Category Archives: Local News
Suspects in Custody Following Pursuit that began in Cass County and ended in Missouri
(Maryville) Three suspects are in custody following a pursuit that began in Cass County, Iowa, and ended in Missouri. The Nodaway County, Missouri, Sheriff's Office says the pursuit ended near the eas...
Feb 13, 2026
State News
Bill Would Revoke Teachers License for Celebrating Political Violence (Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill that would revoke a teacher's license for publicly celebrating assassina...
Feb 13, 2026
Montgomery County Man arrested on Drug Possession Charges
(Red Oak) A Red Oak, Iowa, man faces drug possession charges following a traffic stop. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit conducted the stop at 220th Street and Boxelder Avenue on Thursda...
Feb 13, 2026
Firefighters Respond to Field Fire in Page County
(Red Oak) The Essex, Red Oak, and Stanton Fire Departments responded late Thursday afternoon to a field fire on 110th Street and K Avenue in rural Page County. Upon arrival, crews found approximately ...
Feb 13, 2026
Person Killed in Calhoun County Bus Crash Identified
(Calhoun) The Iowa State Patrol has released more details on a fatal bus crash in Calhoun County. 19-year-old Carter Johnson of Rapid City, South Dakota, died in the accident. Several others were inju...
Feb 12, 2026
Two Arrested on Drug Charges in Cass County
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested Robert Dean Young Jr., 41, of Lewis, on February 6th for Possession of Marijuana 3rd. Young was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was bo...
Feb 12, 2026
Atlantic Community School District Releases Statement on Termination of Employee Jesse McCann
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Community School District released the following statement on the termination of employee Jesse McCann: At its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, the Atlantic Community ...
Feb 12, 2026
Jury Trial for Avoca Man Charged with Attempted Murder Continued to March 10
(Avoca) The jury trial for an Avoca man charged in connection with a shooting incident has been continued to March 10. Shaun Patrick McCarthy, 29, was charged with domestic abuse assault, attempted mu...
Feb 12, 2026
Nunn, Iowa Delegation Introduce Legislation to Rename VA Facilities After Fallen Guardsmen
(Washington, D.C.) Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03), a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, today joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and the Iowa delegation to introduce legislation to rename two Vete...
Feb 12, 2026
Iowa Veterans Foundation Fundraising for Banners Along Veterans Memorial Highway
(Pottawattamie Co) The Iowa Veterans Foundation is in the process of fundraising for brackets to place veterans banners on Veterans Memorial Highway in Pottawattamie County. Ellen Way, with Iowa Veter...
Feb 12, 2026
