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News from Western Iowa.
Gas Prices Lower
(Des Moines) According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gasoline fell six cents, averaging $2.90 across Iowa. This is 31 cents lower than one year ago. The national average on Wednesday was $3.14...
Tom Robinson Nov 03, 2024
Mason City Woman Fatally Struck on Interstate 35 in Cerro Gordo County
(Cerro Gordo Co) A woman from Mason City was fatally struck by a 2019 Kenworth box truck in Cerro Gordo County early this morning. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 59-year-old Michelle Schutz and a...
Mandy Billings Nov 02, 2024
Fatal Accident in Lee County
(Lee Co) One person died and one other was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Lee County early this morning. The Iowa State Patrol says at approximately 12:08 a.m. a 2017 BMW, driven by 24-year-old ...
Mandy Billings Nov 02, 2024
Red Cross asks you to test your smoke alarms as you turn your clocks back this weekend
(Des Moines) As daylight saving time ends, the American Red Cross urges everyone to test their smoke alarms while adjusting their clocks to ensure the devices are functioning properly. In the past yea...
Mandy Billings Nov 02, 2024
Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday Morning
(Undated) The end of daylight-saving time goes into effect at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday. Iowans will set their clocks back one hour. Under the current daylight-saving period, most Americans lose an hour of ...
Tom Robinson Nov 02, 2024
Iowa's Furbearer Season Begins Today
(Lewis) Trapping season starts today and runs through February 28th. John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, appears on the weekly DNR Show and says the Bea...
Tom Robinson Nov 02, 2024
Update: Atlantic Fire Department Called To House Fire on 6th Street
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department was called to a house fire at 601 E. 6th Street at 4:59 p.m. Friday. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel said upon arriving to the scene they had a working house fir...
Mandy Billings Nov 01, 2024
Fatal Head-On Collision in Ames
(Ames) One person died and another was injured following a head-on collision in Ames Thursday evening. The Iowa State Patrol says 67-year-old John Husted Berg, of Ames, was driving a 2003 Buick Rendez...
Mandy Billings Nov 01, 2024
Former Bookkeeper Sentenced to Federal Prison; Toledo Woman Stole over $450,000 from Family Owned Business
(Toledo) A woman who stole over $450,000 from a family-owned business was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison. Leann Marie Rouse, age 51, from Toledo, received the prison term after a M...
Mandy Billings Nov 01, 2024
Ernst Staff to Host Traveling Office Hours in All 99 Counties
(Red Oak) U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced today that her office will hold traveling office hours in every county throughout the state during November and December. Senator Ernst's office re...
Tom Robinson Nov 01, 2024