Category Archives: Local News
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...
Jun 10, 2025
Cass County Sheriff's Office Reports Multiple Arrests Between May 29 and June 7
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Sheriff's Office has reported a series of arrests over a 10-day span, involving a range of charges from probation violations to weapons trafficking. On May 29, 2025, Melissa...
Jun 10, 2025
Trial Delayed for Oakland Man Charged in Fatal UTV Crash
(Oakland) The trial for an Oakland man charged in connection with a fatal UTV crash has been continued until July, according to court records. Gene Fritz, 85, is facing a charge of Homicide by Vehicle...
Jun 10, 2025
Vandalism Reported at Recently Renamed McGreer Hawkins Park Bridge
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert presented photos of vandalism during her appearance before the board of supervisors. In late May, the 250th Street bridge spanning the East Nishnabotn...
Jun 10, 2025
Two People Transported Following Two-Vehicle Crash in Red Oak
(Red Oak) Two people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Red Oak. The Red Oak Police Department reports that the accident occurred on Monday morning at approximately 11:40 a.m. at the intersec...
Jun 10, 2025
Madison County Man Injured in Warren County Crash
(Warren County) One person suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Warren County. The Iowa State Patrol reports that the accident occurred at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Monday on Larabee S...
Jun 10, 2025
Stormy Weather Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service is forecasting isolated severe thunderstorms from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday in northern and central Iowa. Severe weather is possible in the afterno...
Jun 10, 2025
Wild Turtle Week offers education, ideas to protect Iowa's native species
Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation action, or are endangered due to a loss of habitat and road-related mortalities, according to the Iowa Departmen...
Jun 10, 2025
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested Kimberly Ruth Katskee, 49, of La Vista, Nebraska, on June 4th for Violation of Probation. Bond was set at $7,500. Tyler Jason Chambers, 34, of Gle...
Jun 09, 2025
Clarke County Woman Dies Following Union County Accident
(Creston) At approximately 11:50 a.m. on June 8, 2025, Union County Dispatch received multiple 911 calls reporting a reckless driver traveling eastbound, just past Highway 169 North. Due to the speed ...
Jun 09, 2025
