Category Archives: Local News
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
Red Oak Woman arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 33-year-old Olivia Kruse in the 200 block of East Joy Street on two counts of Simple Assault. Officers transported Kruse to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Cent...
Jan 11, 2025
Nebraska Man Arrested on Drug and Alcohol-Related Charges
(Glenwood) Glenwood Police arrested 24-year-old Caleb Martinez, of Bellevue, Nebraska, on Friday for OWI-1st offense and possession of a controlled substance. Martinez posted the $2,000 cash bond and ...
Jan 10, 2025
Cass County Food Pantry Schedule Released
(Area) The Cass County Local Food Policy Council has released the dates for upcoming mobile food pantries in the county. The first 2025 mobile food pantries will take place on Wednesday, February 12, ...
Jan 10, 2025
Iowa West Foundation Grants $2.5 Million to Westfair's Massive Modernization and Expansion Efforts in Pottawattamie County
(Council Bluffs) In a fairground game-changer, Iowa West Foundation announced a $2.5 million lead gift to Council Bluffs' Westfair as part of a multi-phased $34 million campaign to revitalize the belo...
Jan 10, 2025
New State Record Fish List Coming This Spring
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is introducing a new record fish list. John Lorenzen, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, explains that this new ...
Jan 10, 2025
Iowa Supreme Court Grants Alison Dorsey a New Trial
(Des Moines) The Iowa Supreme Court issued a ruling today in the case of Alison Elaine Dorsey, who appealed her conviction for second-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death in Novembe...
Jan 10, 2025
Man Suffers Serious Injuries in Motorized Wheelchair/Pickup Accident
(Leon) A man riding a motorized wheelchair suffered serious injuries when struck by a pickup. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened Thursday evening at 807 NW 6th Street in Leon, Iowa. Auth...
Jan 10, 2025
