Category Archives: Local News
Two Arrested After Fremont County Traffic Stop Leads to Cocaine Seizure
(Fremont Co) A Fremont County traffic stop on Highway 2 led to the arrest of two people after deputies reportedly seized approximately two ounces of cocaine and drug paraphernalia from the vehicle. Ac...
Aug 22, 2026
Stuart Police Release Details on Prior Harassment Case Involving Austin Reed
(Stuart) The Stuart Police Department has released additional information about a previous harassment case involving Austin Reed and Toni Salazar, who Reed is accused of shooting and killing during th...
Aug 21, 2026
Iowa Health Officials Provide Update on Measles Outbreak, Release Additional Locations of Potential Measles Exposures
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and local public health agencies are continuing to respond to an outbreak of measles in southern Iowa. As of August 21, sixteen conf...
Aug 21, 2026
Two Iowa nursing homes added to list of the nation's worst care facilities
(Iowa Capital Dispatch - Clark Kauffman) The federal government has added two Iowa nursing homes to its list of the worst care facilities in the nation. Oakland Manor in Pottawattamie County and Harmo...
Aug 21, 2026
Lahn says cancer crisis isn't partisan and it must be solved in Iowa
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn said Tuesday that Iowa's cancer crisis was one the reasons he entered the race and said regardless of party, it's a problem that ha...
Aug 21, 2026
Grassley, Ernst Announce Service Academy Virtual Informational Nights
(Butler Co.) The offices of U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host two virtual informational events for Iowa students interested in applying to U.S. Military Service A...
Aug 21, 2026
Farm Credit Conditions Weaken Across Upper Midwest
(NAFB) Financial pressure is building in farm country. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports agricultural credit conditions across the Upper Midwest weakened during the second quarter compared t...
Aug 21, 2026
Iowa Drought Conditions Show Improvement After Recent Rainfall
(Des Moines) Iowa's drought situation improved in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor update released Thursday, August 20, although significant dry conditions remain across parts of the state. The latest ...
Aug 21, 2026
Adair County Election Filing and Absentee Voting Deadlines Announced
(Greenfield) Adair County Elections Commissioner Nathan Reed is reminding prospective candidates that the deadline to file nomination papers for the Ag Extension Board, Hospital Trustees, Soil and Wat...
Aug 21, 2026
Learn to Hunt Program Offers Women's Waterfowl Course
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is offering a program to teach women the skills needed to hunt, field dress, and cook waterfowl. DNR Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen, appearing ...
Aug 21, 2026
