Category Archives: Local News
DMPS Superintendent Announces Resignation Following ICE Detention
(Des Moines, IA) -- Ian Roberts has announced his resignation as the Des Moines Public School Superintendent following his recent detainment. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Roberts ...
Oct 01, 2025
Summit Carbon Solutions Presents Project Outlines to Montgomery County Board
(Red Oak) Joseph Cosgrove, Project Manager for Summit Carbon Solutions, appeared in front of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors this morning. Summit is under new ownership. Cosgrove stated tha...
Sep 30, 2025
Local Sorority Donates $500 to Vision Atlantic
(Atlantic) The Omicron Zeta 13611 Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi have donated $500 to Vision Atlantic's transformative project, which will bring a housing development, new child development center, and YMC...
Sep 30, 2025
Red Oak Man Arrested on Drug Charges
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 40-year-old Aaron Lucas Allen, of Red Oak, Monday afternoon for two counts of Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine. Allen was tra...
Sep 30, 2025
Chores and Cheers: Denison Man Shocked By $1 Million Powerball® Win
(Clive) The weight of a $1 million Powerball win left a Denison man so jittery, he tackled household chores just to steady himself. "I went home and I was nervous, so I vacuumed," Ron Rothe said with ...
Sep 30, 2025
Cass County Supervisors Commit $2.5 Million to Vision Atlantic Childcare Center, Discuss Willow Heights Lease
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved support for the Vision Atlantic project during a special meeting this morning. Vision Atlantic identified expanded childcare, quality housing, ...
Sep 30, 2025
Updated: Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts Given New Deadline Following ICE Arrest and Deportation Order
(Des Moines) There's a new deadline for Des Moines School Superintendent Ian Roberts. Schools Board Chair Jackie Norris. Roberts was arrested last week by ICE and taken to a jail in Sioux City. The De...
Sep 30, 2025
Montgomery County Sheriff's Arrest U-Haul Driver on Drug Possession Charges
(Red Oak) A Massachusetts man faces drug possession and other charges in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a U-Haul box truck in the 1100 block of Highway 34. D...
Sep 30, 2025
Madison County Man Dies in Single Vehicle Crash
(West Des Moines) A single vehicle crash claimed the life of a Madison County man. The Iowa State Patrol says 25-year-old Nicholas James Henry, of Truro, Iowa, died in the crash. According to the repo...
Sep 30, 2025
Investigation into Alleged Threat at Lenox School District Concludes with No Safety Risk
(Lenox) The Lenox School District administration was informed on September 27 at approximately 7:00 p.m. that a student had allegedly made a threat toward at least one other student. The administratio...
Sep 30, 2025
