Category Archives: Local News
National Weather Service in Omaha Confirms Four Tornados in Harrison, Fremont and Page Counties
(Omaha) The National Weather Service in Omaha has confirmed four tornados in Harrison, Fremont and Page counties. An EF-1 tornado was confirmed at 1:46 p.m. Thursday near Little Sioux in Harrison Coun...
Apr 24, 2026
Take Back Day Offers Safe Disposal of Unused Medications Saturday
(Area) Residents across the state will have an opportunity this weekend to safely dispose of unused or expired medications during National Take Back Day. The event is scheduled for Saturday from 10 a....
Apr 24, 2026
Iowa Board of Regents approves tuition increases for upcoming year
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa Board of Regents approved tuition increases Thursday for students attending Iowa's public universities in the upcoming academic year. Regent Christine Hensley was once...
Apr 24, 2026
Riverside Names Alynn Coppock as New Superintendent
(Riverside School) The Riverside Community School District has named Alynn Coppock as its next superintendent following a comprehensive national search conducted in partnership with Hazard, Young, Att...
Apr 24, 2026
Shelby County Sets Hearing on Pipeline Ordinance Repeal
(Shelby Co.) The Shelby County Board of Supervisors has scheduled a public hearing on a proposal to repeal a zoning ordinance regulating hazardous liquid pipelines. According to the meeting minutes, t...
Apr 24, 2026
Atlantic High School Band Honoring a Legacy: Premiere of 'Fields in Motion' at the Patty Hannon Concert
(Atlantic) The Atlantic High School Band's Patty Hannon Concert is this weekend, and they are premiering a new work to honor the Memory of Dr. Eric Johnson. The Atlantic High School Instrumental music...
Apr 24, 2026
Severe Storms Produced High Winds, Hail, and a Few Tornadoes
(Des Moines) Severe storms began sweeping through western Iowa in the early afternoon on Thursday, extending into the eastern part of the state by evening. Rod Donovan from the National Weather Servic...
Apr 24, 2026
Home South of Wiota Struck by Lightning
(Wiota) Wiota and Anita firefighters responded to a report of a house struck by lightning during Thursday's storm. The call went out around 7:30 p.m. for a report of a house south of Wiota that had be...
Apr 24, 2026
Juvenile Faces Burglary Charges in Montgomery County
(Villisca) Montgomery County deputies responded to a call in the 500 block of East 5th Street in Villisca regarding a theft from a vehicle. During the investigation, Deputies arrested a 15-year-old ma...
Apr 24, 2026
Rain Totals
Rain Totals Anita-.70 Atlantic-1.6 (KSOM/KS95 Studios) Alan Zellmer-four miles west of Atlantic-1.00 Darrin Petty, seven miles west of Atlantic-1.55 Bridgewater-1.1 Griswold-3.00 inches Greenfield-1.0...
Apr 24, 2026
