Category Archives: Local News
Cass County Fair Board Earns Double S Bull Company's 2025 Event of the Year Award
(Atlantic) The Double S Bull Company LLC-Extreme Bull Riding Tour presented the Cass County Fair Board with its 2025 Event of the Year award during Friday night's 2026 Bull, Barrel Racing, and Bull Ri...
Jul 25, 2026
KSOM and KS 95.7 Live At the 2026 Cass County Fair!
Jack McKee spent the morning at the 2026 Cass County Fair and brought back these interviews with fair participants. Our live broadcast is brought to you by Drago SCI, Ziegler Cat, Steinbeck and Sons, ...
Jul 25, 2026
Dangerous Heat Expected Across The State
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines is warning residents across parts of central, south central and southwest Iowa about dangerous heat conditions expected through Monday. A Heat A...
Jul 25, 2026
DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Denies Iowa Democrats' Bid for First-in-the-Nation Caucuses
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Democratic National Committee is denying the Iowa Democrats' bid to return the first-in-the-nation democratic caucuses to Iowa. Rita Hart is the Chair of the Iowa Democratic Pa...
Jul 25, 2026
Japanese Beetles Causing Damage to Fruiting Trees This Summer
(Des Moines) Japanese beetles are causing damage to fruiting trees and other plants across Southwest Iowa this summer. The invasive beetles feed between the veins of leaves, leaving them with a lace-l...
Jul 25, 2026
Vicki and the Late Dale Retallic Inducted into the Iowa 4H Hall of Fame
(Atlantic) Vicki and the Late Dale Retallic were honored at the Cass County Fair on Thursday evening as the 2026 inductees into the Iowa 4H Hall of Fame. Dale Retallic's roots in Cass County 4-H began...
Jul 24, 2026
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced on July 21, 2026, to 16 years in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl. According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentenci...
Jul 24, 2026
Iowa Western Instructor Named First Iowan to Receive Snap-on/NC3 Award
(Council Bluffs) Iowa Western Community College Diesel/Ag Instructor and Chairman Clint Meyer has been named the first Iowan to receive the Snap-on/NC3 Instructor of the Year award. Meyer was recogniz...
Jul 24, 2026
Two Southeast Iowa Men Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
(Des Moines) A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned a 16-count indictment in May 2026 charging offenses related to a Ponzi scheme involving dozens of victims and millions of dollars of loss to th...
Jul 24, 2026
Redfield Man Sentenced to More than 14 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Charges
(Des Moines) A Redfield man was sentenced on July 16, 2026 to 173 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of dr...
Jul 24, 2026
