Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Trump administration memo announces abrupt freeze on broad swath of federal payments
UPDATED WASHINGTON - The Trump administration will temporarily stop payments on multiple federal programs Tuesday evening, cutting off Americans who rely on what could be trillions in funding and sett...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jan 28, 2025

Iowa lawmakers fast-track casino moratorium bill
(Des Moines) House lawmakers quickly advanced a proposed casino moratorium, passing it through a subcommittee and the Ways and Means Committee on Monday. House Study Bill 80 would impose a moratorium ...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jan 28, 2025

Cycling Generates $1.4B For Iowa Economy
(Des Moines, IA) -- It appears cycling in Iowa is a bigger economic driver than originally thought. A new study done by the Iowa Bicycle Coalition found the activity has generated more than one-point-...
Tom Robinson Jan 28, 2025

Des Moines Among Top Tech Hubs in Midwest
(Des Moines, IA) Des Moines is among the top ten metros for tech growth in the Midwest. Doug Ressler with Yardi Matrix, a real estate data and research firm, says central Iowa has a lot of positive fa...
Tom Robinson Jan 28, 2025
Iowa Democrats Hope to Pick up State Senate Seat in Special Election
(Des Moines, IA) Iowa Democrats are hopeful that tonight's special election will help them challenge the Republican supermajority in the State Senate. "It is really important to us, so we have been wo...
Tom Robinson Jan 28, 2025

Montgomery County Man Arrested on Theft Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 61-year-old Robert Wade Abraham on Monday for 5th-degree Theft (Shoplifting). Officers transported Abraham to the Montgomery County Jail and held him on a $300.00 bon...
Tom Robinson Jan 28, 2025

Red Oak Man Arrested for Burglary and other charges
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 40-year-old Michael Scott Stafford, of Red Oak, on Monday for Burglary 3rd Degree, Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Offense, Theft 5th Degree, ...
Mandy Billings Jan 27, 2025
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report from January 22nd through January 27th. Obbie Mariah Avirgin, 20, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested on January 22nd for Failure...
Mandy Billings Jan 27, 2025

Griswold and Lenox School Boards Informally Agree to Superintendent Sharing Agreement
(Griswold) The Griswold and Lenox School Boards held a joint meeting last week to discuss the extension of Superintendent Dave Henrichs' sharing agreement. The second part of the meeting focused on re...
Tom Robinson Jan 27, 2025

DCI Investigates Storm Lake Officer-Involved Shooting
(Storm Lake) The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating an Officer-Involved Shooting in Storm Lake. At approximately 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 26, the Buena Vista County Sheriff's...
Mandy Billings Jan 27, 2025








