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Three Southwest Iowa Facilities Receive Recognition for Post-Acute Care for Stroke Patients
(Area) Three southwest Iowa facilities were recognized for participating in the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline Stroke post-acute care initiative, which aims to improve care for stroke ...
Mandy Billings Sep 16, 2024

Officer-Involved Shooting Leaves Two Des Moines Officers Injured, Suspect Dead
(Des Moines, IA) -- Two Des Moines police officers are hospitalized after a shooting this morning on the East side. It started around 1:40 when police tried to stop a car near the 2500 block of Easton...
Mandy Billings Sep 16, 2024

Sidney Man Arrested on Sexual Abuse and Incest Charges
(Sidney) The Fremont County Sheriff's Office arrested 81-year-old Ronald Dean Boyer, of Sidney, on four counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child 2nd Degree, one count of Sexual Abuse 3rd Degree, and five cou...
Mandy Billings Sep 16, 2024

Creston Weekend Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report five-weekend arrests. On Friday, Police arrested 59-year-old Melody Ann Miller of Creston at 302 N Pine Street on charges of Animal Neglect w/Serious Injury or Death. M...
Tom Robinson Sep 16, 2024

Fremont County Woman Jailed for Attempted Murder
(Sidney) A Fremont County Woman faces attempted murder charges. On Sunday, the Fremont County Sheriff's Office received a call about a disturbance on the 1000 block of Essex Ave in Farragut. The victi...
Tom Robinson Sep 16, 2024

Nebraska Man Faces Multiple Charges in Fremont County
(Hamburg) A Nebraska man faces multiple charges after ramming a vehicle near 210th Avenue and Highway 2 in Fremont County. The Sheriff's Office arrested 38-year-old Jared William Rye of Plattsmouth, N...
Tom Robinson Sep 16, 2024

Sioux City Mental Health Counselor Faces Fraud Charges
(Des Moines) The Iowa Insurance Division's Fraud Bureau and the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit conducted a joint investigation regarding Sioux City Men...
Tom Robinson Sep 16, 2024

Red Oak Police Arrest Shelby, Iowa Woman, for Driving While Barred
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 28-year-old Victoria Anne Griffin of Shelby late Sunday night following a traffic stop near Eastern Avenue and Highway 34. During the investigation, the Officer found...
Tom Robinson Sep 16, 2024
Man in Custody Following Assassination Attempt of Former President Donald Trump
(West Palm Beach, Florida) An individual is in custody following a shooting incident on Sunday at Donald Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. The FBI has described it as an apparent "attem...
Tom Robinson Sep 15, 2024
Red Oak Police Arrest Report
(Red Oak) On Friday, September 13 at approximately 5:38. Officers of the Red Oak Police Department arrested 31 year old Jennifer Lynn Sweany in the 1800 block of E. Summit St. on the charge of Assault...
Western Iowa Today Sep 15, 2024







