Category Archives: Local News
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
Nebraska Man Arrested for OWI and other charges in Glenwood
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested Xavier Robers Barba, of Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday for OWI 1st Offense, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Driving Under Suspension. Bond was s...
Sep 29, 2025
Fatal Accident in Jones County
(Jones Co.) One person died, and one other was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Jones County Monday morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 8:10 a.m. at Highway 151 and Circle...
Sep 29, 2025
Nunn Defers Pay as Shutdown Looms, Calls on Senate to Pass House Funding Measure
(Des Moines) With a government shutdown fast approaching, Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today formally requested that his pay be withheld until full government funding is restored. "If Senate Democ...
Sep 29, 2025
Squirrel hunter dies after accidental shooting in Washington County
(Brighton, Iowa) A 17-year-old squirrel hunter has died from injuries sustained in an accidental shooting by another hunter in rural Brighton. The incident occurred on Saturday at approximately 3 p.m....
Sep 29, 2025
Atlantic Splash Pad Closing on October 1
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Park and Recreation Commission announced at its meeting on September 24 that it will close the Splash Pad on October 1 for the season. "It was an amazing opening first year for...
Sep 29, 2025
