Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic Elks Lodge and Police Department Team Up for Drug Take Back Today
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Elks Lodge and the Atlantic Police Department are teaming up this year for Drug Take Back Day. The effort is part of the DEA's Red Ribbon Week, recognized October 23 through Oc...
Oct 26, 2024
Iowa Attorney General's Office Concludes Des Moines Officers Acted with Legal Justification in Shooting
(Des Moines) In a report issued on Friday, the Iowa Attorney General's Office concluded that the September 16, 2024, fatal shooting of Joshua Green by three Des Moines police officers was legally just...
Oct 26, 2024
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit with A Community For Kids
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors hosted a visit with Chelsie Rush on Thursday, October 24, 2024, to learn about an easy-to-use mobile app, "A Community For Kids," designed to connect f...
Oct 26, 2024
Drake Basketball Game Helping Tornado Victims in Greenfield
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Drake women's basketball team is tipping off its season this weekend with a charity exhibition game against Omaha. The proceeds are going to help tornado relief in Greenfield, ...
Oct 25, 2024
Iowa's Pheasant Season Reaches Milestone on Saturday
(Lewis) Iowa's 100th anniversary Pheasant hunting season starts on Saturday. John Lorenzen, Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, appearing on his weekly radio show on KSO...
Oct 25, 2024
Iowa Drought Expands
(Des Moines, IA) -- Dry conditions are expanding in Iowa. This week's U-S Drought Monitor Map shows nearly all of Iowa in moderate drought. Parts of northeast and western Iowa are in severe drought. T...
Oct 25, 2024
Creston Police Arrest Man on Drug-Related Charges
(Creston) A Union County man faces drug possession charges. Creston Police arrested 47-year-old Shawn Jason Parmenter of Creston at Highway 34 and Industrial Park, with assistance from Adams County K9...
Oct 25, 2024
Union County Man Injured in Semi-Tractor-Trailer Crash
(Afton) The driver of a semi-hauling grain suffered injuries when the rig went out of control and caught fire in a ditch in Union County. The Union County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened o...
Oct 25, 2024
Guthrie County Voters to Decide on Ambulance Funding Measure
(Guthrie Center) Voters in Guthrie County will consider a ballot measure to increase funding by over 700 thousand dollars annually for an additional ambulance team in Guthrie Center. The area currentl...
Oct 25, 2024
Cybersecurity Agency Addresses Election Threats Ahead of 2024
(Des Moines) The Cybersecurity Agency has stated that the election system is more secure than ever. However, it's facing increasingly complex threats. Director Jen Easterly assured voters their ballot...
Oct 25, 2024
