Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

KSOM/KS95 News Receives Five Awards at IBNA Awards Banquet
(Atlantic) The KSOM/KS95 News and Sports team received five awards in small market radio at the annual Iowa Broadcast News Association Awards Banquet, which the IBNA Board of Directors hosted at the S...
Tom Robinson Apr 21, 2024

Stressed Out Americans Not Sleeping
(Undated) -- For the first time ever, a Gallup poll on the nation's sleeping habits shows that the majority of Americans are not getting enough shut-eye. Experts say a lot of this has to do with stres...
Mandy Billings Apr 21, 2024
East Pottawattamie County Extension Hosting Private Well Workshop
(Oakland) The East Pottawattamie County Extension office will host a free, one-hour learning session for private well owners on May 7th. The program will help attendees understand their well's water q...
Mandy Billings Apr 21, 2024

Building Fire in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Atlantic firefighters responded to a report of a structural fire in downtown Atlantic on Saturday. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel tells KSOM/KS95 News the call went out around 2:25 PM of sm...
Western Iowa Today Apr 20, 2024

Record Home Prices In Month of March
(New York, NY) -- Rising home prices coupled with mortgage rates stuck at elevated levels mean Americans are still dealing with a tough housing market. According to the National Association of Realtor...
Tom Robinson Apr 20, 2024
Sine Die---The End Is Here
(Des Moines) Tuesday, April 16th, was the 100th day of the legislative session and the last day for Clerks, Pages, and per diem. Iowa House District #18 Representative Tom Moore says that at 4:23 AM t...
Tom Robinson Apr 20, 2024

G30 Bridge in Cass County is Open
(Cass Co) The bridge replacement project on G30 over Indian Creek in Cass County is complete. The bridge opened to travelers at 4:00 p.m. Friday.
Mandy Billings Apr 19, 2024

Cass County Arrest Report
(Cass County) The Cass County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report from April 6th through April 10th. Tyler Morgan, 33, of Council Bluffs, was arrested April 6th on the charges of Possession ...
Mandy Billings Apr 19, 2024

Two Arrested in Glenwood on Child Endangerment and Other Charges
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 33-year-old Cody Hunkins, of Glenwood, on Thursday for two counts of Child Endangerment, Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Offense and Possess...
Mandy Billings Apr 19, 2024
Kansas City Men Sentenced on Drug Charges
(Council Bluffs) A Kansas City, Kansas, man was sentenced on April 11, 2024, to 260 months in federal prison after being found guilty by jury trial for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlle...
Mandy Billings Apr 19, 2024







