Category Archives: Local News
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Adams County Man Charged Following Single-Vehicle Crash
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Deputies arrested 31-year-old Devon Briggs of Corning, Iowa, on Friday following an investigation into a single-vehicle accident on December 13, 2024, on Highway 34 near Hi...
Western Iowa Today Jan 26, 2025
Was 2024 A Record Warm Year?
(NAFB) The numbers are in from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Also notable, Rippey pointed out that 2024 takes the place of the Dust Bowl era's 1934 on the list of the top ten all...
Tom Robinson Jan 26, 2025

Half of Remote Workers Say They'll Quit if Forced to Return to Office
(Undated) -- Nearly half of remote workers say they'd quit their jobs if forced to return to the office. According to a new poll from Pew Research, 75 percent of the U.S. adults whose jobs can be perf...
Mandy Billings Jan 26, 2025
Study: Smartphones Lead To Aggression, Hallucination In Teens
(Arlington, VA) -- A new study finds smartphones could be making teenagers more aggressive and causing hallucinations. The study, from nonprofit Sapien Labs, found that the younger a person is when th...
Mandy Billings Jan 26, 2025

The Schultz Perspective by Senator Jason Schultz
(Des Moines) In a press release, Iowa District #6 Senator Jason Schultz outlined the many questions he receives about his time in the Iowa Senate. District #6 comprises Ida, Crawford, Carroll, Audubon...
Tom Robinson Jan 25, 2025
Eastern Iowa Crash Claims One Life
(Dubuque County) One person died in a car/semi accident in eastern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 9:07 p.m. on Friday at Highway 51 and Monastery Road in Dubuque County. Aut...
Tom Robinson Jan 25, 2025
Ice Fishing Alert: Take Advantage of Current Conditions
(Lewis) Warmer weather is expected next week, and John Lorenzen, fisheries biologist, encourages ice fishermen to take advantage of the thick ice while conditions are still favorable. Lorenzen confirm...
Tom Robinson Jan 25, 2025

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with Bullseye Climate Controlled Storage
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Roger & Michelle Poulsen, on Thursday, January 23rd, 2025, for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of their new climate-co...
Mandy Billings Jan 24, 2025
Gov. Reynolds introduces bill to restrict cell phones in school, prioritizing learning and mental health
(Des Moines) Friday, Governor Kim Reynolds released a bill to restrict students' cell phone use during instructional time. The bill establishes a floor, or a minimum standard, that all Iowa school dis...
Mandy Billings Jan 24, 2025

Solar Storm Means Northern Lights Visible Further South
(Undated) The Northern Lights may be visible in parts of the northern U.S., particularly tonight and into the early tomorrow morning. A coronal mass ejection from the sun earlier this week is pushing ...
Tom Robinson Jan 24, 2025








