Category Archives: Local News
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Feb 07, 2025
Creston Man Arrested on Drug Charges
(Creston) A Creston man was arrested on multiple drug charges early this (Friday) morning. The Creston Police Department says 54-year-old Charles Ray Balius was charged with Possession of a Controlled...
Feb 07, 2025
Update: More Information Released about Car/Train Accident East of Wiota
(Wiota) This morning, around 7:56 a.m., rescue crews responded to a car-train accident at the 690th and White Pole Road intersection just east of Wiota. Cass County Deputy Kyle Quist says a 2007 Jeep ...
Feb 07, 2025
Changes Approved for City Park Shelter Rental Fees in Atlantic
(Atlantic) There are changes to the park shelter rent fees. On Wednesday, the Atlantic City Council approved the Parks & Recreation Commission's recommended changes to the rental of City Park shel...
Feb 07, 2025
