Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Atlantic Lighted Christmas Parade This Saturday
(Atlantic) The annual Lighted Parade will bring holiday cheer to downtown Atlantic this Saturday, December 7th, starting at 6 PM. "The Fireworks and Lighted Parade is a holiday tradition that Atlantic...
Tom Robinson Dec 4, 2024

Rebuild Hope for Clint and Dawnelle of Cumberland
(Cumberland) In the early afternoon of November 27, Clint and Dawnelle Humbert were forced out of their home when a fire started in one of the rooms. Dawnelle heard the fire alarm and saw smoke coming...
Tom Robinson Dec 4, 2024

Iowa State Patrol Force A Semi Off I-80 During A Police Chase
(Council Bluffs, IA) -- 911 callers in Council Bluffs reported a semi headed east on I-80 this morning with sparks flying from the back. When State Patrol troopers tried to pull the semi over, the dri...
Mandy Billings Dec 3, 2024

Committee Holding Raffle for Local Gift Card Tree during Festival of Trees
(Atlantic) The Cass County Chapter of the American Cancer Society is gearing up for Festival of Trees this week in Downtown Atlantic. As part of the fundraising for the event the committee has put tog...
Mandy Billings Dec 3, 2024

Bethany Wilcoxon Highlights the Collaborative Efforts and Funding Initiatives Driving Minden's Recovery and Revitalization
(Pottawattamie Co) Bethany Wilcoxon, Senior Advisor for McClure and Associates, updated the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on the work being done in Minden. Minden was hit by an EF3 Tornado...
Mandy Billings Dec 3, 2024

Baby Girl Declared Safe Haven in November
(Des Moines) Through the Safe Haven Law, a baby girl, born November 11 is now in the care and custody of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and will be placed with a foster family until ...
Mandy Billings Dec 3, 2024

Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. David Eugene Snyder, 37, of Council Bluffs, was arrested November 27th for Public Intoxication. Bond was set at $300. Gene Edward Jer...
Mandy Billings Dec 3, 2024

Police Seek Public's Help in Solving Homicide of Woman Found in Council Bluffs Field
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs police are asking for assistance in their investigation into the homicide of Lilia Maria Gonzalez Lainez, a 44-year-old Honduran woman whose skeletal remains were disco...
Mandy Billings Dec 3, 2024

Iowa nurses charged with unsafe practices and misappropriation of medications
For the second time in two years, a Pottawattamie County nurse is facing disciplinary charges and is accused of prescribing or dispensing drugs in an unsafe manner. The Iowa Board of Nursing alleges a...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Dec 3, 2024
Project Harmony to offer services in Cass County
(Cass Co) Project Harmony is going to begin offering services in Cass County. Public Health Director Megan Roberts appeared before the Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning to welcome Project ...
Mandy Billings Dec 3, 2024








