Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Audubon County Fair Continues Today
(Audubon) The Audubon County continues today with the judging of the 4H Static exhibits at 9:00 a.m. Today's schedule is posted below. Tuesday, July 14 Judging 4-H Static Exhibits 9:00 a.m. Fair Board...
Tom Robinson Jul 14, 2026

Cyclosporiasis Cases Increase, Nitrate Plant Sets Record, RAGBRAI Nears
Iowa HHS: 57 Cyclosporiasis Cases Confirmed In Iowa (Des Moines, IA) -- Almost 60 Iowans have been infected with cyclosporiasis so far this year. Iowa Health and Human Services says 57 cases have been...
Tom Robinson Jul 14, 2026

Velkommen! Elk Horn Welcomes RAGBRAI Riders Where Vikings and Trolls Meet
(Elk Horn) The City of Elk Horn is preparing to welcome RAGBRAI riders from across the world on Monday, July 20. RAGBRAI begins Sunday in Onawa, with the first day ending in an overnight stop in Harla...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2026

Two Killed in Marshall County Motorcycle Crash Sunday Night
(Marshall Co.) Two people died following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Marshall County Sunday evening. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 9:23 p.m. on 295th...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2026

Adair County Sheriff's Office Reports Arrest, Trespass Citation
(Adair Co) The Adair County Sheriff's Office reports two recent law enforcement actions involving residents of Creston and Casey. Michael John Schehl, 42, of Creston, was arrested July 9 on a warrant ...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2026

Nunn Has Huge Agenda as the House Goes Back in Session
(Washington D.C.) -- Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn is back in Washington D.C. today as the US House will be back in session for the end of the month. There is a lot of work to do in a short amount of tim...
Chris Varney Jul 13, 2026

One Killed, One Injured in Lyon County Crash
(Lyon Co) One person was killed and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Lyon County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident occurred at approximately 3:53 p.m. at ...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2026

Gov. Reynolds orders flags remain at half-staff in honor and remembrance of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered flags in Iowa continue to be flown at half-staff until Saturday, July 18, 2026, at 6 p.m. as ordered by President Trump to honor the life and achievement...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2026

For First Time In Five Years, Iowa Region Not At Risk Of Summer Power Shortages
(Des Moines, IA) -- For the first time in five years the electric grid region that includes Iowa is not at higher risk of brownouts or blackouts during extreme peak demand, like the heatwave we're hav...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2026

Macedonia Awarded $223,000 USDA Grant for New Water Well
(Macedonia) The City of Macedonia is receiving $223,000 in federal funding to improve its water system as part of more than $19 million in rural development investments announced by the U.S. Departmen...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2026







