Category Archives: Local News
Severe Thunderstorm Threat Expected Across Iowa: Active Weather Pattern from Friday to Monday
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service says a weather pattern is forecast to set up from Friday through Monday, with chances for severe thunderstorms at times each day. On Friday, thunderstorm chan...
May 14, 2026
Atlantic Resident Leads Effort to 'Keep Atlantic Beautiful
(Atlantic) Atlantic resident Shawn Sarsfield is passionate about helping those in need, and he is putting that passion to work in his hometown by assisting residents with property upkeep. He is leadin...
May 14, 2026
Atlantic School Board Approves Personnel, Approved the Superintendents Contract, and other, and Key Action Items
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Community School Board approved the superintendent's contract, multiple personnel changes, including several resignations and new hires. It endorsed key action items, including...
May 13, 2026
Proposed new route for Summit pipeline would impact 12 Iowa counties
(Iowa Capital Dispatch written by Clark Kauffman, Photo courtesy of Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) (Des Moines) In a new filing submitted to the Iowa Utilities Commission for approval, the company ...
May 13, 2026
Glenwood Police Make Drug Arrests and One for Driving While Barred
(Glenwood) Glenwood Police arrested two people on drug charges, and another individual faces a charge of driving while barred. *Glenwood Police arrested 21-year-old Nykhia Clair Miller, from Omaha, on...
May 13, 2026
Nebraskans and Iowans Part of More Than 3.7 Million to Travel for Memorial Day Weekend
(Omaha) AAA projects more than 3.76 million people from the West North Central Region, which includes Nebraska and Iowa, will travel at least 50 miles from home for Memorial Day weekend. That is 16,00...
May 13, 2026
Adair County Auditor Mandy Berg Submits Her Resignation
(Greenfield) Adair County Auditor Mandy Berg read her formal letter of resignation, stepping down as both Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, during this morning's regular meeting of the Board of S...
May 13, 2026
Surgeon accused of 'perverted' conduct faces Iowa licensing-board charges
(Iowa Capital Dispatch Story written by Clark Kauffman) (Des Moines) An Iowa-licensed surgeon accused of "perverted" and unprofessional conduct while practicing in another state is now facing sanction...
May 13, 2026
Villisca Woman Arrested for Indecent Exposure and Public Intoxication
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department has arrested a woman from Villisca for riding her bicycle in a manner deemed inappropriate. On Tuesday at approximately 3:41 p.m., officers apprehended 34-year-...
May 13, 2026
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Makes Two Arrests on Tuesday
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested two people in separate incidents on Tuesday. Deputies arrested 41-year-old Cory Smith of Elliott on a Montgomery County warrant for driving wh...
May 13, 2026
