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New Iowa Laws Going Into Effect On January 1st
(Des Moines, IA) -- A handful of laws in Iowa are going into effect at the start of the new year. This includes House File 674, which increases vehicle registration and title fees. Applications for in...
Mandy Billings Dec 24, 2024
Iowa State Celebrates 178 Years Of Statehood
(Des Moines, IA) -- On top of Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's, residents in Iowa have another reason to celebrate as the state turns over 175 years old this weekend. Saturday, December 28th, marks...
Mandy Billings Dec 24, 2024
Money Recovered In Sweepstakes Scheme
(Des Moines, IA) -- A central Iowa couple has 16-thousand dollars back in their bank account after falling victim to a scam. Attorney General Brenna Bird's office says they were able to get the money ...
Mandy Billings Dec 24, 2024
One Million Taxpayers Will Receive $1400 IRS Payment
(Sacramento, CA) -- In the next few weeks, about one million taxpayers will receive special payments of up to 14 hundred dollars from the IRS. The payments are for those who didn't claim a tax credit ...
Mandy Billings Dec 24, 2024
Fatal Accident in Kossuth County
(Kossuth Co) One person died and one other was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Kossuth County Monday evening. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 7:09 p.m. in the 1700 block of 21...
Mandy Billings Dec 24, 2024
Two Killed, Two Injured in Boone County Accident
(Boone Co) Two people were killed and two others were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Boone County Monday morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 11:48 a.m. at 310th Street a...
Mandy Billings Dec 24, 2024
Atlantic Police Department and Reserves hold Family Dreams Christmas and Shop with a Cop programs
(Atlantic) On Saturday, December 21st, the Atlantic Police Reserves held their annual Family Dreams Christmas Program. During this program, families are paired up with Reserve Officers and taken aroun...
Mandy Billings Dec 23, 2024
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report from December 12th through December 20th. Amanda Corine Elrod, 36, of Glenwood, was arrested December 12th on two counts of Vi...
Mandy Billings Dec 23, 2024
CAM High School's Manda Thomas Honored with Don Crabtree Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Contributions to Speech and Debate
(CAM) CAM High School Head Speech and Debate coach Manda Thomas recently received the Don Crabtree Distinguished Service Award on behalf of the National Speech and Debate Association. This award is gi...
Mandy Billings Dec 23, 2024
On Adair County's Christmas List: More New Homes
(Greenfield, IA) -- One of the main focuses for Adair County in the new year will be building new homes. The Adair County Board of Supervisors had a short meeting on Monday and they talked about addin...
Chris Varney Dec 23, 2024