Category Archives: Local News
Arctic Blast Set to Hit the Area as Weekend Warmth Gives Way to Cold and Light Snow
(Des Moines) Enjoy the weekend weather, because it is about to change. Brooke Hagenhoff, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, says an Arctic Blast is heading this way. "The...
Dec 27, 2025
Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports two arrests. Police arrested 39-year-old Thomas James Blobaum of Creston on Wednesday for Domestic Abuse. Blobaum was taken to Union County Jail. Bail w...
Dec 26, 2025
Trump administration to garnish wages for defaulted student loans
(Article written by Shauneen Miranda Iowa Capital Dispatch) (Washington, D.C.) President Donald Trump's administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default beginning ea...
Dec 26, 2025
Monona County Crash Claims One Life
(Mapleton) One person died in a two-vehicle crash in Monona County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 7:41 p.m. on Thursday on 130th Street and Walnut Avenue. Authorities say ...
Dec 26, 2025
Montgomery County Man Arrested for Assault
(Red Oak) A Villisca man is in custody on assault charges Montgomery County Deputies arrested 19-year-old Talan Michael Ennis on Thursday in the 100 block of W. 3rd Street for assault causing bodily i...
Dec 26, 2025
Atlantic Housing Project Gains Momentum
(Atlantic) Three years ago, a group of Atlantic residents began exploring the community's growing need for housing. Their efforts followed an Iowa State University housing study funded by the City of ...
Dec 26, 2025
Most State Parks Campsites Open for Reservations
(Lewis) There is a significant change from the traditional way of going to a campground and not knowing a site's availability. In 2021, the DNR began a pilot project to assess the success of 100-perce...
Dec 26, 2025
Adair County Supervisors Hear Update on Potential Transmission Line Project
(Adair Co.) On Wednesday, Adair County Engineer Nick Kauffman updated the Board of Supervisors on a potential transmission line that would go through Adair County. Kauffman said this would be the larg...
Dec 26, 2025
Updated: Dense Fog Advisory for Western, Central, and Southeastern Iowa Until 9:00 A.M. on Friday
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Dense Fog Advisory for western Iowa until 9:00 a.m. on Friday. The forecast is for visibilities of one quarter of a mile or less in dense fog. Low vi...
Dec 25, 2025
Winning $1.8 Billion Powerball Ticket Sold in Arkansas
(Undated) A single ticket sold in Arkansas matched all the winning numbers in the Powerball drawing held on Christmas Eve, securing the game's massive $1.817 billion jackpot. Lottery officials said th...
Dec 25, 2025
