Category Archives: Local News
U.S. Surgeon General Issues Warning About Alcohol-Cancer Link
(Washington, DC) -- The U.S. Surgeon General is warning about a link between alcohol and cancer. Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a Surgeon General's Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk on Friday saying, "The ...
Jan 05, 2025
Ernst Nominates Iowa Students to U.S. Service Academies
(Washington) United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced the Iowa students she is nominating to U.S. Service Academies. "...
Jan 05, 2025
Romance Scams Can Prey on the Elderly in Rural Areas
(NAFB) Romance scams are well known among many people under 50, but did you know they can hit seniors, even in rural areas? Michelle Reinen is the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture's Administrator o...
Jan 05, 2025
Gas Prices Lower This Week
(Des Moines) According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gasoline fell one cent, averaging $2.76 across Iowa. This is five cents lower than one year ago. The national average was $3.04, steady fro...
Jan 05, 2025
City of Griswold Snow Emergency
(Griswold) A snow emergency for the City of Griswold is in effect starting at 9:00 PM (Saturday, January 4, 2025) and will continue through the duration of the storm and the forty-eight (48) hours aft...
Jan 04, 2025
Update: Southwest Iowa counties in Winter Weather Advisory and Winter Storm Warning
(Des Moines) A winter storm will arrive later today and bring accumulating snowfall to southern Iowa from tonight through the day Sunday before ending Sunday evening. The National Weather Service says...
Jan 04, 2025
DNR Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen Points Out Best Ice Fishing Spots
(Lewis) Ice fishing season is approaching as the bitterly cold temperatures freeze local lakes and ponds. Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen recommends several area lakes for your next ice fishing trip...
Jan 04, 2025
The Fuller Center for Housing of Southwest Iowa Donates Funds to Carry on Its Mission
(Shenandoah) The Fuller Center for Housing of Southwest Iowa has worked for many years to improve housing opportunities in the Shenandoah area. However, the group recently felt the time had come to di...
Jan 03, 2025
DOT: Conditions in extreme Southern Iowa will impact travel this weekend
(Des Moines) Falling and potentially heavy blowing snow is expected to create dangerous driving conditions in the southern two tiers of Iowa counties late Saturday into Sunday. The Iowa Department of ...
Jan 03, 2025
Attorney General Bird and Department of Public Safety Warn Public of Rise in "Grandparent Scams"
(Des Moines) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and the Department of Public Safety are warning Iowans to be aware of a new wave of "grandparent scams." Several Iowa communities throughout the state ha...
Jan 03, 2025
