Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Atlantic City Councilman Gerald Brink Announces His Resignation
(Atlantic) Longtime Atlantic City Councilman Gerald Brink is resigning. Atlantic City Administrator John Lund issued a press release on Thursday evening. "It is with great sadness that I must inform y...
Tom Robinson Aug 28, 2025
Man Arrested on Attempted Murder and Hate Crime Charges in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) Early this morning, the Council Bluffs Police Department responded to a disturbance that resulted in the arrest of a man on multiple charges, including attempted murder. At approximat...
Mandy Billings Aug 28, 2025

Update: DCI Investigates Officer-Involved Shooting in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) At approximately 5:35 p.m. on August 27, 2025, an Iowa State Patrol Trooper initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle near the 77-mile marker on Interstate 29. During the traffic stop, a ...
Tom Robinson Aug 28, 2025

Two Injured in Creston Collision Wednesday Afternoon
(Creston) Two people were taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle accident in Creston Wednesday afternoon. According to the Creston Police Department, the crash happened around 12:35 p.m. in the 200...
Mandy Billings Aug 28, 2025

Federally endangered pallid sturgeon discovered in Iowa's Des Moines River
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced the first-ever collection of the federally endangered pallid sturgeon from the lower Des Moines River. The discovery of two pallid sturg...
Mandy Billings Aug 28, 2025

Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Crystal Dawn Branch, 45, of Griswold, was arrested on August 22nd on a Cass County Sheriff's Office warrant for interference with offic...
Mandy Billings Aug 28, 2025

43rd Annual Carstens Farm Days September 6-7
(Shelby) Iowa farm history will be on full display September 6 and 7 as the 43rd Annual Carstens Farm Days returns to the Carstens 1880 Farmstead near Shelby. Terry Torneten said Carstens 1880 Farmste...
Mandy Billings Aug 28, 2025

Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report one arrest on Wednesday. Officers arrested 41-year-old Troy Richard Davis of Creston at Pine and Mills Streets for Violation of a No Contact Protective Order. Police tr...
Tom Robinson Aug 28, 2025

Updated: Fire At Clearfield Farm Kills An Estimated 110,000 Chickens
(Clearfield, IA) -- Officials are investigating a massive fire at a Clearfield farm that killed over 100-thousand of chickens. The fire broke out at Daybreak Foods on Tuesday and spread to multiple bu...
Tom Robinson Aug 28, 2025

Guthrie County Fair Schedule for Thursday, August 28
Free Admittance to the Fair Free Carnival Rides 5-9 PM 4-H/ FFA Weigh-In and Check-In Day 9 AM Open Class Art Exhibit Judging. CLOSED judging in the Art Hall 9 AM Open Class Ag Entries can check in 9 ...
Mandy Billings Aug 28, 2025







