Category Archives: Local News
Iowa West Foundation Awards $2.6 Million In Grants & Initiatives
(Council Bluffs) Rural communities in southwest Iowa continue to build and thrive, thanks in part to an Iowa West Foundation economic development program that supports infrastructure in Pottawattamie ...
Dec 05, 2024
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested 44-year-old Seighfred Esley Watson III, of Malvern, on Wednesday for Abandonment/Neglect of a Dependent - four counts, Child Endangerment, Possess...
Dec 05, 2024
Shelby County Sheriff's Report
(Shelby Co) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report for the month of November. 11/01/2024 Mary Kristen Davis, Age 54, Harlan, IA. Davis was arrested after a call for service. D...
Dec 05, 2024
Structure Fire in Council Bluffs Claims One Life, Injures Another
(Council Bluffs) A late-night fire in a residential home on Wednesday claimed the life of a 70-year-old woman and left another occupant hospitalized. The Council Bluffs Fire Department was dispatched ...
Dec 05, 2024
Glen Smith Member of Farm Credit Administration Weighs in on U.S. Ag Secretary Nominee
(Washington D.C.) Just under a week ago, President Donald Trump nominated Brooke Rollins for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Rollins has deep roots in agriculture, having grown up on a farm and activel...
Dec 05, 2024
Reynolds Receiving Award Today
(Altoona) Governor Kim Reynolds is going to be recognized today. The Republican is set to receive the Linda S. Weindruch Award from the Iowa Taxpayers Association just after 11:30 a.m. It will take pl...
Dec 05, 2024
Atlantic City Council Approves Second Reading of Amendment to Code of Ordinances About ATVs and Snowmobiles
(Atlantic) At Wednesday's City Council Meeting, the Council approved the second reading of an ordinance amending provisions for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles within the City's Code of Or...
Dec 04, 2024
Atlantic Municipal Utilities Budget Includes Electric and Water Rate Increases
(Atlantic) On Wednesday, the Atlantic City Council approved the Atlantic Municipal Utilities 2025 budget, including electric and water use rate increases. At the meeting, Atlantic Municipal Utilities ...
Dec 04, 2024
Man Arrested on warrant for Sexual Abuse
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 44 year old Anthony Michael Petersen on Wednesday on an active Red Oak Police Department warrant for Sexual Abuse 3rd Degree. Petersen was held at the ...
Dec 04, 2024
Council Bluffs Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearms Charges
(Council Bluffs) Two Council Bluffs individuals were sentenced to federal prison for possessing firearms as felons. According to public court documents, in December 2022, law enforcement obtained a se...
Dec 04, 2024
