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Drake and Wichita State Square off in Men’s NCAA Play-in Game
(Des Moines) The Drake University men's basketball team begins its fifth NCAA Tournament trip Thursday evening against Wichita State. The two former longtime Missouri Valley Conference rivals meet in ...
Mar 18, 2021
Lane restrictions on the Iowa 48 bridge over the East Nishnabotna River west of Elliott begin Monday
(Elliott) A road construction project west of Elliott on the Iowa 48 bridge over the East Nishnabotna River requires restricting traffic to one lane with temporary traffic control lights and a 10-foot...
Mar 18, 2021
Atlantic City Council Approves FY22 Budget
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council held a public hearing and approved the FY2022 budget on Wednesday. The proposed budget is $14,740,571.00; this is a decrease of -18.25% or $3,289,610.00 less than ...
Mar 17, 2021
Man to be sentenced in April for death of 4-month-old
WESTGATE, Iowa (AP) - A northeastern Iowa man is scheduled to be sentenced in April for the death of the 4-month-old nephew of his ex-girlfriend. Twenty-four-year-old Dean Alan Hettinger, of Westgate,...
Mar 17, 2021
Justin Henriksen Obituary
Justin Henriksen, 38, of Harlan, Iowa, passed away March 16, 2021 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, March 28 at 2:00 p.m. at C.G. Therkildsen Center ...
Mar 17, 2021
B.1.1.7 Variant Circulating in Iowa
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health has confirmed 38 additional cases of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7. in Iowa. The variant is often referred to as the U.K. variant because i...
Mar 17, 2021
Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports seven arrests from March 3rd through March 16th. Maximilian Elwood, 22, of Atlantic, was arrested March 3rd on a Cass County Sheriff's Office warran...
Mar 17, 2021
Governor Reynolds: COVID-19 Recovery Continues
(Des Moines) At Wednesday's press conference, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa's momentum continues towards recovery from the pandemic. Iowa's 14 and seven-day average positivity rate dropped to 3...
Mar 17, 2021
Two people transported to the hospital following an accident in Cass County Saturday
(Atlantic) Two people were transported to the hospital following a single-vehicle accident in Cass County on Saturday. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the accident occurred on Marne Road at 4:38...
Mar 17, 2021
Sheriffs: Cattle found slain, dumped along Iowa gravel roads
AMES, Iowa (AP) - Sheriffs in two central Iowa counties say their offices are investigating after cattle were found slain and dumped along gravel roads in their jurisdictions. The Ames Tribune reports...
Mar 17, 2021
