Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Carroll County Woman Wins Settlement For Illegal Strip Search Lawsuit
(Caroll County) Carroll County officials are settling a lawsuit filed by a woman who accused officers of an illegal strip search. Chloe Bandow filed a lawsuit against the Carroll County Jail after cla...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2025

Harlan Community School District Unveils New Intermediate School and Renovated High School
(Harlan) Harlan Community School District, in partnership with CMBA Architects, hosted a ribbon-cutting honoring its newly constructed intermediate school and renovated high school, and conducted guid...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2025

Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 41-year-old William Christopher Suggs of Red Oak early this morning for OWI 1st Offense. Authorities transported him to jail and held him on a $1,000 bond.
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2025

Shelby County Board of Supervisors Tackles Legal Issues, Wage Increases, and Emergency Services Funding
(Harlan) The Shelby County Board of Supervisors had a busy agenda on Tuesday. The county supervisors voted to pursue further legal action against Summit Carbon Solutions regarding county-specific ordi...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2025

UPDATE: DCI Investigates Des Moines County Officer-Involved Shooting
(Des Moines Co.) On the evening of Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at approximately 9:04 p.m., the Des Moines County Sheriff's Office responded to a domestic disturbance call for service in rural Des Moines ...
Mandy Billings Aug 21, 2025

Wall Lake Man Killed in Sac County Crash
(Sac Co.) A Wall Lake man died in a two-vehicle accident Thursday morning in Sac County. The Iowa State Patrol reports the crash happened at 7:21 a.m. on Union Avenue, where dense fog was present. Acc...
Mandy Billings Aug 21, 2025
Cass County Sheriff's Office Arrest Tennessee Man on Sex Abuse Charges
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested 51-year-old Shawn Christopher Powell, of Tennessee, on August 20th on charges of Enticing a Minor Under 16 - sex abuse, Grooming, nine counts of Dis...
Mandy Billings Aug 21, 2025

Atlantic Police Department, Joining the Cass County Sheriff's Office, and the ISP with the Traffic Enforcement Project on Friday
(Atlantic) There will be a heavy law enforcement presence in Atlantic and rural roadways on Friday, August 22. The Atlantic Police Department, in partnership with the Cass County Sheriff's Office and ...
Tom Robinson Aug 21, 2025

Road Construction on County Road M-16 to Begin Monday in Shelby County
(Shelby Co) The Shelby County Engineer's Office says starting Monday, August 25, crews will begin repaving County Road M-16. County Road M-16 will be closed to thru traffic from the City of Shelby to ...
Mandy Billings Aug 21, 2025

Hundreds of Memorial Vases Stolen from Cemeteries in Council Bluffs and Omaha
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department (CBPD) has uncovered a large-scale theft ring involving hundreds of stolen memorial vases from cemeteries in Omaha and Council Bluffs. In late Jul...
Mandy Billings Aug 21, 2025








