Category Archives: Local News
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Steps of Hope Place Naloxone Box at Atlantic Public Library
(Atlantic) Steps of Hope placed a Naloxone box at the Atlantic Public Library Saturday afternoon. Haus' goal is to have Naloxone boxes placed in Adair and Guthrie counties. And, the ultimate goal is t...
Mandy Billings Apr 29, 2024

Iowa House District #23 Representative Ray Sorensen's Comments on Teacher Compensation Sustainability
(Des Moines) In the early morning hours of April 18, Iowa legislators gaveled closed out the session. The Area Education Agencies and teacher compensation bill garnered the most attention during the s...
Tom Robinson Apr 29, 2024

Council Bluffs Police Investigating Two Deaths
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department is investigating two deaths. On Sunday, at 12:18 a.m. Council Bluffs Police and Fire & Rescue responded to the 2100 block of S. 29th Street in...
Mandy Billings Apr 28, 2024

Fremont County Arrest Report
(Fremont Co) Two people were arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop in Fremont County. The Fremont County Sheriff's Office says on April 24th, Deputies, with assistance from the Fremont Cou...
Mandy Billings Apr 28, 2024

Suspects Arrested in Fort Dodge Homicide
(Fort Dodge) Two Webster County men face murder charges in the death of a Fort Dodge man. According to the Fort Dodge Police Department, Authorities charged 26-year-old Alec R. Jones with First Degree...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2024

Shelby County Disaster Declaration
(Harlan) Shelby County had a tornado and severe thunderstorm that occurred on April 26, 2024, causing severe damage to public and private property, disruption of utility service, and endangerment of t...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2024

NOAA Reports EF2 Tornadoes in Union County
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines rates the Tornadoes that struck Union and Madison Counties on Friday, April 26, an EF2. According to the Weather Service, from 6:52 p.m. to 7:08...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2024

Montgomery County Man arrested on Theft Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 28-year-old Dylan Elwood Taylor of Red Oak this morning in the 2000 block of Commerce Drive for a valid Montgomery County Warrant for 2nd-degree theft, a Class D Felo...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2024

A Few Thunderstorms Possible Today
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service says there is considerable uncertainty about whether severe weather will occur today, as cloud cover and showers may limit storm activity. The main window for...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2024

Experts Explain Statement on Bird Flu Virus Detection in Milk
(San Antonio, TX) -- The FDA has found signs of the bird flu in milk that was bought at grocery stores, but experts say that's misleading. Baylor infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Hotez says that pa...
Mandy Billings Apr 28, 2024







