Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Extreme Heat Warning
(Des Moines) The heat continues today in western, southern, and central Iowa. The National Weather Service issued an Extreme Heat Warning for all of western, southern, and central Iowa today from noon...
Tom Robinson Jul 28, 2025

2025 Cass County Fair Schedule, July 28-29
(Atlantic) 2025 Cass County Fair Schedule, Monday, July 28, and Tuesday, July 29. Monday July 28: 8:00am - Beef Show 8:00am - 8:00pm - 4-H/FFA Exhibits Open 9:00am - Best of Iowa 10:00am - 10:00pm - I...
Tom Robinson Jul 28, 2025

Severe Thunderstorms Roll Through Portions of Southwest and West Central Iowa
(Omaha/Valley) Severe thunderstorms packing high winds prompted severe thunderstorm warnings in west central and southwest Iowa early this morning. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunder...
Tom Robinson Jul 28, 2025

Colton Anderson Shows Supreme Grand Champion Market Hog at the Cass County Fair
(Atlantic) - Colton Anderson of the Atlantic FFA earned top honors at the 2025 Cass County Fair 4-H and FFA Swine Show on Sunday morning. Anderson's gilt was named Grand Champion FFA Market Hog and la...
Tom Robinson Jul 27, 2025

2 Hurt in Mills County Crash
(Glenwood) Two people were treated for injuries in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 29 in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Saturday on northbound Interstate 29,...
Tom Robinson Jul 27, 2025

Iowa Pheasant Population Survey Begins Aug. 1
(Iowa) Iowa's annual pheasant survey begins August 1 and weather indicators are pointing in a positive direction. The statewide survey is conducted by Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff betwee...
Mandy Billings Jul 27, 2025

2025 Cass County Fair Schedule, Sunday, July 27
(Atlantic) Sunday, July 27, Cass County Fair Schedule: 7:30 am.-Swine Show 10:00 a.m.-Poultry Show 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.-4H/Clover Kids/FFA Exibits Open Noon to 3:00 p.m. Decorators Showcase 3:00 to...
Tom Robinson Jul 27, 2025

Gas Prices Up Slightly Across Iowa, Diesel Also Rises
(Des Moines) Iowa drivers are paying a bit more at the pump this week. According to AAA, the average price for regular unleaded gasoline in the state rose by 2 cents, now sitting at $2.95 per gallon. ...
Mandy Billings Jul 27, 2025

Confidence In Social Security Declining
(Undated) - Younger Americans are less optimistic about social security benefits as public confidence in the program declines. According to a new AARP survey, 36-percent of respondents were very or so...
Mandy Billings Jul 27, 2025

Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Students from Fentanyl, Trafficking, and Gang Violence
(Washington, D.C.) Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) recently introduced the Safe Schools and Communities Act, bipartisan legislation that allows public schools to apply for ...
Mandy Billings Jul 27, 2025







