Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

City Council Approves Street Closures and Parking Restrictions
(Atlantic) On Wednesday night, the City Council approved an order for temporary road closure and no parking restrictions on selected streets during the requested dates and times for RAGBRAI 2024. Atla...
Tom Robinson Jul 10, 2024

DNR Issues Fine for Massive Chicken Confinement Fire
(Villisca) State regulators have taken action against three men they say share responsibility for illegal fires that torched 10 large chicken confinement buildings last year near Villisca in southwest...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jul 10, 2024

Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Another Infant Formula Shortage
(Washington, D.C.) U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent another infant formula shortage. The Investing in New Families and Newborns Through (INFANT) Tax C...
Mandy Billings Jul 10, 2024
Shelby County Sheriff's Office Releases Information on Death Investigation
(Harlan) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office released information on the death of a juvenile in Shelby. According to the report, in the early morning hours of June 16, 2024, a juvenile was brought into...
Tom Robinson Jul 10, 2024
Carroll County Man Dies in 2 Vehicle Crash
(Carroll) One person died in a semi-pickup accident in Carroll County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Tuesday at around 1:47 p.m. at Noble Avenue and 150th Street. Authorities say...
Tom Robinson Jul 10, 2024

Atlantic Planning and Zoning Commission Approves Camblin Hills Development, and Zoning Change
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Camblin Hills Development Preliminary Plat and application to rezone the 49-acre housing and 300-capacity daycare development projec...
Tom Robinson Jul 09, 2024

Audubon County Board of Supervisors Approve Reinstatement of Compensation Board
(Audubon) On Tuesday, the Audubon County Board of Supervisors voted to reinstate the County Compensation Board. As of July 1st, the Compensation Board no longer exists. The Iowa legislature passed a b...
Tom Robinson Jul 09, 2024

Atlantic Police Report; Atlantic Woman Arrested for Burglary and Escape from Custody
(Atlantic) An Atlantic woman was arrested for Burglary 3rd Degree, Interference with Official Acts and Escape from Custody. The Atlantic Police Department says on Monday, July 8th, officers responded ...
Mandy Billings Jul 09, 2024

The Iowa Insurance Institute Donated Ten-Thousand Dollars to Red Cross For Aid Cleanup
https://youtu.be/jBm82TcyNqI (Greenfield) The Iowa Insurance Institute is donating ten thousand dollars to the American Red Cross in Iowa to support cleanup and recovery efforts following recent sever...
Tom Robinson Jul 09, 2024

Iowa State Fair Begins In One Month
(Des Moines, IA) -- There is a slight change to the hours on the last day of this year's Iowa State Fair. "Every night of the Fair we're open until Midnight August 8th through the 17th, except for tha...
Mandy Billings Jul 08, 2024







