Category Archives: Local News
Red Oak Man Arrested for OWI and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 40-year-old Christopher Robert Fowler, of Red Oak, in the 200 block of W Washington Avenue early this morning for OWI 1st Offense and Possession of Dru...
Apr 02, 2024
Bird flu spreads cow-to-cow and to one human in Texas
Texas cows are believed to have directly transmitted an avian flu to other cows and one person, according to state agriculture and health officials. The new evidence of mammal-to-mammal transmissions ...
Apr 02, 2024
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills County) - The Mills County Sheriff's Office reported two arrests and one incident. Arrests Richard Steven Kraft, 41, of Omaha, Nebraska was arrested March 29th at 5:44 a.m. for two counts of Po...
Apr 01, 2024
Emerald Ash Borer Has Now Been Detected Statewide, Except For One County
(Iowa) -- Emerald ash borer, an invasive insect known for killing Ash trees, has now been detected in every Iowa county except for one. The United States Department of Agriculture says the latest dete...
Apr 01, 2024
Adair County Sheriff's Report
(Adair Co) The Adair County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Brandon Michael Reilly, 39, of Greenfield, was arrested March 28th on a Union County warrant for two counts of Theft 5th Degree. Reil...
Apr 01, 2024
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 18-year-old Ethan Kiefer, of Glenwood, on April 1st for OWI 1st Offense and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Kiefer posted the $2,000 cash or su...
Apr 01, 2024
Iowa House Passes HRJ 2006, Making it Harder to Raise Taxes
(Des Moines) Iowa House Representative Ray Sorensen said the House passed HJR 2006, making it harder to raise taxes. Sorensen said, "With the Republican trifecta in the Capitol, we have been focused o...
Apr 01, 2024
Nishna Valley Family YMCA Receives Generous Donation
(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic contracted the Nishna Valley Family YMCA to operate the Sunnyside Pool this summer. This means the Y will hire all the management and staff to run the Pool. Nishna Vall...
Apr 01, 2024
Central Iowa Mother Advocates For DHS Reunification Reform
(Des Moines, IA) -- A central Iowa mother's journey from addiction to recovery wasn't easy, but her determination to be reunited with her son drove her forward. After six years of struggling with meth...
Apr 01, 2024
City of Atlantic and Creston FFA Receive Grants to Plant Trees
(Area) Alliant Energy named 41 Iowa communities, including the City of Atlantic and Creston FFA, to receive grants totaling nearly $145,000 through the company's Community Tree Planting program, part ...
Apr 01, 2024
