Category Archives: Local News
Iowa House panel votes to lower firearm age limit 18
(Des Moines) Iowa's age limit on owning firearms would be lowered from 21 to 18 under a bill advanced by a House Judiciary subcommittee Tuesday. Current Iowa law requires Iowans to be at least 21 year...
Mar 04, 2025
Iowa lawmakers move to prioritize corn, pork and dairy in school lunches
(Des Moines) Iowa senators advanced a bill Tuesday to implement nutrition guidelines and education in Iowa schools that prioritize the state's "unique" food sources like corn, pork and dairy. The bill...
Mar 04, 2025
Bill banning mRNA vaccines in Iowa passes subcommittee
(Des Moines) A bill banning gene-based vaccines, like some forms of the COVID-19 vaccine, received approval from a Senate subcommittee Monday. Senate File 360 would prohibit health care providers from...
Mar 04, 2025
Stetzel's Work on the Audubon Football Field Recognized by Large Company
(Audubon, IA) --Audubon High School has one of the premier football facilities for small schools in the state of Iowa and recently they got an award to prove it. Audubon was one of two Iowa schools se...
Mar 04, 2025
Cass County Supervisors Approve Purchase of Real Estate for Secondary Roads Maintenance Facility
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of real estate at 58424 630th Avenue near Atlantic for a Secondary Roads Maintenance Facility. Engineer Trent Wolken explained that...
Mar 04, 2025
Cass County Supervisors Set Public Hearing Dates to Consider Vacating and Closing Roadways
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors set the date for public hearings to consider vacating and closing two sections of road. The first public hearing is a joint public hearing with Adair Cou...
Mar 04, 2025
Union County Man Arrested on Drug and Alcohol Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrest a Union County man on drug and alcohol charges. Police arrested 41-year-old Carlos Rafael Rivera of Creston early this (Tuesday) morning at 900 Sumner Avenue for OWI - ...
Mar 04, 2025
IA US Senator Grassley Comments On Canada, Mexico Tariffs
(Des Moines) New tariffs on imported goods from Canada and Mexico are effective today. Republican Iowa US Senator Chuck Grassley says he'll wait and see how it plays out. The increased tariffs on Cana...
Mar 04, 2025
Atlantic Police Report
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department released their arrest report for the month of February. Jonathan Paul, 36, of Atlantic, was arrested on February 1st for Public Intoxication. Shawn Jensen, 30...
Mar 04, 2025
Pottawattamie County Declares Snow Emergency
(Council Bluffs) Pottawattamie County Secondary Roads Department is declaring a Snow Emergency. The Snow Emergency will go into effect at 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, and will remain in effec...
Mar 04, 2025
