Category Archives: Local News
2023 Tax Extension Deadline Approaching
(Washington, DC) -- Time is running out if you filed an extension for your 2023 taxes. Mark Steber, Chief Tax Information Officer at Jackson Hewitt, says you will get penalized if you don't file by Oc...
Oct 11, 2024
Striking Teamsters Rally At Corn Milling Plant in Cedar Rapids
(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Striking Cargill workers are trying to put pressure on the company to make a competitive wage offer. The nearly 100 workers held a rally Thursday outside the corn milling plant t...
Oct 11, 2024
Rural Iowa Grocery Stores Can Apply For Up To 25-Thousand Dollars in Grants
(Iowa) -- Rural Iowa grocery stores can apply for up to 25-thousand dollars in grants to update technology or adopt new services. As part of the Iowa Economic Development Authority's Empower Rural Iow...
Oct 11, 2024
Jellyfish Confirmed in Guthrie County Pond
(Guthrie County) The DNR Office in Lewis investigated a report of Jellyfish found in a private pond in Guthrie County. DNR Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen says the DNR confirmed the report and found...
Oct 11, 2024
Updated: Potential Gas Leak at Atlantic Middle School Deemed a Student Prank
(Atlantic) Atlantic School Officials sent a message to parents this morning stating that Atlantic Middle School is being evacuated to the Trojan Bowl due to a gas odor. Atlantic Schools Superintendent...
Oct 11, 2024
Creston Police Report Three Drug-Related Arrests
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrests three people on drug possession charges. Police arrested 24-year-old Lacy Jo Goodnight of Corning late Thursday night East of McKinley Lake for Possessi...
Oct 11, 2024
Hawkeye Wave Recognized as Best College Sports Tradition
(Iowa City) The Hawkeye Wave has been voted the Best College Sports Tradition. They were voted this in the 2024 USA Today readers. The tradition began in 2017. The Wave is where fans, players, and coa...
Oct 11, 2024
Waterloo Police Shooting Found Legally Justified
(Waterloo) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced that the shooting of Kelvin Lee Plain Jr. by Waterloo police officers has been deemed legally justified. The shooting occurred back in June when ...
Oct 11, 2024
Ankeny School Employee Arrested for Public Intoxication
(Ankeny) An Ankeny Community School District employee was arrested on Wednesday. The arrest was for public intoxication while at the school. Staff members reported Sara Halbur for erratic behavior. Po...
Oct 11, 2024
2024 Cass Health Foundation Handbag Bingo Night
(Atlantic) The Cass Health Foundation is hosting their inaugural Handbag Bingo Night on Thursday, November 14 at Bluebird Hill. This new event will wrap up the Cass Health Foundation's 2024 campaign t...
Oct 10, 2024
