Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Updated: Cass County Sheriff's Office Release Names of Men Found Deceased at Rural Cass County Residence
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office released the names of the two men found deceased at a rural Cass County residence on Friday, March 21. According to the Sheriff's Office, at approximately 1...
Tom Robinson Mar 24, 2025
Creston Police Department Report
(Creston) Creston Police report five arrests over the weekend. On Friday: Melissa Kay Stephenson, 38, 807 W Summit, was arrested at Jarvis/Howard. She was charged with a Union County Warrant of Theft ...
Tom Robinson Mar 24, 2025

Page County Man Arrested on Multiple Charges
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested a Page County man. According to the report, Police arrested 19-year-old Steven James Baker of Clarinda at around 9:39 p.m. on Sunday on numerous charge...
Tom Robinson Mar 24, 2025

Perry H.S. Principal Receives National Award
(Des Moines) An Iowa principal will receive a congressional honor. Dan Marburger was fatally wounded in January 2024 while trying to protect students during a shooting at Perry High School. Marburger ...
Tom Robinson Mar 24, 2025

Iowa House Sets Record with 54 Bills Passed in Week Ten of 2025 Legislative Session, Focus on Teacher Salaries
(Des Moines) Iowa lawmakers have concluded week ten of the 2025 legislative session in Des Moines. Republican Representative Tom Moore, representing District #18 from Griswold, announced that the Hous...
Tom Robinson Mar 24, 2025

March 24-28 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency, Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM), National Weather Service (NWS), and Iowa Emergency Manageme...
Tom Robinson Mar 24, 2025

Montgomery County Man Arrested on Assault and Drug Possession Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 62-year-old David Lawrence Howell early this morning in the 400 block of E. Corning Street for assault (a Simple Misdemeanor) and possession of a controlled substance...
Tom Robinson Mar 23, 2025

Outdoor recreation in Iowa has an $8 billion annual economic output
(Des Moines) Iowans gathered at the Iowa Capitol Thursday to celebrate the parks, trails and outdoor spaces across the state. The gathering was also intended to serve as a reminder to lawmakers that I...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Mar 23, 2025
Iowa Senate advances constitutional amendment on remote testimony
(Des Moines) The Iowa Senate unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday to start the process of amending the state constitution to allow child victims to testify remotely against their alleged abusers....
Iowa Capital Dispatch Mar 23, 2025

Weekly Fuel Report
(Des Moines) According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gasoline rose seven cents to an average of $2.98 across Iowa. This is 26 cents lower than one year ago. The national average on Wednesday w...
Tom Robinson Mar 23, 2025







