Category Archives: Local News
Montgomery County Supervisors Vote to Dissolve Compensation Board
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday morning to dissolve the county's Compensation Board. In 2024, the state passed legislation allowing counties to dissolve their Co...
Mar 03, 2026
Pottawattamie County Proclaims March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved and signed a proclamation designating March 2026 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Pottawattamie County. In the proclam...
Mar 03, 2026
Judge rules in favor of Iowa teacher fired for Charlie Kirk comments
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) A western Iowa teacher who was fired after publicly commenting that she wouldn't miss activist Charlie Kirk after his death last year has been awarded jobless benefits. Jana Al...
Mar 03, 2026
Cass County Launches Volunteer Training Initiative with $4,000 Incentive for Organizations
(Atlantic) Cass County organizations have an opportunity to strengthen their volunteer programs through a new training initiative developed in partnership with Volunteer Iowa, offering up to $4,000 to...
Mar 03, 2026
Atlantic Man Pleads Guilty to Child Endangerment Resulting in Death
(Atlantic) An Atlantic man charged in the death of a child has entered a plea of guilty. According to court records, 26-year-old Corbin Loudermilk entered a plea of guilty to County II Child Endangerm...
Mar 03, 2026
Audubon County Sheriff Releases Arrest Report Covering January 13 Through February 25
(Audubon Co.) The Audubon County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report from January 13th through February 25th. Courtney Juelsgaard, age 28 of Brayton, was charged with Assault on January 13th...
Mar 03, 2026
Former Atlantic High School Counselor Terminated for Alleged Inappropriate Conduct
(Des Moines, IA) - Information provided to KSOM/KS95 News by Randy Evans, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, offers additional details about the terminat...
Mar 03, 2026
Glisan: Potentially Warmer, Wetter Month for March in Iowa
(Audubon) At Friday's Hungry Canyons quarterly meeting at the Hungry Canyons Alliance gathering in Audubon, State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan spoke to attendees at the Audubon Recreation Center ab...
Mar 03, 2026
Two-Vehicle Crash in Harrison County Claims One Life and Leaves Another Injured
(Harrison County) One person died, and another person suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Harrison County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Monday, at around 5:42 p....
Mar 03, 2026
State News: Whirlpool Layoffs Prompt Congressional Inquiry, and Prenatal Care Delays Increase
IA U.S. Representatives Ask For More Information From Whirlpool About IA Layoffs (Iowa) -- Two Iowa U.S. Representatives are pressing Whirlpool for answers after the company announced almost 350 layof...
Mar 03, 2026
