Category Archives: Local News

(Montreal) -- Spending time with nature can reduce stress. Researchers at McGill University and a university in Chile teamed up to look into how the brain responds to nature through 100 different brai...

(McLean, VA) -- Mortgage interest rates are now at the lowest level seen in years. Freddie Mac said on Thursday the average 30-year mortgage rate is down to five-point-98-percent. This marks the first...

(Des Moines) The average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa climbed 14 cents over the past week, reaching $2.59 per gallon, according to AAA. Despite the weekly increase, prices remain 38 cent...

(Red Oak) Firefighters responded to a garage fire on Saturday afternoon. According to Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce, the call went out at approximately 1:26 p.m. The Red Oak, Elliott, and Stanton Fire...

(Omaha) Wintry Mix May Create Slick Travel in Southwest Iowa Sunday and Monday (Omaha) The National Weather Service says a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain may lead to slick travel conditions on S...

(Bridgewater) Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig made stops in Audubon, Adair, and Union Counties on Friday. Secretary Naig toured Nichols Farms cattle and seedstock operation near Bridgewater based on high-...

(Atlantic) Officials with the Small Business Payments Alliance met with small business owners and farmers in Atlantic on Friday to discuss the future of electronic payments and the potential impact of...

(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host a series of public town hall meetings to share updates on recent hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes, and hear f...

(Iowa) The American Legion Department of Iowa is raising concerns about Senate Study Bill 3079, which has been renamed Senate File 2282. The bill updates how Iowa delivers veterans services, specifica...

(Dubuque) The Iowa Department of Corrections says 29-year-old Naomi Christine Olin, convicted of Assault While Participating in a Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance - 2nd Offense, and Voluntar...