Category Archives: Local News
Over Half of Iowa Under Abnormally Dry Conditions
(Des Moines) According to this week's U.S. drought report, over half of Iowa counties are experiencing at least some drought. Fifty-three percent sit in the abnormally dry category, while seventeen pe...
May 17, 2025
Jack and Jill Preschool Graduation and Atlantic Area Preschool Roundup
(Atlantic) Jack and Jill has been providing preschool for the Atlantic area for over 70-years, and 36-four-year-olds recently celebrated their graduation at the St. Paul Lutheran Church marking anothe...
May 16, 2025
Nebraska Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct in Red Oak
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 32-year-old Cody Dean Johnson, of Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday in the 100 block of E Coolbaugh Street for Disorderly Conduct. Johnson was transported to ...
May 16, 2025
Judge Upholds Iowa Restrictions On Sexual Orientation Teaching, Gender Identity
(Des Moines, IA) -- A federal judge says Iowa schools can restrict instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation up until the sixth grade. The ruling states teachers are not allowed to provide...
May 16, 2025
Three Audubon County Water Distribution Sites Available: Tower Water Levels Showing Improvement
(Audubon Co) In response to ongoing water service disruptions, Audubon County Emergency Management has scheduled three water distribution sites for today, May 16, to assist residents affected by outag...
May 16, 2025
Eight Products Advance in 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa Contest
(Des Moines) The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) and MidWestOne Bank announced the top eight products moving on in the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest. One of these items is ma...
May 16, 2025
Scam Alert from Adair County Sheriff's Office
(Greenfield) The Adair County Sheriff's Office has received at least five reports regarding a phone scam in which the caller falsely claims to represent the Sheriff's Office, possibly even impersonati...
May 16, 2025
Wind Advisory for Western Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory for western Iowa until 9:00 p.m. this evening. The forecast calls for westerly winds of 25 to 35 miles per hour with gusts up to 45 mil...
May 16, 2025
Three Charged with Adel Trail Bridge Arson
(Adel, Iowa) The Dallas County Sheriff's Office announced that three individuals are facing charges in connection with a fire that severely damaged a bridge on the Raccoon River Valley Trail. Authorit...
May 16, 2025
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Multiple Drug-Related Charges
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man faces numerous drug charges following a traffic stop near 4th and Grimes Street in Red Oak. Deputies arrested 65-year-old Thomas Oscar Anderson for second-degree theft, possess...
May 16, 2025
