Category Archives: Local News
11 Bremer County ambulance workers sue, alleging unpaid wages
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) A group of 11 Bremer County EMTs and paramedics are suing Waverly Health Center for what they claim are unpaid wages. The plaintiffs - Nicole White, Brent Smeins, Miria Schuste...
Nov 17, 2025
Petition Filed to Oust Pottawattamie County Supervisor for Alleged Intoxication at Meeting
(Council Bluffs) - KETV reports that Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber has filed a petition to remove County Supervisor Scott Belt from office. Wilber's filing alleges that Belt had been drink...
Nov 16, 2025
Rescue Crews Respond to Multi-Injury Accident After School Bus and Vehicle Crash Near Hinton
(Hinton) Rescue crews responded to a school bus, and passenger vehicle fire early Saturday afternoon in Plymouth County. According to a press release from the Hinton Fire and EMS Facebook page, the ac...
Nov 16, 2025
Child Seriously Injured After Being Hit by Car in Southeast Iowa Saturday Evening
(Louisa County) - A four-year-old child was airlifted to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on Saturday after being struck by a vehicle in Wapello. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the in...
Nov 16, 2025
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Welcome New Leadership and Learn About Holiday Plans at Heritage House
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors recently visited Heritage House to welcome several new leaders and learn more about the organization's upcoming holiday activities. During ...
Nov 16, 2025
Atlantic School Board Election Recount Approved: Recount is Scheduled for Monday
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved the request during a special meeting on Friday afternoon to consider a request for a recount in the Atlantic School District Director At-Large ...
Nov 15, 2025
The Council Bluffs Interstate System Improvement Program Reaches Major Milestone with Final Interstate Traffic Shift
(Council Bluffs) The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) announced the final traffic shift for the Interstate 80/I-29/I-480 corridor in Council Bluffs, marking the substantial completion of t...
Nov 14, 2025
Driver Nearly Four Times Legal Limit in Hit-and-Run That Killed 17-Year-Old
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department says toxicology results for 52-year-old Jason Lee Evans of Council Bluffs, who was involved in a hit and run, show Evans was nearly four times the...
Nov 14, 2025
Cass County Post-Election Audit Confirms Election Night Machine Count
(Cass Co.) On Thursday, November 13, 2025, Cass County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Kathy Somers oversaw the post-election audit of the November 4, 2025 City/School Election. The audited resu...
Nov 14, 2025
Camper Explosion in Creston
(Creston) One person was transported to the hospital following a camper explosion in Creston Thursday evening. The Creston Fire Department says the incident happened at 10:21 p.m. Upon arrival, first ...
Nov 14, 2025
