Category Archives: Local News

(Adair Co) A Stuart man was arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop on January 20th. Justin Dale Harlan, 47, was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of a Controlled Sub...

(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Corrections says 44-year-old Tuffy Delray Jackson, convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree and Conspiracy/Commit Forcible Felony in Polk County, failed to report back to th...

(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports three arrests and one incident. *On Friday afternoon, Creston Police arrested 21-year-old Ethan Leroy Scheley, of Cumberland, Iowa, on two counts of for...

(Des Moines) A bill requiring Iowa schools to show a video about pregnancy has cleared its first hurdle. A Senate subcommittee gave approval to the measure last week and will now go before the full co...

(Des Moines) The Polk County Sheriff's office says rumors circulating about a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in Des Moines are untrue. The Sheriff's office says only one such arres...

(Atlantic) In 2024, the disc golf course at Sunnyside Park in Atlantic attracted visitors from 30 U.S. states and British Columbia, the UK, Canada, and New Zealand, according to UDisc, a leading disc ...

(Woodward) A Perry, Iowa, man lost his life in a single-vehicle crash early Friday morning.Dallas County Dispatch received a report of a rollover accident at the intersection of Highway 141 and R Aven...

(Des Moines) The 52nd Annual RAGBRAI route stretches through northern Iowa, offering cyclists a scenic adventure. Officials unveiled the route during an announcement party at the Vibrant Music Hall in...

(Stanton) On Saturday, the fire departments from Stanton, Red Oak, and Elliott responded to a grass fire near a structure. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce reported that the call occurred at 12:31 p.m. a...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Business and Professional Women are offering four scholarships, each worth $1,000, for the year 2025. *The Collen Scholarship**: This scholarship is available to any female stu...