Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Pottawattamie County Supervisors Approve Funding for Veterans Banner Project
(Pottawattamie Co.) Ellen Way, with the Iowa Veterans Foundation, provided an update to the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday on the Veterans Banners on Veterans Memorial Highway. W...
Mandy Billings May 27, 2026

Des Moines Woman Arrested on Drug Charge, Polk County Warrant in Red Oak
(Red Oak) A Des Moines woman was arrested on a drug charge and a warrant in Red Oak over the weekend. The Red Oak Police Department says officers arrested 46-year-old Lorianna Brantley on May 24th at ...
Mandy Billings May 27, 2026

Additional charges announced in Iowa City shooting investigation
(Iowa City) The Iowa City Police Department reports multiple arrests stemming from the April 19 shooting incident in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall. The investigation found that at approximately 1:45 a...
Tom Robinson May 27, 2026

Red Oak Man Cited After Leaving Scene of Two-Vehicle Accident
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man was cited following a two-vehicle accident Tuesday morning in Red Oak. According to the Red Oak Police Department, 37-year-old Brandon Gugenhan, of Red Oak, was driving a 2002 ...
Mandy Billings May 27, 2026

Adair County Discusses Shared Public Health Services with Guthrie County
(Adair Co.) Jotham Arber, Director of Guthrie County Public Health, met with the Adair County Board of Supervisors this morning to discuss shared public health services. Arber said he has been working...
Mandy Billings May 27, 2026

Westbound U.S. 20/U.S. 75 Ramp to Southbound I-29 Closes June 2
(Sioux City) Motorists using the westbound U.S. 20/U.S. 75 ramp to southbound Interstate 29 should plan for a detour beginning Tuesday, June 2, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation's Sio...
Tom Robinson May 27, 2026

Atlantic Firefighters Respond to a Structure Fire Early Wednesday Morning
(Atlantic) The Atlantic and Marne Fire Departments responded to a barn fire north of Atlantic early this morning. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel says the call went out at around 4:43 at 61344 Boston R...
Tom Robinson May 27, 2026

Montgomery County Man Arrested on Theft Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 37-year-old Brandon Lee Gugenhan of Red Oak on a fifth-degree theft charge. The arrest stemmed from a reported shoplifting incident. Police transported Gugenhan to th...
Tom Robinson May 27, 2026

State News: New Vape Tax, Rising Nitrates, and Beach Swimming Warning
Iowa Dems Trying To Get Back First In The Nation Caucuses (Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa Democratic Party trying to get back first in the nation caucuses. The Democratic National Committee took the hist...
Tom Robinson May 27, 2026

Child Airlifted Following Water Emergency In Stuart
(Stuart) The Stuart Police Department reports that an unresponsive child was airlifted to Des Moines Tuesday afternoon. According to the report, they received a call Tuesday at approximately 4:34 p.m....
Mandy Billings May 26, 2026







