Category Archives: Local News

(Mitchellville) Mitchellville, Iowa, Police are urging parents to restrict electric toys to private property or designated areas away from traffic. This warning follows a near-tragic accident involvin...

(Perry) A company is negotiating to purchase the Tyson Foods pork plant in Perry. The plant closed on June 28, resulting in over a thousand job losses. Perry Mayor Kirk Cavanaugh revealed the discussi...

(Area) Seven counties in west central and southwest Iowa are under a Fire Weather Watch Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. A Fire Weather Watch means critical fire weather conditions are forecas...

(Des Moines) Libertarian Marco Battaglia runs a write-in campaign for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. This comes after being removed from the ballot due to a Republican challenge. His primary focus...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested three people in separate incidents over the weekend. At around 3:30 a.m. today, Officer arrested 50-year-old Shannon Ray Porter of Red Oak for one count of Trespassin...

(NAFB) U.S. farmers remain hopeful the push for renewable diesel will open a large market for the vegetable oil pressed from soybeans. However, imported used cooking oil, particularly from China, has ...

(Lewis) On Saturday morning, John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, presented a fish sampling update on his weekly show on KSOM. Lorenzen says a recent sam...

(Clive) A Burlington woman made a decision that paid off. For $1, Anita Kent added the Power Play option to her Powerball ticket and won a $100,000 prize. Kent won Wednesday's Powerball drawing, match...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Elks Lodge and the Atlantic Police Department are teaming up this year for Drug Take Back Day. The effort is part of the DEA's Red Ribbon Week, recognized October 23 through Oc...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors hosted a visit with Chelsie Rush on Thursday, October 24, 2024, to learn about an easy-to-use mobile app, "A Community For Kids," designed to connect f...