Category Archives: Local News
Vehicle Fire Reported in Villisca
(Villisca, IA) -- On Saturday at 11:42 am, the Villisca Fire Department was dispatched to the 100 block of West 5th Street in the alley for a reported UTV on fire. When firefighters arrived on scene, ...
Mar 14, 2026
Atlantic School Board Schedules Public Hearings on Proposed FY27 Tax Levy
(Atlantic) Atlantic Community Schools Business Manager Lisa Jones released information on the school's proposed tax levy rate for fiscal year 2027. Two public input opportunities are scheduled for lat...
Mar 14, 2026
Shipley, Moore Talk Taxes, Education at Atlantic Legislative Update
(Atlantic, IA) -- State Senator Tom Shipley and State Representative Tom Moore held a legislative update at the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce building on Saturday. Just over 20 people showed up as both...
Mar 14, 2026
Corning School Board to Hold Special Meeting on Superintendent Search
(Corning) The Corning School Board will hold a special meeting on Monday, March 16, to discuss the superintendent's search process. The Corning and Villisca school boards approved current superintende...
Mar 14, 2026
Polk County Sheriff's Office Investigating Stabbing at Grimes Casey's
(Grimes, Iowa) The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a stabbing that occurred Friday evening at a Casey's General Store in Grimes. Deputies were called to the Casey's located at 951 SE Gat...
Mar 13, 2026
Arrest Warrant Issued in Council Bluffs Cutting Incident
(Council Bluffs) Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Nebraska man in connection with a stabbing that occurred earlier this week in Council Bluffs. According to the Council Bluffs Police De...
Mar 13, 2026
Work release escape of Tyreed Small
(Des Moines) Tyreed Davon Small, convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree in Polk County, failed to report back to the Fort Des Moines - Bldg. 70 as required on Friday, March 6, 2026. Small is a 26-year-old, 6...
Mar 13, 2026
Iowa House Representative Tom Moore Files Papers for Re-election
(Des Moines) Griswold Republican Representative Tom Moore is seeking re-election to the Iowa House for District 18. Moore submitted his nomination papers and affidavit of candidacy on Monday as he beg...
Mar 13, 2026
2026 Cancer in Iowa report highlights cancer incidence among Iowa's farming population
(Iowa) The Cancer in Iowa Report, published annually by the Iowa Cancer Registry, provides an overview of the current burden of cancer in the state. This year, an estimated 21,700 Iowans will be diagn...
Mar 13, 2026
Winter Storm Watch Issued for Portion of Southwest Iowa
(Omaha) A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from Sunday morning through Monday morning for Audubon, Crawford, Monona, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie Guthrie and Carroll counties. The National Weather S...
Mar 13, 2026
