Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Iowa Police Chiefs: New Immigration Law Threatens Trust Between Community and Law Enforcement
(Des Moines) Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force members in Iowa share concerns regarding a new law's effect on local communities. Senate File 2340, signed into law last week by Gov. Kim Reynolds (...
Tom Robinson Apr 16, 2024

Structure Fire in Stennett
(Stennett) Fire Departments from Red Oak, Stanton, Elliott, and Griswold responded to a structure fire at 9:44 p.m. on Monday south of the Old Mill in Stennett. When firefighters arrived, the structur...
Tom Robinson Apr 16, 2024

Montgomery County Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud
(Des Moines) The Iowa Insurance Division says 45-year-old Amanda Riggle, of Red Oak, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud - Fraudulent Submissions (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Practices in th...
Mandy Billings Apr 15, 2024
Pharmacy worker convicted of stealing 600 doses of opioid pain killers
(Council Bluffs) The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has revoked the license of a pharmacy technician convicted of stealing 600 doses of opioid pain killers. According to police records, on April 11, 2023, the...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Apr 15, 2024

Updated: One Person Hurt in Two-Vehicle Crash in Atlantic
(Atlantic) One person was taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident on Monday morning in Atlantic. The Atlantic Police Department says the accident happened at 7:39 a.m. at 5th and Elm St...
Tom Robinson Apr 15, 2024

Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) Two men were arrested on Adair County warrants for "Participate in a Riot". The Adair County Sheriff's Office says 18-year-old Lucas Kaden Wilson and 19-year-old Cody Ryan Brunow, both of W...
Mandy Billings Apr 15, 2024

Atlantic Police Report
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department released their arrest report from March 22nd through April 14th. G Love Kovac, 28, of Atlantic, was arrested March 22nd for Violation on No Contact Order. Chr...
Mandy Billings Apr 15, 2024

DCI Investigates Death of Eldora Juvenile
(Eldora) The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the death of an Eldora juvenile. On Sunday, at 5:27 p.m., the Eldora Police Department and the Hardin County Sheriff's Office rece...
Mandy Billings Apr 15, 2024

Mills County Arrest Report
(Mill Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested 58-year-old Jerry Lee Combs Sr., of Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday for OWI 1st and Reckless Driving. Bond was set at $1,300. The Sheriff's Office arres...
Mandy Billings Apr 15, 2024

Creston Police Arrest Hancock County Man Wanted For Escape
(Creston) Creston Police arrested a Woden, Iowa, man on Saturday who was wanted for escaping the Fort Des Moines Correctional Facility. Authorities arrested 30-year-old James Dean Michelson at the Cre...
Tom Robinson Apr 15, 2024







