Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Bremer County Accident Claims One Life
(Bremer County) One person died, and five others suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Bremer County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 1:30 Saturday afternoon, at 190th...
Tom Robinson Aug 24, 2025

Gas Prices Lower This Week
(Des Moines, Iowa) - Drivers across Iowa are getting a modest break at the gas pump this week. According to AAA, the average price for regular unleaded gasoline has dropped by 3 cents, bringing the st...
Tom Robinson Aug 24, 2025

Turnover among election officials reaches new high, report finds
Election officials turned over at the highest rate in at least a quarter century during the last presidential election, according to new research from the Bipartisan Policy Center. An analysis of shif...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Aug 24, 2025

AAA Says Labor Day Gas Prices To Remain Low
(Undated) -- Gas prices are expected to remain low for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. AAA says the national average for a gallon of regular should stay below last year's average of three dollars and ...
Mandy Billings Aug 24, 2025

Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Cut Red Tape and Expand Land Access for New Farmers
(Des Moines) Representatives Zach Nunn (IA03) and Jasmine Crockett (TX30) today introduced the bipartisan Next Generation of Farmers Act to cut red tape at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) an...
Mandy Billings Aug 24, 2025

Atlantic Downtown Street Improvement Project Update
(Atlantic) Dave Sturm of Snyder and Associates released more information on the road construction work in downtown Atlantic. Sturm says the milling work downtown has progressed nicely. Sturm believes ...
Tom Robinson Aug 23, 2025

New Tag Option Available for Disabled Veterans
(Lewis) - Tags for the upcoming deer season went on sale August 15, with hunters seeing a new option available this year for disabled veterans. John Lorenzen from the Iowa Department of Natural Resour...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2025
Griswold Woman Arrested on Warrant
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 45-year-old Crystal Dawn Branch, of Griswold, in the 1400 block of N Broadway Street Friday morning on a valid Cass County warrant for Interference wit...
Mandy Billings Aug 22, 2025

FBI Provides Website for Potential Victims of Former Gymnastics Coach Arrested on Federal Sexual Exploitation of Children Charge
(Des Moines) The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking to identify any potential victims of former gymnastics coach, Sean Michael Gardner. If you and/or your minor dependent(s) were victimized or...
Mandy Billings Aug 22, 2025

Iowa Sex Offender Registry Launches New Website
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) is pleased to announce the launch of its redesigned Sex Offender Registry (SOR) website. The updated site enhances user experience, improves fun...
Mandy Billings Aug 22, 2025







