Category Archives: Local News
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Red Oak Police Arrest Two Men for Harassment
(Red Oak) Two men are in custody in Montgomery County on harassment charges. Red Oak Police arrested 48-year-old Markus Eugene Johnson of Red Oak on Sunday in the 300 block of 4th Avenue in Red Oak fo...
Tom Robinson May 13, 2024

Union County Man Arrested After Crashing His Pickup in a Yard
(Creston) A Union County man faces alcohol-related charges after crashing his pickup in a yard in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, the accident happened at 4:12 this morning at Che...
Tom Robinson May 12, 2024

Montgomery County Sherriff's Office Arrest
The Montgomery County Sherriff's Office arrested 25 year old Cheyenne Marie Haidsiak, of Red Oak early this morning for OWI 1st Offense. Haidsiak was transported to the Montgomery County Jail where sh...
Western Iowa Today May 12, 2024

Cass County Relay for Life Set for Sunday, June 30
(Atlantic) Preparations for the Cass County Relay For Life event on Sunday, June 30th are well underway to bring the community together for a time of celebration and support for cancer survivors and c...
Mandy Billings May 12, 2024

Frost Dates: Time to Plant Your Garden
(Lewis) The cold and wet weather conditions have not been conducive to garden planting. John Lorenzen, fisheries biologist, discussed gardening on Saturday's DNR Report on KSOM Radio. Lorenzen says th...
Tom Robinson May 12, 2024

DCI Investigates Onawa Shooting Death
(Onawa) The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating a shooting death in Onawa. At approximately 5:42 p.m. on Friday, May 10, the Monona County Communication Center received a 911 call...
Mandy Billings May 11, 2024

Northern Lights Visible in Southwest Iowa Overnight
(Area) Aurora Borealis, commonly referred to as the northern lights, was visible in southwest Iowa overnight. The National Weather Service says several geomagnetic storms coming from the sun create th...
Mandy Billings May 11, 2024

Bank Robbery at First Interstate Bank in Hamburg
(Hamburg) A bank was robbed in Fremont County Friday morning. The Fremont County Sheriff's Office received a report at 10:08 a.m. of a bank robbery that occurred at the First Interstate Bank in Hambur...
Mandy Billings May 11, 2024

Widespread rains eliminate 'extreme' drought in Iowa
(Iowa) For the first time in nearly two years, no part of Iowa has extreme drought - the second-worst dryness classification of the U.S. Drought Monitor. A new report on Thursday that takes into accou...
Iowa Capital Dispatch May 10, 2024

Two fallen police officers honored at 2024 Iowa Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony
(Des Moines) Friday, Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens, the Des Moines Police Department, the Algona Police Department, families and other law enforce...
Mandy Billings May 10, 2024







