Category Archives: Local News
Two Council Bluffs Residents Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced on April 11, 2024, to 180 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. His co-defe...
Apr 19, 2024
Drake University Faculty Senate Promotes Votes On Programs Cuts
(Des Moines) Drake University is currently facing budget constraints and is considering cutting some of its programs. The Faculty Senate recently voted on recommendations, and some undergraduate and g...
Apr 19, 2024
Iowans May Experience State Income Tax Decrease To 3.8 Percent By 2025
(Des Moines) A Senate subcommittee has advanced a bill to reduce state income taxes, potentially establishing a 3.8 percent flat tax rate by 2025. If enacted, this legislation would accelerate the cur...
Apr 19, 2024
State Record-Breaking Fish Caught in Southwest Iowa
(Lewis) A Yellow Bullhead caught in Adair County is now in the record books. John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in southwest Iowa, says the fish caught ...
Apr 19, 2024
Update: One Person Found Deceased in Hancock House Fire
(Hancock) Hancock Fire Chief Josh Billings confirmed that one person was found deceased in a house fire early this (Friday) morning. Firefighters were called to a house fire in the 300 block of Kimbal...
Apr 19, 2024
Fremont County Arrest Report
(Fremont Co) The Fremont County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report for March 31st through April 14th. Joslyn Grace Shum, age 18, of Shenandoah, was arrested March 31st for Driving Under Sus...
Apr 18, 2024
Freeze Warning and Frost Advisories Issued for Southwest Iowa
(Area) A Freeze Warning is in effect from 1:00 to 8:00 a.m. Friday for Audubon, Cass, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie and Montgomery counties. The National Weather Service says sub freezing temperatur...
Apr 18, 2024
Atlantic RAGBRAI Hosts "Music & Margs" Town Hall Meeting
(Atlantic) The Atlantic RAGBRAI Committee is excited to announce a "Music & Margs" Town Hall Meeting Sunday, May 5th from 4PM-6PM at the Telegraph Building at 14 E 4th Street in Atlantic. "We invi...
Apr 18, 2024
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Federal Prison for Firearms Charge
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced on April 11th to 27 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon, following a guilty plea. According to public court documents, 21-y...
Apr 18, 2024
National Weather Service Confirms 12 Tornadoes on Tuesday So Far
(Des Moines, IA) -- The National Weather Service is confirming 12 tornadoes in Iowa on April 16th, though they're continuing to investigate. Three tornadoes were confirmed in Pocahontas County, two we...
Apr 18, 2024
