Category Archives: Local News

(Area) The Iowa High School Speech Association this week released the nominations for Individual Events heading to the All State Speech Festival. The All State Festival will be held March 25th at UNI....

Rain Totals: Adair-.15 (as of 8:30 a.m.) Atlantic-.12 (as of 8:30 a.m.) Corning-1.01 (as of 8:30 a.m.) Council Bluffs-.02 Harlan-.26 (8:30 a.m.) Massena-.13 Red Oak-.18 (as of 8:30 a.m.) Stanton-.25 W...

(Des Moines) The Iowa House passed a bill allowing school districts to use grant money for firearms and training to arm staff. The bill initially included a three-million-dollar estimate, but this was...

(Red Oak) DNR staff continue investigating the New Cooperative fertilizer spill near Red Oak in Montgomery County. The release has been stopped, and clean-up efforts are still underway. The product fl...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board approved bringing back the girls swimming program for the fall of 2024. Last year it was decided to no longer offer the swimming program as the last two Atlantic C...

(Mills Co) Three people were arrested on warrants in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 49-year-old Dustin Clark Anglen, of Malvern, was arrested March 12th on a warrant for Failure ...

(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 24-year-old Jonah Lee Kirsch, of Villisca, this (Wednesday) morning at the intersection of 5th Street and High Street for Possession of a Controlled Su...

(Council Bluffs) If you drive on westbound U.S. 275/Iowa 92/Veterans Memorial Highway at Metro Drive in Council Bluffs you need to be aware of lane closures on Wednesday, March 20 that may impact your...

(Area) Property owners across Iowa will soon receive a new statement in the mail regarding potential property taxes and public hearing dates for cities, schools, and the county. The purpose of the new...

(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution repealing the temporary moratorium on new wind and solar energy conversion systems. The moratorium was put in pla...