Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Montgomery County Woman Jailed on 2 Warrants
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 48-year-old Keyla Rae Churchill of Red Oak on Wednesday in the 400 block of E. Coolbaugh Street on two Montgomery County Warrants for Violation of Probation. Officers...
Tom Robinson Nov 21, 2024

Two Girls Injured, Boy Is In Custody After A Knife Attack At Pella Middle School
(Pella, IA) -- Two girls were hurt in an attack at Pella Middle School Wednesday morning. The 14-year-old suspect is in custody. Chief McSheehy says the boy also attacked a counselor earlier this year...
Mandy Billings Nov 20, 2024

Atlantic City Council Approves First Reading of Amendment to Code of Ordinances Pertaining to ATVs and Snowmobiles
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance amending provisions for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles within the city's Code of Ordinances. The ordinance,...
Mandy Billings Nov 20, 2024

US Senator Chuck Grassley Starting To Look At Farm Bill
(Des Moines, IA) -- Work on a new U.S. Farm Bill is underway in Washington. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa blames Democrats for the timing of a last-minute bill that was introduced Monday. ...
Mandy Billings Nov 20, 2024

University Of Iowa Investigating Several Fraternities
(Iowa City, IA) -- Alpha Delta Phi fraternity is not the only frat to fall under the scrutiny of University of Iowa officials this year. The university tells the Cedar Rapids Gazette that it is, or ha...
Mandy Billings Nov 20, 2024

Trump picks former acting U.S. AG Matt Whitaker, an Iowa native, as NATO ambassador
(U.S.) Former acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker was tapped Wednesday as U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming administration. Tr...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Nov 20, 2024
Fatal Accident in Johnson County
(Johnson Co) A Tennessee man died in a rollover accident in Johnson County this (Wednesday) morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 5:12 a.m. on Interstate 80, near mile ma...
Mandy Billings Nov 20, 2024

Campground hosts needed for 2025 recreation season
(State) The Iowa DNR is seeking campground hosts for the 2025 camping season. If you enjoy camping and meeting new people, this may be the perfect volunteer opportunity for you. Campground hosts work ...
Mandy Billings Nov 20, 2024
Creston Man Arrested on Multiple Charges, Including 1st Degree Kidnapping and Drug Possession
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested 33-year-old William Alwynn Darius Bell, of Creston, on Tuesday for Failure to Appear, Harassment 1st Degree, Possession of a Controlled Substance (Meth...
Mandy Billings Nov 20, 2024

Septic Systems Are Clogged in Cass County
(Atlantic, IA) -- The Cass County Board of Supervisors got their monthly report from Jotham Arber, the Executive Director of Environmental Health. Arbor says that the septic systems are clogged up. At...
Chris Varney Nov 20, 2024







