Category Archives: Local News
State News: IA. Woman Still Missing, and IA. Man accused of Killing 3 Women arrested in Utah,
Iowa Man Accused Of Killing Three Women In Utah Arrested In Colorado (Iowa) -- The southeastern Iowa man accused of killing three women in Utah has been arrested in Colorado. Investigators say two men...
Mar 06, 2026
Montgomery County Woman Arrested on a Misdemeanor Traffic Charge
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 39-year-old Blair Shalayne Gross of Red Oak on Thursday in the 1100 block of E. Valley Street. Deputies transported Gross to the Montgomery Co...
Mar 06, 2026
Enhanced Risk of Severe Weather Issued for Southwest Iowa: Large Hail, Damaging Winds, and Tornadoes Possible
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) for severe weather this afternoon and evening. This means there is a moderate likelihood of significa...
Mar 06, 2026
Shelby County Supervisors Approve Elected Officials' Salary Increases, Set Property Tax Hearing
(Shelby Co.) The Shelby County Board of Supervisors approved salary adjustments for elected officials for the fiscal year beginning July 1st. According to the meeting minutes, the Shelby County Compen...
Mar 06, 2026
Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics in Audubon Receives Excellence in Healthcare Award
(Audubon) Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics was recently recognized with a 4-Star PRC in Excellence Award for Patient Emergency Department Services, scoring in the top 25% nationally for Ov...
Mar 06, 2026
March Mayhem Continues Two-Decade Tradition in Stanton
(Stanton) Since 2003, a tradition has taken root each March in Stanton, Iowa. The event, called March Mayhem, is powered by students and volunteers and brings people together through friendly competit...
Mar 06, 2026
Montgomery County Board Approves Road Use Resolutions
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved two resolutions at Tuesday's meeting regarding road use. The supervisor approved a resolution prohibiting the operation of vehicles or imp...
Mar 05, 2026
Appeals Court Overturns One Conviction for Former Adair Police Chief Brad Wendt, Upholds Prison Sentence
(Adair) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has partially overturned the conviction of former Adair Police Chief and firearms dealer Brad Wendt while upholding the rest of his convictions...
Mar 05, 2026
Iowa House approves community college bachelor's degree pilot program
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa House passed legislation Wednesday to bring baccalaureate degrees to Iowa's community colleges, with calls from Democrats for each lawmaker to assess the impacts of it...
Mar 05, 2026
Gov. Reynolds orders flags flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of two Iowa soldiers killed in Kuwait
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff effective immediately until sunset on the final day of interment in honor and remembrance of Major Jeffery O'Brien...
Mar 05, 2026
