Category Archives: Local News
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...
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...
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...
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...
May 10, 2024
Off-Duty Adams County Deputy Dies Following Excavator Accident in Madison County
(Adams Co) The Madison County Sheriff's Office identified the man who died following an excavator accident as 34-year-old Nicholas Koeppe, of Corning. Koeppe is an Adams County Sheriff's Deputy who wa...
May 10, 2024
Pro-Palestinian Rally Ends with Protestors Escorted Out of Federal Building
(Des Moines) Federal law enforcement escorted several protestors out of the Neal Smith Federal Building following the conclusion of a pro-Palestinian rally. Hosted by the Catholic Peace Ministry and t...
May 10, 2024
Traffic Stop Leads to an Arrest in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 1700 block of K Avenue on Thursday, which led to the arrest of 40-year-old Zachary Morrison of Grant for driving under suspension. ...
May 10, 2024
Cass County Arrest Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests between April 20th and May 7th: On May 7th, 2024, the Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested Kisauo Stephen, 37, of Council Blu...
May 09, 2024
Atlantic Kindergarten Teacher Laurie Fell Receives Charles E Lakin Outstanding Teacher Award
(Atlantic) Laurie Fell, Kindergarten Teacher at Washington Elementary School in Atlantic, was awarded the Charles E Lakin Outstanding Teacher Award. Jennifer Green, representing the Charles E Lakin Fo...
May 09, 2024
Senator Grassley Introducing Bipartisan Legislation "True Cost of College Act"
(Washington, D.C.) Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says a method needs to be established to make it easier for students and their families to understand financial aid offers and compare college costs...
May 09, 2024
