Category Archives: Local News
Red Oak Man Cited After Leaving Scene of Two-Vehicle Accident
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man was cited following a two-vehicle accident Tuesday morning in Red Oak. According to the Red Oak Police Department, 37-year-old Brandon Gugenhan, of Red Oak, was driving a 2002 ...
May 27, 2026
Adair County Discusses Shared Public Health Services with Guthrie County
(Adair Co.) Jotham Arber, Director of Guthrie County Public Health, met with the Adair County Board of Supervisors this morning to discuss shared public health services. Arber said he has been working...
May 27, 2026
Westbound U.S. 20/U.S. 75 Ramp to Southbound I-29 Closes June 2
(Sioux City) Motorists using the westbound U.S. 20/U.S. 75 ramp to southbound Interstate 29 should plan for a detour beginning Tuesday, June 2, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation's Sio...
May 27, 2026
Atlantic Firefighters Respond to a Structure Fire Early Wednesday Morning
(Atlantic) The Atlantic and Marne Fire Departments responded to a barn fire north of Atlantic early this morning. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel says the call went out at around 4:43 at 61344 Boston R...
May 27, 2026
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Theft Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 37-year-old Brandon Lee Gugenhan of Red Oak on a fifth-degree theft charge. The arrest stemmed from a reported shoplifting incident. Police transported Gugenhan to th...
May 27, 2026
State News: New Vape Tax, Rising Nitrates, and Beach Swimming Warning
Iowa Dems Trying To Get Back First In The Nation Caucuses (Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa Democratic Party trying to get back first in the nation caucuses. The Democratic National Committee took the hist...
May 27, 2026
Child Airlifted Following Water Emergency In Stuart
(Stuart) The Stuart Police Department reports that an unresponsive child was airlifted to Des Moines Tuesday afternoon. According to the report, they received a call Tuesday at approximately 4:34 p.m....
May 26, 2026
Mockingbird Avenue Road Closure in Audubon County
(Audubon) The Audubon County Engineer's Office says Mockingbird Avenue from East Side Drive, east and north 0.36 miles, is closed for a HMA paving project. The road will be closed for approximately 45...
May 26, 2026
G30/Kimball Street Closure in Hancock for Railroad Crossing Work
(Hancock) The Pottawattamie County Engineer's Office says the Scoular Company plans to close G30 to work on the IAIS railroad crossing in the City of Hancock on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7:00 a.m. The dura...
May 26, 2026
Supporters Push To Make E-15 Year Round Permanent, But Oil And Gas Industry Is Pushing Back
(Washington DC) -- A push to make E-15 ethanol gas blend year-round all the time is getting push-back in Washington. U.S. Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa. President Trump has ordered the EPA to drop the E-...
May 26, 2026
