Category Archives: Local News
Iowa Gas Prices Drop Slightly, Diesel Also Down
(Des Moines) According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gasoline fell two cents, averaging $2.95 across Iowa. This is four cents higher than one year ago. The national average on Wednesday was $3...
Feb 16, 2025
Iowa House advances bills aimed against CO2 pipelines
(Des Moines) Three bills sponsored by state Rep. Charley Thomson, who has been a vocal opponent of carbon sequestration pipelines in Iowa, advanced from House subcommittee hearings Thursday. The bills...
Feb 16, 2025
Grassley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax
(Washington D.C.) Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 44 other senators in r...
Feb 16, 2025
Fremont County Deputies Arrest Two Repeat Offenders for OWI in Separate Crashes
(Fremont County) The Fremont County Sheriff's Office responded to two separate motor vehicle collisions involving impaired drivers on Friday, both of whom had prior Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) c...
Feb 15, 2025
Road Conditions as of 7:30AM
7:30 AM Update - Road conditions in southwest Iowa are mostly seasonal (green), however, some roads in Cass, Pottawattamie, and Montgomery counties are partially (blue) covered in snow. As you travel ...
Feb 15, 2025
Winter Weather Advisory Continues Until 6:00 p.m.
(Des Moines) The Winter Weather Advisory continues for all of southwest Iowa until 6:00 this evening. The National Weather Service says periods of snow will occur over central and northern Iowa this m...
Feb 15, 2025
Deere Stock Falls After Q1 Earnings Report
(Moline, IL) -- Deere & Company stock fell Thursday after the agricultural equipment manufacturer released it's first-quarter earnings report. The Quad Cities-based company reported worldwide net ...
Feb 15, 2025
Record number of motorists collide with Iowa DOT snowplows during Feb. 12 snowstorm
(Des Moines) Winter arrived with a vengeance during Valentine's Day week, but a record number of Iowa DOT snowplows did not feel the love. The statewide storm system that impacted Iowa on Wednesday, F...
Feb 14, 2025
Gov. Reynolds issues proclamation for ease of access to fuel for heating
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a proclamation to ease restrictions for transportation of and access to heating and motor fuels. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues t...
Feb 14, 2025
Work release escape of Richard Steil
(Des Moines) Richard Elmer Steil, convicted of Burglary 1st Degree and Assault on Peace Officers in Polk County, failed to report back to the Fort Des Moines Bldg. 68 as required yesterday. Steil is a...
Feb 14, 2025
