Category Archives: Local News

(Atlantic) The 2024 Atlantic Homecoming King and Queen were crowned during a coronation at the Atlantic High School this (Friday) afternoon. King Luke Irlmeier is the son of Jill and Joe Irlmeier. Luk...

(Clarinda) The Clarinda Police Department would like to remind the citizens of Clarinda that no parking is allowed on the following streets from 7:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 5 for t...

(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 35-year-old Brynn Elizabeth Hudson, of Red Oak, in the 100 block of W Coolbaugh Street this (Friday) morning for Theft 4th Degree. Hudson was taken to ...

(Griswold) TS Bank has donated $27,000 to the newly opened Lakin Foundation Child Development Center in Griswold, a $3.8 million childcare facility developed by the Noble Initiative Foundation with th...

(Des Moines, IA) -- It's been months since Iowa's devastating tornadoes and floods. Clean-up continues, roofs repaired, fences mended, but a post-storm threat lingers... "We are hearing about differen...

(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has announced Christine Hensley's appointment to the Iowa Board of Regents.   Early in her career, Hensley worked closely with developers on affordable hou...

(Johnston) A student at Johnston Middle School was taken into custody following a report of a weapon spotted in a bathroom. The school went into lockdown at 2:48 p.m. No weapon was found. The lockdown...

(Des Moines) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a lawsuit against Global Fiberglass Solutions (GFS) and its executives, Donald Lilly and Ronald Albrecht, for violations of Iowa's solid ...

(Atlantic) Ag Ventures Foundation (AgVA), a 501(c)(3) organization based in Mason City, IA, recently awarded a $10,000 grant to Vision Atlantic to support the outdoor classrooms in the new Lakin Found...

(Des Moines, IA) -- Fall just got started, but the Iowa Department of Transportation has already begun prepping for winter weather. "October 15th is considered our first day of winter," said Craig Bar...