Category Archives: Local News
Neola's 'Hoo Doo Days' Event Begins Tonight
(Neola, IA) -- Neola's yearly 'Hoo Doo Days' event begins tonight with an outdoor movie showing at the Neola City Park. The four-day event which attracts hundreds of attendants each year has many attr...
Aug 29, 2025
Jeremy Butler Running For Atlantic City Council At-Large
(Atlantic) Jeremy Butler has officially filed papers to run for an At-Large seat on the Atlantic City Council. Butler has long been active in the community, serving as past president of the Atlantic J...
Aug 29, 2025
Women's Fund of Southwest Iowa Awards $95,000 in Grants, Announces Marlee Matlin as Summit Keynote
(Southwest Iowa) The Community Foundation for Western Iowa announced Wednesday that the Women's Fund of Southwest Iowa has awarded $95,000 in its latest grant cycle, funding 13 organizations dedicated...
Aug 29, 2025
Parade, Fireworks, and More Planned for Massena's July 4, 2026 Celebration
(Massena) The United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary-also known as the Semiquincentennial-on July 4, 2026, marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. To commem...
Aug 29, 2025
Atlantic City Councilman Gerald Brink Announces His Resignation
(Atlantic) Longtime Atlantic City Councilman Gerald Brink is resigning. Atlantic City Administrator John Lund issued a press release on Thursday evening. "It is with great sadness that I must inform y...
Aug 28, 2025
Man Arrested on Attempted Murder and Hate Crime Charges in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) Early this morning, the Council Bluffs Police Department responded to a disturbance that resulted in the arrest of a man on multiple charges, including attempted murder. At approximat...
Aug 28, 2025
Update: DCI Investigates Officer-Involved Shooting in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) At approximately 5:35 p.m. on August 27, 2025, an Iowa State Patrol Trooper initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle near the 77-mile marker on Interstate 29. During the traffic stop, a ...
Aug 28, 2025
Two Injured in Creston Collision Wednesday Afternoon
(Creston) Two people were taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle accident in Creston Wednesday afternoon. According to the Creston Police Department, the crash happened around 12:35 p.m. in the 200...
Aug 28, 2025
Federally endangered pallid sturgeon discovered in Iowa's Des Moines River
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced the first-ever collection of the federally endangered pallid sturgeon from the lower Des Moines River. The discovery of two pallid sturg...
Aug 28, 2025
Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Crystal Dawn Branch, 45, of Griswold, was arrested on August 22nd on a Cass County Sheriff's Office warrant for interference with offic...
Aug 28, 2025
