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Cass County Man Arrested in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Deputies arrested 29-year-old Daniel Albert Ward of Lewis early this morning for OWI, 2nd Offense. Deputies transported Ward to the Montgomery County Jail and held him on a...
Tom Robinson May 28, 2024

Sunnyside Pool Announces 2024 Season Opening and New Manager
(Atlantic) The Sunnyside Pool opens on Friday, May 31. The Nishna Valley Family YMCA is taking over the pool's management. Vanessa Proehl is the new pool manager. She is introducing new events and opt...
Tom Robinson May 28, 2024

Des Moines Police Department Still Searching For Shooting Suspect
(Des Moines) Des Moines Police are searching for another suspect after shots were fired outside Roosevelt High School's graduation ceremony. One person has been arrested and charged, but authorities a...
Tom Robinson May 28, 2024

Non-Profits Pitching In To Help Disaster Recovery
(Minden) Several non-profit groups are participating in Iowa's tornado disaster recovery. A team with the Iowa-based GoServGlobal organization sent teams to Minden and volunteers to several western Io...
Tom Robinson May 28, 2024

Service Men and Women Honored at Memorial Day Service at the Atlantic Cemetery
(Atlantic) Memorial services were held nationwide today to remember those who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Atlantic Boy Scout Troop #54 led off the ceremony with the presentation o...
Tom Robinson May 27, 2024

Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports seven recent arrests and one citation. Jessica Lynn Wilker, 35, was arrested Friday for Assault Causing Bodily Injury or Mental Illness. Wilker was take...
Mandy Billings May 27, 2024
Dan Daugherty Family Benefit Set for June 1
(Cumberland) Friends and family are rallying around a longtime coach and educator this weekend. Steve Pelzer of Cumberland, the event spokesperson, says Dan Daugherty was diagnosed with Cancer. Pelzer...
Tom Robinson May 27, 2024

Iowa's Tornado Events Well Above Normal
(Des Moines) The number of spring tornado events in Iowa has already reached the total for one year. Chad Hahn with the National Weather Service in Des Moines says the typical yearly average is around...
Tom Robinson May 27, 2024

National Weather Service Reports 12 EFO Tornadoes in Friday's Severe Storm Event
(Omaha) The National Weather Service in Omaha, Nebraska, reported about a dozen EF0 tornadoes swept through the region on Friday. According to the Weather Service, three spin-up Tornadoes appeared in ...
Tom Robinson May 26, 2024
Five Fatalities Confirmed Following Tornado in Adair and Adams County, Iowa
(Adair County) Officials say five people died in the powerful tornado that swept through Adams and Adair Counties in the afternoon hours of May 21. Initial National Weather Service Office reports indi...
Tom Robinson May 26, 2024







