Category Archives: Local News
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Creston Police Report
(Creston, IA) -- The following are arrests reported by the Creston Police Department: March 28 @ 9:35 am: Joshua David Englund, 44 years old of N. Lincoln St was arrested at 302 N. Pine Street and cha...
Chris Varney Mar 31, 2025

Update: Search Warrant Leads to 2 Arrests in Red Oak
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police Officers, along with the assistance from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, searched a residence in the 800 block of E. Reed Street early this morning. The Search warrant...
Tom Robinson Mar 31, 2025

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Visits Flood-Affected Areas During Ag Week
(Des Moines) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig made stops in Shelby and Pottawattamie counties on Friday as part of Ag Week and his annual visits to every county. Secretary Naig spent the mornin...
Tom Robinson Mar 31, 2025

District #23 State Representative Ray Sorensen Highlights Week 11 of Legislative Session
(Des Moines) District #23 State Representative Ray Sorensen stated a lot happened in the state legislature last week. The Greenfield Republican summarized ten bills addressed by the Iowa House this pa...
Tom Robinson Mar 31, 2025

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Visiting Iowa Today
(Des Moines) This week marks U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' inaugural visit to Iowa since her confirmation on February 13th. During her visit, Secretary Rollins will stop at several locati...
Tom Robinson Mar 31, 2025

State Representative Tom Moore Runs Bill Expands Bus Driver Training Bill
(Des Moines) Iowa suffers from a school bus driver shortage. Iowa House District #18 Representative Tom Moore of Griswold is leading a bill relating to the instruction protocol of school bus drivers. ...
Tom Robinson Mar 31, 2025
Update: Boil Water Notice for the City of Oakland
(Oakland) A water boil notice is in effect for North Main Street addresses in Oakland following a broken water pipe at the water treatment plant.
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2025

Rain Totals
Rain event overnight on Saturday into Sunday. Adair-.28 Anita-.55 Atlantic-.31 Audubon-.06 Corning-.19 Council Bluffs-.10 Emerson-.30 Greenfield-.45 Griswold-.30 Guthrie Center-.40 Massena-.13 Oakland...
Tom Robinson Mar 30, 2025

Pottawattamie County Crash Claims One Life Injuries 2 Others
(Council Bluffs) One person died, and two others, including a nine-year-old boy, suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Council Bluffs. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says the accident...
Tom Robinson Mar 30, 2025

Food Banks Face Uncertainty as USDA Suspends Funding
(Washington D.C.) The USDA suspended $500 million in funding for food banks across America. The agency said the previous administration "created unsustainable expectations for the Emergency Food Assis...
Tom Robinson Mar 30, 2025







