Category Archives: Local News
State News: Unemployment Steady, Drought Eases and State Fair Draws Attention
Iowa Unemployment Remains Steady, Fewer Residents In Workforce (Des Moines, IA) -- Unemployment remains steady in Iowa. Georgia Van Gundy of Iowa Workforce Development says the unemployment rate held ...
Aug 21, 2026
Iowa Gubernatorial Candidate Rob Sand Discusses Single Primary Proposal During Atlantic Campaign Stop
(Atlantic) Iowa Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Rob Sand continued his annual 100 Town Hall tour in Western Iowa today (August 20) and made a campaign stop at the Cass County Community Center in Atla...
Aug 20, 2026
Council Bluffs Police Safely Resolve Mental Health Crisis
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs Police safely resolved a mental health crisis Thursday morning following a two-hour incident in the 100 block of West Broadway. According to the Council Bluffs Police D...
Aug 20, 2026
Speed Limit to Be Reduced on Old Highway 34 in Adams County
(Adams Co.) The Adams County Sheriff's Office says the speed limit on old Highway 34, 210th Street, will be reduced from 55 mph to 45 mph from the Corning city limits to the Adams/Montgomery County li...
Aug 20, 2026
Cass County Libraries Partner to Provide Hygiene Kits
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Public Library is partnering with libraries in Anita and Griswold to assemble personal hygiene kits that will be distributed to individuals in their communities. The effort is ...
Aug 20, 2026
Non-Partisan Organization Asking Fairgoers How They Feel About Politics
(Des Moines, IA) -- A non-partisan organization is at the Iowa State Fair asking Iowans how they're feeling about politics. Better Ballot Iowa's booth at the Varied Industries Building asks visitors t...
Aug 20, 2026
Cass County Releases Nonpartisan Candidate List for General Election
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Auditor's Office has released the list of candidates who, to date, will appear on the General Election ballot for nonpartisan county offices. The deadline to file for County...
Aug 20, 2026
DOE Scraps Proposed Electric Transmission Corridors
(NAFB) The U.S. Department of Energy has stopped a Biden-era process that could have led to the creation of three National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors across roughly a half a dozen states...
Aug 20, 2026
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Pottawattamie County Warrant
(Red Oak) A traffic stop early this morning in Montgomery County led to the arrest of a man from Elliott, Iowa. Deputies pulled over a vehicle just after midnight in the 2500 block of Highway 71. Duri...
Aug 20, 2026
State News: Iowa Politics, DNR Investigation, Addiction Treatment and More in State News
Wes Enos Running In State Senate Race (Des Moines, IA) -- There's a new Republican candidate in the Iowa Senate District 23 race. Former Bondurant City Council member Wes Enos replaces Michael Boussel...
Aug 20, 2026
