Category Archives: Local News
Iowa lawmakers eye community college degrees, public university courses for 2026
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) As Iowa lawmakers prepare to come together once again for the legislative session, beginning in January, those involved in higher education have turned their eyes to the academ...
Dec 30, 2025
Iowa Traffic Fatalities Drop Significantly in 2025, State Patrol Credits Hands-Free Law, and Focus on Enforcement
(Denison) Traffic fatalities on Iowa roadways are significantly lower than they were at this time last year. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District 4 Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy reports...
Dec 30, 2025
Cass County Sheriff's Office Arrest Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office released its arrest report covering arrests from December 11th to December 29th. All criminal charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed ...
Dec 29, 2025
Iowa awarded $209 million for first year of federal Rural Health Transformation Program
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that Iowa has been awarded funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, a fede...
Dec 29, 2025
Peak Wind Gusts in Last 24 Hours
December 29 - 1:45 p.m. (Des Moines, IA) -- The National Weather Service in Des Moines has released the peak wind gusts around the state in the last 24 hours. The highest was reported by the Marshallt...
Dec 29, 2025
Marion County Man Arrested on Warrant
(Greenfield) The Adair County Sheriff's Office reports the arrest of 44-year-old Timothy Fernando Manriques, of Knoxville, Iowa, on December 22, 1325 Orange Avenue in Menlo. Sheriff's Deputies took Ma...
Dec 29, 2025
Montgomery County Teen Arrested on Criminal Mischief Charges
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of 18-year-old Matthew Kevin Miller Jr., of Red Oak, on Sunday. Police transported Miller Jr. to the Montgomery County Jail on charges of 2nd...
Dec 29, 2025
The Audubon County Hospital Foundation Presents an Invitation to the 1st Annual Gala
(Audubon) The Audubon County Hospital Foundation invites you to its 1st Annual Gala on March 7, 2026. Proceeds from the event will directly support the 2026 Annual Giving Campaign for a new Hologic Ma...
Dec 29, 2025
Pottawattamie County Man Faces Charges of Homicide by Vehicle
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man is in custody after Toxicology results revealed 72-year-old Dennis Stark was at a .127 blood alcohol content and had marijuana in his system when the vehicle he w...
Dec 29, 2025
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report one arrest on Thursday. Officers arrested 40-year-old Fallon Danielle May of Creston at her residence. Authorities charged May with violation of a no-contact order. Off...
Dec 29, 2025
