Category Archives: Local News

(Des Moines) During this year's Memorial Day holiday reporting period, from May 19 to June 1, law enforcement will focus on seatbelt enforcement as part of the Specialized Traffic Enforcement Program ...

(Atlantic) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in four older adults falls each year, making falls the leading cause of injury and injury-related death for this age g...

(Red Oak) Two people sustained minor injuries in a three-vehicle collision Saturday in Red Oak. According to the Red Oak Police Department, the incident occurred when a 2009 Hyundai Sonata, driven by ...

(Des Moines) Iowans are seeing a slight reprieve at the pump this week, as the average price for regular unleaded gasoline across the state fell by 2 cents to $2.90 per gallon, according to the latest...

(Lewis) Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen reports the Crappie spawning season is nearly complete. During Saturday's DNR report on KSOM, Lorenzen provided updates o...

(Des Moines) The National Weather Service calls says storm chances are forecast for Sunday night into early Monday, Monday afternoon, and Monday evening. Widespread rainfall of one-to-two inches are p...

(Floyd County) One person died in a two-vehicle crash on Friday in Floyd County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 10:10 p.m. Friday at the Highway 14 and County Highway CR-B60 inter...

(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...

(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...

(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 ...