Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Massena City Takes Steps to Improve Water Quality
(Massena) The City of Massena is actively working to improve its water quality. Mayor Phil Przychodizin, speaking at the recent Massena Annual Chamber of Commerce banquet, announced that the city is p...
Tom Robinson Feb 10, 2025

Red Oak Police Arrest a Man on Criminal Mischief Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 26-year-old Deric Lee Redd into custody on Sunday morning for third-degree criminal mischief for alleged vandalism on property valued at more than $750.00. This is an...
Tom Robinson Feb 10, 2025
Update: Victims Name Released in Single-Vehicle Crash in Henry County
(Henry County) The Iowa State Patrol released the name of the victim killed in a single-vehicle crash in Henry County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened early this (Saturday) morning on...
Tom Robinson Feb 10, 2025
Iowa is Celebrating 100 Years of Pheasant Hunting This Year
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is celebrating 100 years of pheasants this fall. John Lorenzen, a fisheries biologist, explains that pheasants first originated in Iowa in 1901 after a...
Tom Robinson Feb 10, 2025

Polk County Crash Claims One Life
(Polk County) One person died in a single-vehicle crash in Polk County. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says the accident occurred near the 12100 block of Hwy 141 this (Sunday) morning just before 9:...
Tom Robinson Feb 09, 2025

Iowa Western and Golden Hills hosting outdoor recreation business development program
(Council Bluffs) Golden Hills RC&D and Iowa Western are hosting a program about developing businesses related to outdoor recreation and tourism on Friday, February 28. Participants will learn from...
Mandy Billings Feb 09, 2025

Lung Cancer Rising Among People Who Have Never Smoked
(London) -- Lung cancer is being diagnosed in more people who have never smoked. A study published this week in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal looked at lung cancer cases from around the worl...
Mandy Billings Feb 09, 2025
Clay County Crash Claims 2 Lives
(Clay County) Two people died in a two-vehicle crash in Clay County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 12:47 on northbound Highway 71, which is one-half of a mile north of Hig...
Tom Robinson Feb 08, 2025

DNR Foresters Warn of Moderate to Severe Winter Burn on Conifers
(State) Department of Natural Resources Foresters are anticipating moderate to severe winter burn damage to white pines and other types of conifers this winter. John Lorenzen, with the DNR Office in L...
Mandy Billings Feb 08, 2025

Iowa puppy mills again ranked among the biggest violators
(State) Eight Iowa dog breeders were cited for regulatory violations in the fourth quarter of 2023, with Iowa again ranked as one of the states with the highest number of violators. Between Oct. 1, 20...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Feb 07, 2025







