Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

IA US Senator Grassley Comments On Canada, Mexico Tariffs
(Des Moines) New tariffs on imported goods from Canada and Mexico are effective today. Republican Iowa US Senator Chuck Grassley says he'll wait and see how it plays out. The increased tariffs on Cana...
Tom Robinson Mar 4, 2025

Atlantic Police Report
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department released their arrest report for the month of February. Jonathan Paul, 36, of Atlantic, was arrested on February 1st for Public Intoxication. Shawn Jensen, 30...
Mandy Billings Mar 4, 2025

Pottawattamie County Declares Snow Emergency
(Council Bluffs) Pottawattamie County Secondary Roads Department is declaring a Snow Emergency. The Snow Emergency will go into effect at 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, and will remain in effec...
Tom Robinson Mar 4, 2025

Firefighters Respond to Skid Steer Explosion and Fire in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) The Villisca, Grant, and Red Oak Fire Departments responded to 1601 T Avenue for a reported skid steer explosion. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce says when they arrived, the skid steer was ful...
Tom Robinson Mar 4, 2025

Updated: Blizzard Warning for Southwest Iowa
(Des Moines) A strong early spring system is set to affect Iowa later today through tonight into Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a Blizzard Warning for all of southwest, a...
Tom Robinson Mar 4, 2025
Bird Flu Continues to Spike in the U.S.
(Des Moines) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says Bird Flu continues to challenge poultry, and dairy producers across the United States. Naig tells KSOM/KS95 News that bird flu is showing a si...
Tom Robinson Mar 4, 2025

Storm Spotter Training in Cass County
(Atlantic) National Weather Service meteorologists will be in Cass County next week to provide a comprehensive multi-media spotter training presentation. Cass County Emergency Management is hosting a ...
Tom Robinson Mar 3, 2025

Bill proposes funding for free tampons, pads in school restrooms
(Des Moines) A House Education subcommittee unanimously advanced a bill Monday to require school districts provide free feminine hygiene products, like tampons and menstrual pads, in school restrooms....
Iowa Capital Dispatch Mar 3, 2025
New Trial Date Set for Former Massena Daycare Provider Accused of Infant's Death
(Cass Co) A trial date has been set for former Massena daycare provider Alison Dorsey, who was charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death after an eleven-week-old baby ...
Mandy Billings Mar 3, 2025

Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports six arrests. Robert Lee Bopp, 45, of Shenandoah, was arrested on February 26th for Domestic Assault Causing Bodily Injury and Operating a Vehicle w...
Mandy Billings Mar 3, 2025








