Category Archives: Local News
State News: CDC Outbreak Update, State Fair Rides, New Flights, and RAGBRAI
CDC: Lettuce Sold At Taco Bell Linked To Cyclosporiasis, But Not In Iowa (Washington, D.C.) -- The CDC says lettuce served at Taco Bell is linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak, but not at any Iowa lo...
Jul 17, 2026
New Drought Map Shows Dry Conditions Worsening in Western Iowa
(Undated) The new National Drought Monitor Map shows a slight expansion of areas of moderate drought in Western and Northern Iowa. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says southwest Iowa is experiencing...
Jul 17, 2026
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate 150 Years with Rolling Hills Bank & Trust
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors visited Rolling Hills Bank & Trust on Thursday, July 16th, to celebrate the bank's 150th anniversary and recognize its long history of ...
Jul 16, 2026
Cass County Sheriff's Office Reports Four Recent Arrests
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Sheriff's Office has released details on four recent arrests. Alaina Sue Abild, 22, of Griswold, was arrested on July 13th on a Cass County Warrant for Violation of Probatio...
Jul 16, 2026
Fundraiser Being Held For Iowa Soldier Injured In Middle East Drone Attack
(Tama, IA) -- A benefit being held Saturday will help an Iowa soldier seriously hurt in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait. Master Sergeant Josh Steinback is living in Maryland while he receives treatm...
Jul 16, 2026
KSOM and KS 95.7 Live at the 2026 Pottawattamie County Fair
Jack McKee spent the morning at the 2026 Pottawattamie County Fair and brought back these interviews with fair participants. Our live broadcast is brought to you by Drago SCI, Precision Diesel, Atlant...
Jul 16, 2026
Red Oak Police Arrest Woman on Drug-Related Warrant
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 39-year-old Katie Marie Pierce, of Red Oak, on Thursday in the 500 block of Maple Street on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Gathering Where Contr...
Jul 16, 2026
Iowa Gas Prices Jump 20 Cents Over the Past Week
(Des Moines) The average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa climbed 20 cents over the past week, reaching $3.68 per gallon, according to the latest AAA Weekly Fuel Report released Wednesday. G...
Jul 16, 2026
Iowa's Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.2 Percent In June
(Des Moines) Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.2 percent in June, unchanged from May and down from 3.5 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate declined to 4.2 percent...
Jul 16, 2026
Updated: One Person Hurt in 2 Vehicle Crash in Atlantic
(Atlantic) An Atlantic Man suffered injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Atlantic on Wednesday afternoon. The Atlantic Police Department tells KSOM/KS95 News the accident happened just after 1:00 p.m...
Jul 16, 2026
