Category Archives: Local News

(Undated) -- Buying a home in America is not cheap, especially for first-time homebuyers. Bankrate analyst Jeff Ostrowski says the national median price for a starter home is 400-thousand dollars. "If...

(Des Moines) Lawmakers in the Iowa House gave initial approval Monday to a bill that would strip state aid from public libraries that are "dues-paying members" of a state or national nonprofit organiz...

(Des Moines) Hundreds protested in the halls of the Iowa State Capitol Monday as a subcommittee advanced legislation to remove gender identity as a protected class from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. Hous...

(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested two people on drug charges and two people for OWI. Gene Christopher Reed, 51, of Atlantic, on February 17th for Possession of a Controlled Substance...

(Adair Co) Two arrests were reported in Adair County. The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested 20-year-old Keaton Michael Ballinger, of Creston, on Saturday on a warrant for Violation of Probation. ...

(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested 27-year-old Kaitlyn Louise Anglen, of Pacific Junction, on February 19th for OWI 1st Offense, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability, Str...

(Lewis) According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Hunter education is required for anyone born after January 1, 1972. DNR Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen, appearing on the weekly DNR Re...

(Creston) Creston Police report seven arrests over the weekend. On February 21, *Joyce Louise McCubbin, 78, 819 Quiet Harbor, was arrested at 806 Laurel St. McCubbin was charged with Theft 5th. McCubb...

(Omaha) For the 17th time in the last 18 months, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) dropped below 50.0 in February, as reported in the monthly survey of bank CEOs across a 10-state region relian...

(Nodaway) Republican Senator Tom Shipley of Nodaway, representing Iowa District #9, emphasizes the significance of high school sports in Iowa. He believes the objective should be to encourage maximum ...