Category Archives: Local News
House panel unanimously approves bill aimed at distracted driving
(Des Moines) Lawmakers in an Iowa House subcommittee unanimously advanced legislation Tuesday allowing drivers to use only handsfree devices behind the wheel after more than a dozen lobbyists and memb...
Jan 28, 2025
Fort Dodge Arson Investigation Leads to an Arrest
(Fort Dodge) A Fort Dodge woman faces charges concerning a residential fire in Fort Dodge. According to the press release, on Sunday, at around 1:41 p.m., the Webster County Communications Center rece...
Jan 28, 2025
Trump administration memo announces abrupt freeze on broad swath of federal payments
UPDATED WASHINGTON - The Trump administration will temporarily stop payments on multiple federal programs Tuesday evening, cutting off Americans who rely on what could be trillions in funding and sett...
Jan 28, 2025
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Approve Annual FEMA CRS Recertification
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved the FEMA CRS Community Annual Recertification. Matt Wyant, Planning and Development Director, explained that this is the annua...
Jan 28, 2025
Iowa lawmakers fast-track casino moratorium bill
(Des Moines) House lawmakers quickly advanced a proposed casino moratorium, passing it through a subcommittee and the Ways and Means Committee on Monday. House Study Bill 80 would impose a moratorium ...
Jan 28, 2025
Cycling Generates $1.4B For Iowa Economy
(Des Moines, IA) -- It appears cycling in Iowa is a bigger economic driver than originally thought. A new study done by the Iowa Bicycle Coalition found the activity has generated more than one-point-...
Jan 28, 2025
Des Moines Among Top Tech Hubs in Midwest
(Des Moines, IA) Des Moines is among the top ten metros for tech growth in the Midwest. Doug Ressler with Yardi Matrix, a real estate data and research firm, says central Iowa has a lot of positive fa...
Jan 28, 2025
Iowa Democrats Hope to Pick up State Senate Seat in Special Election
(Des Moines, IA) Iowa Democrats are hopeful that tonight's special election will help them challenge the Republican supermajority in the State Senate. "It is really important to us, so we have been wo...
Jan 28, 2025
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Theft Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 61-year-old Robert Wade Abraham on Monday for 5th-degree Theft (Shoplifting). Officers transported Abraham to the Montgomery County Jail and held him on a $300.00 bon...
Jan 28, 2025
Red Oak Man Arrested for Burglary and other charges
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 40-year-old Michael Scott Stafford, of Red Oak, on Monday for Burglary 3rd Degree, Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Offense, Theft 5th Degree, ...
Jan 27, 2025
