targeting a large Papa John's franchise. The lawsuit...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jul 27, 2026

KSOM and KS 95.7 Live at the 2026 Cass County Fair
Jack McKee spent the morning at the 2026 Cass County Fair and brought back these interviews with fair participants. Our live broadcast is brought to you by Morrison Seed, Farm Service Coop in Atlantic...
William Saluk Jul 27, 2026
Unemployment Rates Drop Across Southwest Iowa
(Cass Co.) Unemployment rates have dropped across an eight-county area of southwest Iowa compared to this time last year. The average unemployment rate for Shelby, Audubon, Guthrie, Pottawattamie, Cas...
Cate Shaughnessy Jul 27, 2026

Redwood Avenue Bridge Closure in Adams County
(Adams Co.) The Adams County Engineer's Office says the bridge on Redwood Avenue (Union 17), just north of Highway 34, is currently closed and will be under construction beginning Wednesday, July 29th...
Mandy Billings Jul 27, 2026







