Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

ISU students, instructors chase storms across Tornado Alley
(Photo Courtesy of Iowa State University) (Ames) Always make sure you have an escape route. Stay on paved roads when you can. Don't get too close. Iowa State University students and instructors chasin...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jun 21, 2024
Bailey Beef Processing in Anita Awarded Butchery Innovation and Revitalization Funding
(Anita) Bailey Beef Processing in Anita was one of 13 businesses receiving Butchery Innovation and Revitalization funds. The Butchery Innovation and Revitalization Fund was designed to provide financi...
Mandy Billings Jun 21, 2024

Adair-Casey School Board Discuss Property Tax Rate, and Insurance
(Adair) In the recent Adair-Casey School Board meeting, Superintendent Josh Rasmussen discussed the final tax rate. According to Rasmussen, the Iowa Department of Management has released the final pro...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2024

Iowa nurses accused of lethal errors, theft and being impaired while on duty
(Des Moines) The Iowa Board of Nursing has taken action against several nurses, including Rahni Brower, 40, of Carroll, who is accused of stealing medications and potentially affecting a patient's wel...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jun 21, 2024

Des Moines Man Arrested for Stealing Unmarked Police Vehicle
(Des Moines, IA) -- Des Moines Man was arrested for stealing an unmarked police vehicle. He was charged with first-degree theft and eluding and is held in Polk County Jail. He was seen pulling on the ...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2024
Iowa Man Pulled Over for Going 136 Mph on His Motorcycle
(Webster County) Webster County officials pulled over a man on his motorcycle who was driving 136 miles per hour in a 55-mile-per-hour zone. If convicted, the man faces a five-hundred-dollar fine and ...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2024

Union County Man Arrested for Attempted Burglary
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports two arrests: one for attempted burglary and the other for a drug-related charge. Police arrested 38-year-old Jonathan Chandler of Creston at Lucas and S...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2024

State Auditor Rob Sand Visits with Constituents at Atlantic's Produce in the Park
(Atlantic) Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand stopped by Produce in the Park in Atlantic Thursday evening as part of his 99 County Tour. Sand was at Produce in the Park from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. to visit with c...
Mandy Billings Jun 21, 2024

Asphalt Adhesive enters Indian Creek in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) On Thursday, June 20th, the Council Bluffs Fire Department notified the Iowa DNR Field Office of an approximate 900-gallon release of tack, an asphalt adhesive with a 60/40 blend of w...
Mandy Billings Jun 20, 2024

Council Bluffs Man Arrested on Felony Warrant for Violation of Probation
(Montgomery Co) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 46-year-old Justin James Smith, of Council Bluffs, Thursday afternoon on a felony warrant for Violation of Probation. Smith was transpor...
Mandy Billings Jun 20, 2024







