Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Water Main Break and Pressure Issues Addressed in Atlantic and Marne
(Atlantic) Atlantic Municipal Utilities responded to a water main break at 6th and Palm in Atlantic on Sunday afternoon. Steve Tjepkes, General Manager of AMU, said the call came in at around noon. He...
Mandy Billings Apr 27, 2026

Public Notice: Montgomery County Supervisors May Attend Courthouse Elevator Ribbon Cutting Tuesday
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors may be attending the Elevator Modernization Ribbon Cutting Ceremony located at the Courthouse on Tuesday April 28, 2026, at 8:45 a.m. There is a po...
Mandy Billings Apr 27, 2026

Multiple Arrests Reported by Mills County Sheriff's Office Over Four-Day Span
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reported a series of arrests between April 20 and April 24. James Lee Wredt, 49, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested on April 20th for Public Intoxication an...
Mandy Billings Apr 27, 2026

Area Rain Totals
Lewis .25 Treynor .89 Corning .89 Stanton .40 Greenfield 1.0 Bridgewater .70 Massena .26 Anita .10 Atlantic .05 Missouri Valley .03 Elk Horn .05 (Rain totals will be updated as they come in)
Mandy Billings Apr 27, 2026

Risk Of Severe Storms In Eastern Iowa Today
(Undated) -- The National Weather Service says southeastern will have an enhanced risk of severe storms today, while south central and northeastern Iowa are under a slight risk of severe weather. Ther...
Mandy Billings Apr 27, 2026

Nunn Discusses Farm Bill, Trade, and National Security with Iowa Leaders
(Des Moines) At the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn gathered Iowa leaders for a roundtable focused on expanding global trade opportunities and strengthening the state's agricul...
Mandy Billings Apr 27, 2026

Trump: Suspect in press dinner shooting created a 'manifesto' for attack
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The alleged shooter at Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., wrote a "manifesto" ahead of his planned attack, President Donald Trump said in ...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Apr 27, 2026

Here's why Iowans say they volunteer to test lakes, rivers for nitrates
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) On a Wednesday in April, after heavy rainfall, Paul Carlson of Ankeny drove to the end of a road under the Saylorville Dam and parked alongside Rock Creek. It was his sixth tim...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Apr 27, 2026

State Headlines: Iowa City Boosts Ped Mall Security, Des Moines Shootings Turn Deadly, AI Timeline Emerges
Security Has Increased On The IC Ped Mall Following A Shooting On April 19 (Iowa City, IA) -- Security has increased on the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City after a shooting that injured five people just ...
Mandy Billings Apr 27, 2026

Rain Totals
Atlantic-.10 Avoca-.21 Clarinda-.03 Corning.13 Glenwood.32 Harlan-.11 Stanton-.15 Treynor-.57 Wiota-.14
Tom Robinson Apr 26, 2026







