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(Council Bluffs) Four Georgia men were sentenced for their role in a nationwide fraud conspiracy. According to public court documents, between March 2022 and April 2024, Russell Tafron Weatherspoon, 2...

(Creston) Creston Police report the arrest of 40-year-old Royeisha Dunta Hightower on Wednesday at 806 Laurel Street. Officers cited and released Hightower on a promise to appear on a charge of 5th-de...

(Des Moines, IA) -- John Deere will lay off nearly 150 workers throughout Iowa next month. The company announced this week that 40 employees at the Des Moines Works facility will be laid off on Octobe...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board will take action on two resolutions at a special meeting on Thursday evening, September 18. One of the resolutions is for calling an election on the issuance of $2...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has announced that Bailey Smith is no longer employed with the organization as of September 15, 2025. "The Board has taken steps to ...

(Adair Co.) The Adair County Board of Supervisors discussed funding options for the proposed new pool in the City of Greenfield. Last week, Renee Schwartz, with the Greenfield Pool Steering Committee,...

Rain Totals: Anita-.75 Atlantic-.10 (KS95/KSOM Studios in Downtown Atlantic) Audubon-1.8 Bridgewater-.10 Darrin Petty-7 miles southwest of Atlantic-.30 Six Miles West of Atlantic-.25 Marne-.70 Massena...

Article Courtesy of Iowa Capital Dispatch: Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver speaks with reporters during a 2020 news conference introducing new Senate leadership. (Photo by Linh Ta/Iowa Capital Dis...

(Des Moines) Original post: The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a Flash Flood Warning for central Guthrie County at around 4:18 this morning. Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms had pr...

(Harlan) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a a structure fire at approximately 4:00 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 3rd Street and Court Street in Harlan. Upon arrival, crews fou...