Category Archives: Local News
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Guthrie County Supervisors Approve Road Patching Project
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- The number one concern that supervisors deal with is the condition of roads and the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors approved a project that costs a half million dollars. Th...
Chris Varney Dec 17, 2024
Nebraska and Iowa Men Sentenced for Firearms Charges
(Council Bluffs) Two Nebraska men and two Iowa men were sentenced for conspiracy to provide false statements during the purchase of firearms. According to public court documents, in late October 2022 ...
Mandy Billings Dec 17, 2024
Cass County Supervisors Approve Third Reading on EMS Surtax; Discuss Final ARPA Appropriations
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved the third reading of an ordinance imposing a local option income surtax for emergency medical services. Board Chair Steve Baier read the resolut...
Mandy Billings Dec 17, 2024
Griswold School Board Holds Organizational Meeting
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board held an organizational meeting on Monday night. The board elected Ryan Smith president and Erika Kirchhoff vice president. One item on the agenda was the relocatio...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2024
A Busy Night for Mills County Sheriff's Office on December 13
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office had a busy night on Friday, December 13, as winter weather created hazardous driving conditions across the area. Freezing rain began falling around 5:00 p....
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2024
Union County Man Arrested on Multiple Charges Including Domestic Abuse and Assault
(Creston) A Union County man was arrested Monday at Eagle Avenue and 140th Street in Creston. Dakota Wayne Brooks, a resident of Creston, faces multiple charges, including Domestic Abuse, Assault, and...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2024
Busy Weekend for Iowa State Patrol
(Des Moines) An ice storm made it a busy weekend for the Iowa State Patrol. The law enforcement agency said it responded to more than 250 calls for service between Friday and Sunday when the weather c...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2024
Cournoyer Named Lieutenant Governor
(Des Moines) Iowa's new lieutenant governor is a familiar name at the State Capitol. Governor Kim Reynolds announced that Chris Cournoyer would be filling the post yesterday, saying she has the "chara...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2024
DCI Assists Black Hawk County with Death Investigation
(Waterloo) On December 15, 2024, the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation with a death investigation involving a male who died while...
Mandy Billings Dec 16, 2024
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Sioux, Worth and Monona County Flocks
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected three cases...
Mandy Billings Dec 16, 2024