Category Archives: Local News
Des Moines Airport to Close Main Entrance Temporarily Amid Labor Day Rush
(Des Moines) Des Moines International Airport will temporarily close its main entrance from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 4 a.m. Wednesday due to construction on Fleur Drive. All traffic will be directed through ...
Sep 02, 2024
Porch Fire in Wiota
(Wiota) Wiota and Anita Firefighters were called to a porch fire attached to a home at 115 Allen Street in Wiota. According to Cass County Communications, everyone is out of the house. The call went o...
Sep 02, 2024
Iowa Struggles with New Public Assistance Law Implementation
(Des Moines, IA) Iowa is facing delays in rolling out a 2023 law that imposes new asset tests on public assistance programs, including SNAP and Medicaid. The law, which sets a 15-thousand dollar limit...
Sep 02, 2024
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Protection Order Violation
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 54-year-old Fred Welch of Red Oak in the 400 block of East Maple Street for Violating a Protection Order. Officers transported Welch to the Montgomery County Jail and...
Sep 02, 2024
Turtle Population Survived the March East Nishnabotna Fish Kill
(Red Oak) The DNR has a long-term monitoring site on the East Nishnabotna near Stennett due to the fish kill from last winter. The DNR added two temporary sites to evaluate whether the fish kill impac...
Sep 02, 2024
Work release escape of Glen Elliot Long
(Davenport) Glen Elliot Long, convicted of Robbery 1st Degree in Scott County, failed to report back to the Davenport Residential Correctional Facility as required yesterday. Long is a 55 year-old 5 f...
Sep 01, 2024
Golden Hills and Iowa Western hosting Dream to Farm program this fall
(Council Bluffs) Dream to Farm, a partnership with Iowa Western and Golden Hills, will instruct potential producers on how to start a small-scale local food farm. Many aspects of starting a local food...
Sep 01, 2024
Guthrie County Fair Events for Sunday
(Guthrie Co) The first event of the Guthrie County Fair today is a Church Service at 7:00 a.m. sponsored by the local association of churches. Antique tractors will be on display from 8:00 a.m. to 5:0...
Sep 01, 2024
Iowa Economic Development Authority announces nearly $1.7 million in arts and culture grants
(Des Moines) The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded $1.68 million in grants to 173 organizations in over 60 Iowa communities. These funds, from seven grant programs, will support various arts...
Sep 01, 2024
Class III Milk and Cheese Prices Have Seen Recent Fireworks
(NAFB) The Class III milk and cheese prices have seen fireworks in the past few weeks. Ryan Yonkman, the vice president of producer services for Ever.Ag, says it's due to bullish buying events and rep...
Sep 01, 2024
