Category Archives: Local News
Work release resident Alex Wright fails to return in Davenport
(Davenport) The Iowa Department of Corrections says 31-year-old Alex Ethan Wright failed to return to the Davenport Work Release/OWI Center as required on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Wright is serving time...
May 04, 2026
Mills County Sheriff's Office Reports Four Arrests
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports Tiffany Michelle Darling, 39, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested on April 29th for Violation of Probation. Lisa Marie Elliott, 50, of Malvern, was a...
May 04, 2026
Bridge Replacement Work on Iowa 48 in Red Oak Begins May 11
(Red Oak) Beginning on Monday, May 11, until approximately November 25, weather permitting, crews will work on replacing the Iowa 48 bridge over Red Oak Creek, 1.3 miles south of the intersection with...
May 04, 2026
Iowa House, Senate reach agreement on property tax bill as 2026 session ends
(Iowa Capital Dispatch Story written by Robin Opsahl) (Des Moines) Iowa Republican lawmakers and the governor reached an agreement on property tax legislation Sunday, sending a measure to Gov. Kim Rey...
May 04, 2026
Atlantic City Council to Review and Act on a Seasonal Wastewater Internship Grant Application
(Atlantic) Setting the Seasonal Wastewater Wage for 2026 is one of several items on the Atlantic City Council's agenda on Wednesday. According to Atlantic City Administrator John Lund, the City Counci...
May 04, 2026
Three People Hurt in Car/Motorcycle Crash in Polk County
(Bondurant) The Iowa State Patrol investigated a car versus motorcycle accident on Highway 65 and Hawthorne Crossing in Polk County on Sunday. According to the state police, the accident happened at 2...
May 04, 2026
DNR Stocking Walleye in Viking Lake
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says 90,000 Walleye Fry will be released into two drainable ponds at Viking Lake tomorrow, May 5. John Lorenzen, appearing on the DNR Show on KSOM on S...
May 04, 2026
State News: School Board Assault Charge, Tax Voting, Teacher Pay, Upcoming Triathlon Nationals, and RAGBRAI's Historic Ride
North Polk School Board Member Faces Assault Charge (Polk County, IA) -- A North Polk School Board member is facing an assault charge in Winterset. Ashley Delaney was taken to the Winterset Police Dep...
May 04, 2026
Man Wanted in Nebraska Arrested in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) A Nebraska man is in custody in Montgomery County. Late Saturday night, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 34-year-old John William Fritz, of Wymore, Nebraska, for being a fugit...
May 03, 2026
Montgomery County Crash Injures Three People
(Red Oak) Three people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Montgomery County. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, the accident happened at around 6:46 p.m. on Highway 34 an...
May 03, 2026
