Category Archives: Local News
USDA Reports Steady Progress in Corn and Soybean Planting Amid Weather Challenges
(Washington, D.C.) The USDA's weekly crop progress report showed corn and soybean planting progress is steady to ahead of normal. According to the report, corn planting reached 11% completion nationwi...
Apr 21, 2026
Longtime Atlantic Public Servant Gerald Brink Passes Away
(Atlantic) Funeral services are pending for a longtime public servant from Atlantic, Iowa, who served as an at-large member of the city council for nearly a decade. Gerald Brink was first appointed to...
Apr 21, 2026
State News: Iowa City Shooting Update, Disaster Proclamation Issued, and Grassley's Health Status
Iowa City Police Department Provides Updates on Sunday's Downtown Shooting, One Still In Critical Condition, Persons Of Interest Identified (Iowa City, IA) -- The Iowa City Police Department says it h...
Apr 21, 2026
Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for five counties in response to severe weather
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Carroll, Crawford, Grundy, Harrison, and Washington Counties in response to severe weather that occurred on April 13, 2026, and co...
Apr 20, 2026
Cass County Sheriff's Office Reports Series of Arrests April 10-19
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reported multiple arrests over the past week. Dakota Lynn Girouex, 28, of Villisca was arrested on April 10th on the charges of Interference with Official Ac...
Apr 20, 2026
Montgomery County Courthouse Announces Completion of Elevator Modernization
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Auditor's Office announced on Monday that the courthouse elevator has successfully passed its final inspection and is now fully operational. The inspection was complete...
Apr 20, 2026
Hawarden Man Arrested for DWB and Possession of Controlled Substance
(Montgomery Co.) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 43-year-old Renato Rubio, of Hawarden, on Monday for Driving While Barred and Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense. Rubio w...
Apr 20, 2026
Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Important Update for Victims of Violent Crimes
(Des Moines) Attorney General Brenna Bird announced her office has updated and re-implemented the Protective Order Notification System, which was shut down in 2019 under the previous administration du...
Apr 20, 2026
Fontanelle man jailed on a no-contact order violation, Nevada man arrested on drug charge and additional warrants.
(Adair Co.) Two arrests were reported in Adair County. The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested 23-year-old Johnathon Scott Clarke, of Fontanelle, on April 18th for Violation of a No Contact Order -...
Apr 20, 2026
Atlantic Native Dakota Oswalt Named MCMA Journalist of the Year
(Missouri) An Atlantic, Iowa native is being recognized among the top student journalists in Missouri. Dakota Oswalt, a senior multimedia journalism major at Northwest Missouri State University, was n...
Apr 20, 2026
