Category Archives: Local News
Adair County Arrest Report
(Greenfield) The Adair County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. *Deputies arrested 50-year-old James Jeremy Button on September 22 for 1st-degree theft. Authorities transported Button to the Adair...
Sep 29, 2025
Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports two arrests. *Police arrested 22-year-old Olivia Claire Henry, of Mount Ayr, on Saturday in the 100 block of W. Taylor Street. Officers charged Henry wi...
Sep 29, 2025
Teen Hurt in Mini Bike vs Vehicle Crash in Fayette County
(Wadena, Iowa) A 13-year-old girl suffered serious injuries when her mini bike struck a vehicle at an intersection in Wadena, Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Saturday at 3:06...
Sep 29, 2025
Updated: Iowa Superintendent Placed On Leave After ICE Arrest
(Des Moines) The superintendent of the largest public school district in Iowa has been placed on leave after ICE detained him. On Saturday, the school board voted to place Des Moines Superintendent Dr...
Sep 29, 2025
Follow up: SWIPCO celebrates 50 years of work in Southwest Iowa, Johansen named Inaugural Ron Kohn Servant Leadership Award Winner
SWIPCO Communications Coordinator Chris Parks released the following press release, and photos of SWIPCOs 50th Anniversary and Annual Meeting (Photos posted below the story) (Atlantic) Southwest Iowa ...
Sep 28, 2025
Body Recovered from Missouri River Identified as Omaha Man
(Council Bluffs, Iowa) Authorities have identified the body recovered from the Missouri River last week as 40-year-old Steven Garland of Omaha, Nebraska. On Friday afternoon, emergency crews from the ...
Sep 28, 2025
Calhoun County Crash Claims 2 Lives and Injures 4 Others
(Manson) Two people died and four others were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Calhoun County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Saturday on Highway 7 three miles east of Manson. Au...
Sep 28, 2025
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 50-year-old Martin Leroy Lafollette on Saturday for Domestic Abuse Assault with Intent to Inflict Injury. Lafollette was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and was h...
Sep 28, 2025
Cass County 4-H enrollment is open to youth in Kindergarten through 12th grade
(Cass Co.) Enrollment is now open for the 2025-2026 Cass County 4-H program year, and all youth in kindergarten through 12th grade can join at no cost. Thanks to generous donations to the Cass County ...
Sep 28, 2025
Iowa Gas Prices Fall Amid Rising Crude Oil Costs
(Des Moines) The price of regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa dropped 6 cents from last week, now averaging $2.91 per gallon, according to AAA. Gas prices are down 13 cents compared with a year ago, whi...
Sep 28, 2025
