Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Montgomery County Fire
(Villisca) Firefighters from Villisca, Stanton, and Clarinda responded to the 2700 block of S. Avenue on Monday evening for a fire near a residence, extending into a farm field. Villisca Fire Chief Jo...
Tom Robinson Mar 11, 2025

Reminder on Statements Regarding Proposed Property Tax Rates
(Area) Property owners across Iowa will soon receive a statement in the mail regarding potential property taxes and public hearing dates for cities, schools, and the county. The letter is required to ...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2025

Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested 19-year-old Gabriel Austin Richardson, of Hamburg, on Monday for Sexual Assault - No Injury and False Imprisonment. Richardson was held on no bond...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2025

Iowa State Treasurer's Office Hosting $1,000 Giveaway for Education Funds
(Iowa) -- Iowans can now register for a one-thousand-dollar giveaway for education funds through the Iowa State Treasurer's Office. Iowa State Treasurer Roby Smith says the funds can be used for tuiti...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2025
Michigan Woman Charged with OWI and Possession of Marijuana Following an Accident in Adair County
(Adair Co) A Michigan woman was arrested following an accident in Adair County on March 3rd. According to the report, the State Patrol received a report of a single vehicle rollover crash on I-80 west...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2025

Mahaska Man Charged with Forgery, Fraudulent Sales Practice, Theft and Identity Theft
(Des Moines) The Iowa Insurance Division's Fraud Bureau says 44-year-old Benjamin Doak, of Oskaloosa, has been charged with one count of Forgery, one count of Fraudulent Sales Practice over $10,000, o...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2025

Work release escape of Jaron Nathan
(Ottumwa) The Iowa Department of Corrections says 18-year-old Jaron James Nathan, convicted of Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon in Des Moines County, failed to report back to the Ottumwa Residenti...
Mandy Billings Mar 10, 2025

Updated: Critical Fire Weather Conditions This Afternoon
(Des Moines) The Warm, dry, and breezy conditions in addition to areas with very dry fuels, will combine to create critical fire weather danger today across portions of southern into central Iowa. Rap...
Tom Robinson Mar 10, 2025

Shelby Iowa Roadway Embargo
(Harlan) Due to the recent heavy snow, and quick melting due to increasing temperatures, Shelby County is now under a "Roadway Embargo" according to a social media post by The Shelby County Emergency ...
Tom Robinson Mar 10, 2025

Creston Police Report Five Arrests
(Creston) The Creston Police Department released its weekend arrest report on Monday Morning. The report consisted of five people arrested on various charges, including assault, weapons, alcohol-relat...
Tom Robinson Mar 10, 2025







