Category Archives: Local News
Nominations Now Open for the 2025 Outstanding Teacher Award by the Charles E. Lakin Foundation
(Council Bluffs) The Charles E. Lakin Foundation recently announced that nominations are now open for the 2025 Outstanding Teacher Award. The award is open to teachers in rural districts within forty ...
Feb 05, 2025
Winter Weather Advisory; Light Freezing Rain Expected Today
(State) A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for all of southwest Iowa from 9:00 a.m. this morning through this evening. The National Weather Service says light freezing rain and drizzle are expecte...
Feb 05, 2025
Two Individuals Indicted on Federal Child Pornography Charges
(Council Bluffs) A federal grand jury in Council Bluffs returned a two-count indictment on January 29th, charging two individuals with offenses related to distribution and receipt of child pornography...
Feb 04, 2025
Montgomery County Sheriff's Report
(Montgomery Co) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 31-year-old Amber Elaine Lievsay, of Ames, on February 3rd on a warrant for four counts of Child Endangerment. Lievsay was transported t...
Feb 04, 2025
Cass and Audubon County Boards of Supervisors Hold Public Hearing on Vacating a Section of Road
(Cass/Audubon Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors held a joint public hearing with the Audubon County Board of Supervisors this morning to consider vacating a section of 350th Street/Akron Road t...
Feb 04, 2025
Shelby County Arrest Report
(Harlan) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office recently released its' January arrest report. 1/01/2025 William Neil Damon, Age 30, Manilla, IA. Damon was arrested after a call for service. Damon was tran...
Feb 04, 2025
Montgomery County Supervisor Mike Olson Discusses Carbon Pipeline Controversy and Eminent Domain Concerns
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Board of Supervisor Mike Olson says one Statewide Supervisor's Meeting presentation caught his attention. Two lobbyists spoke about the proposed carbon pipeline at this mee...
Feb 04, 2025
Driver Arrested Near Sioux City Going 103 Miles An Hour
(Sioux City, IA) -- A driver is facing charges for allegedly going one-hundred-three miles an hour on I-29 while drunk. The Iowa State Patrol says troopers pulled the driver over early Saturday mornin...
Feb 04, 2025
Iowa House Passes Bills to Support National Guard Members' Education
(Des Moines) State Representative Ray Sorensen says this week, they had their first week of debate in the Iowa House. The District #23 Representative says two of the bills passed honor and improve the...
Feb 04, 2025
Madison County Treasurer Charged After Money Ends Up in The Wrong Account
(Winterset) The City of Winterset says it is not to blame for ending up with a quarter-of-a-million dollars that was supposed to go to the Cities of West Des Moines and Patterson. The Winterset City A...
Feb 04, 2025
