Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve IVF Access and Affordability
(Washington, D.C.) U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today introduced bipartisan legislation to protect access to fertility treatments, including invitro-fertilization (IVF), for millions of Ameri...
Mandy Billings Jun 28, 2024
Update: The Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning Abortions at Six Weeks
(Des Moines) Iowa is on track to enforce stricter restrictions on abortion, as the state's supreme court has upheld a law prohibiting abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. This law will replace the ...
Tom Robinson Jun 28, 2024

Creston Police Arrest and Cite Two People on Alcohol-Related Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested and cited two people with possession and purchase by a person under the legal age. Early this morning, Creston Police arrested 20-year-old Nathaniel Glenn Butler and ...
Tom Robinson Jun 28, 2024

Update on Pottawattamie County Roads Closed Due To Flooding
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Road Department has closed several roads due to flooding. 152nd Street is closed from Missouri Avenue north to Sumac Road. This includes Bostwick Road east ...
Mandy Billings Jun 28, 2024

"Ring of Fire" Weather Pattern Will Keep Iowa Hot and Humid
(Des Moines) June is ending as a scorcher with plenty of thunderstorms in Iowa. Iowa State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan says the end of the month will have high temperatures and plenty of rainfall ...
Tom Robinson Jun 28, 2024

SWITA receives two major honors at 2024 Iowa Public Transit Association Annual Awards
(Ames) Southwest Iowa Transit Agency (SWITA) won two major awards at the 2024 Iowa Public Transit Association Annual Awards. SWITA was named the Iowa Department of Transportation's Regional Transit Sy...
Mandy Billings Jun 27, 2024

Several State Parks Remain Closed Due To Flooding
(Des Moines) While some parts of Iowa continue to experience high and rising flood waters, other communities are in recovery and clean-up mode. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources encourages peop...
Mandy Billings Jun 27, 2024

Audubon Chamber Of Commerce Board Announces New Chamber Director
(Audubon) The Audubon Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has announced Tiffany Wittrock has accepted the position of Chamber Director. The Chamber Board had been seeking the public's input regardi...
Mandy Billings Jun 27, 2024

Red Oak Man Arrested for Theft
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man was arrested for Theft 2nd Degree. Anthony Edward Decker, 52, was arrested Thursday morning and held on $5,000 bond.
Mandy Billings Jun 27, 2024
Mistake IRS Notices Being Sent Out
(Washington, DC) -- The IRS says some taxpayers are receiving a notice of non-payment, even though they paid their 2023 federal income tax. Chief Tax Information Officer for Jackson Hewitt Mark Steber...
Mandy Billings Jun 27, 2024







