Category Archives: Local News

(Lewis) The Civilian Conservation Corps established the state forest nursery in the 1930s and has been continuously producing three to five million seedlings on-site at any given time. This week, the ...

(Creston) Creston Police report seven arrests over the weekend: three on August 31 and four on Sunday, September 1. On August 31: *Creston Police arrested 32-year-old William Darius Bell, of Creston, ...

(Des Moines) Des Moines International Airport will temporarily close its main entrance from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 4 a.m. Wednesday due to construction on Fleur Drive. All traffic will be directed through ...

(Wiota) Wiota and Anita Firefighters were called to a porch fire attached to a home at 115 Allen Street in Wiota. According to Cass County Communications, everyone is out of the house. The call went o...

(Des Moines, IA) Iowa is facing delays in rolling out a 2023 law that imposes new asset tests on public assistance programs, including SNAP and Medicaid. The law, which sets a 15-thousand dollar limit...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 54-year-old Fred Welch of Red Oak in the 400 block of East Maple Street for Violating a Protection Order. Officers transported Welch to the Montgomery County Jail and...

(Red Oak) The DNR has a long-term monitoring site on the East Nishnabotna near Stennett due to the fish kill from last winter. The DNR added two temporary sites to evaluate whether the fish kill impac...

(Davenport) Glen Elliot Long, convicted of Robbery 1st Degree in Scott County, failed to report back to the Davenport Residential Correctional Facility as required yesterday. Long is a 55 year-old 5 f...

(Council Bluffs) Dream to Farm, a partnership with Iowa Western and Golden Hills, will instruct potential producers on how to start a small-scale local food farm. Many aspects of starting a local food...

(Guthrie Co) The first event of the Guthrie County Fair today is a Church Service at 7:00 a.m. sponsored by the local association of churches. Antique tractors will be on display from 8:00 a.m. to 5:0...