Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Iowa Health Officials Confirm Third Measles Case in the State
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reporting the state's third measles case of 2025 and is notifying the public due to potential exposure in public areas. The inves...
Mandy Billings Jun 11, 2025
Lawsuit over USDA's puppy-mill licensing in Iowa at a standstill in federal court
A lawsuit alleging the U.S. Department of Agriculture has failed to enforce animal-welfare laws in the state of Iowa remains at a standstill while the litigants wait for a judge's ruling. In September...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jun 11, 2025

Nunn Applauds Passage of Fentanyl and Recovery Legislation as Major Win for Iowa
(Washington D.C.) The HALT Fentanyl Act passed the U.S. House this week and now heads to the President's desk. Zach Nunn, who represents Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, said he is proud of the legi...
Mandy Billings Jun 11, 2025

CAM School Board Discusses SIAC Committee Recommendations
(CAM) The CAM School Board accepted the School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC) recommendations at Monday's school board meeting. School Board Vice President Chuck Kinzie said a couple of recomme...
Mandy Billings Jun 11, 2025

Worker Critically Injured in Rural Madison County Job Site Accident
(Madison County) - A 37-year-old man was critically injured late Monday morning while working at a job site in the 2700 block of Peru Road in rural Madison County. The Madison County Sheriff's Office ...
Tom Robinson Jun 11, 2025

Severe Thunderstorms Possible for West Central, North Central, and Northeast Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service says thunderstorms north of a line extending from the extreme southwest of Monona County to just north of Harlan, northern Audubon, and Guthrie counties, thro...
Tom Robinson Jun 11, 2025

Creston Police Investigating $6,000 Tool Theft from Parked Trailer
(Creston) The Creston Police Department is investigating a reported theft that occurred on June 8th around 11:49 a.m. at the American Home Design Center, located at 101 N. Walnut Street. According to ...
Tom Robinson Jun 11, 2025

Missouri Man Arrested for OWI in Page County
(Page Co) A Missouri man was arrested after Page County deputies were dispatched to a report of a vehicle in the ditch and someone lying in the roadway. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. on June ...
Mandy Billings Jun 10, 2025

Fishing regulations to be relaxed at Cold Springs Lake
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will relax the fishing regulations at Cold Springs Lake starting June 15 to allow anglers to more freely harvest fish before the lake is chemical...
Mandy Billings Jun 10, 2025

Pottawattamie County Supervisors Set Grievance Appeal Hearing Date for County Engineer
(Council Bluffs, IA) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors have set the grievance appeal hearing date for the county engineer John Rasmussen. Rasmussen has been the Pottawattamie County Engine...
Tom Robinson Jun 10, 2025







