Category Archives: Local News
University of Iowa enters new phase of revenues and efficiencies committee work
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) After an academic year spent exploring efficiencies and identifying areas where money could be saved, the University of Iowa's Revenue and Efficiencies Strategic Plan Action an...
May 09, 2026
McCann Charged in Sexual Exploitation case
(Stuart) The Stuart Police Department has filed charges against a Greenfield man, Jesse Eugene McCann, for Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee, a Class D Felony, following an investigation conduc...
May 08, 2026
Strike Out the Stigma Wiffle Ball Game in Atlantic May 11th
(Atlantic) Partnership for Progress is hosting a wiffle ball game in Atlantic on Monday as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. Dani Hadley said this is the 4th Annual Strike Out the Stigma Wiffle B...
May 08, 2026
Accident at 7th & Walnut in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Cass EMS and Atlantic Fire and Rescue were called to a two-vehicle accident at 7th and Walnut Streets at 3:28 p.m. Friday. One person complained of head and neck pain. No other information ...
May 08, 2026
You Can Help Stamp Out Hunger This Weekend
(Undated) -- This weekend is the nationwide post office food collection event known as Stamp Out Hunger. Letter carriers will be picking up donated food left in shopping bags at mailboxes on Saturday ...
May 08, 2026
Red Oak Receives $20.2 Million USDA Loan for Wastewater System Improvements
(Red Oak) The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing millions of dollars into rural water infrastructure projects across Iowa, including a major wastewater improvement project in southwest Iowa. ...
May 08, 2026
Main Street Iowa Celebrates 40 Years, Honors Communities and Leaders
(West Des Moines) The Iowa Economic Development Authority's (IEDA) Main Street Iowa celebrated its 40th anniversary this evening at the 2026 Main Street Iowa Development Awards in West Des Moines, hon...
May 08, 2026
Health Care Iowa hospital accused of harvesting patient's organs without authorization
(Iowa Capital Dispatch story written by Clark Kauffman) (Missouri Valley) An Iowa hospital is facing a lawsuit for allegedly harvesting the organs of a deceased patient without first consulting with t...
May 08, 2026
State News: Leadership Changes at IPERS, Nitrate Pollution Concerns, Rising Overdose Deaths, and Tulip Time Festival Celebrations
CEO of IPERS Resigns After Having Been Placed on Paid Leave (Des Moines, IA) -- The CEO of Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System, or IPERS, has resigned. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' office says the...
May 08, 2026
Construction Work on Eagle Avenue to begin on Friday May 8
(Audubon) Officials from the Audubon County Secondary Roads Department says starting on May 8, at 8:00 a.m., the contractor will begin grading work on Eagle Avenue between County Highway F32 and 170th...
May 07, 2026
