Category Archives: Local News
Iowa Legislators Convene Today
(Des Moines) The 2025 Iowa Legislative session begins today. Republicans hold control of both the House and the Senate, with a majority of 67-33 in the House and 35-14 in the Senate. Republican Tom Mo...
Jan 13, 2025
Suspect In March 2024 Des Moines Shooting Returned To Iowa, Charged With Attempted Murder
(Des Moines) A Des Moines man who was arrested in Illinois last fall for a shooting in 2024 is back in Iowa. According to the Des Moines Police Department, 26-year-old Cori Shields is being charged wi...
Jan 13, 2025
Des Moines Man to Serve 55 Years For Kidnapping Ex-girlfriend
(Des Moines) A Des Moines man is being sentenced to 55 years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping his ex-girlfriend. Troy Mure Junior was arrested in September for kidnapping his ex. He has b...
Jan 13, 2025
Representative Nunn Introduces Bills Hoping To Address Corruption In DC
(Des Moines) Iowa Representative Zach Nunn is introducing a bill to address corruption in D.C. The "Corruption in Government Act" involved banning insider trading among members of Congress, ending aut...
Jan 13, 2025
Warren County Man Dies After Vehicle Falls Through Ice in Madison County Lake
(Winterset) A Warren County man tragically lost his life after his vehicle broke through the ice at Badger Creek Lake in Madison County. The Madison County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 55...
Jan 12, 2025
Appanoose County Crash Claims One Life
(Centerville) One person died and two others suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Appanoose County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday at Highway 2...
Jan 12, 2025
Gas Prices Sharply Higher Last Week
(Des Moines) The price of gasoline surged higher last week. According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 15 cents, averaging $2.91 across Iowa. This is 12 higher than one year ago. Th...
Jan 12, 2025
Record High Credit Card Defaults
(San Antonio, TX) -- One popular New Years Resolution is to make better financial decisions. And, for many, that means cleaning up massive credit card debt. Jason Meza with the Better Business Bureau ...
Jan 12, 2025
Ernst Cracks Down on Cartel Surveillance of Border Patrol
(Washington D.C.) U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing the Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act to impose criminal penalties on cartel "spotter...
Jan 12, 2025
Avoiding the Family Emergency Scam in Rural America
(NAFB) Seniors in rural America are often targets of scammers. Michelle Reinen, administrator of the Department of Trade and Consumer Protection at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, says one of...
Jan 12, 2025
