Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Atlantic Rising Trivia Night Tradition
(Atlantic) Atlantic Rising will be hosting the 7th Annual Trivia Night Fundraiser on Saturday, March 16th at The Venue. The organization continues to hold this event to fundraise for the annual Christ...
Mandy Billings Mar 08, 2024
Burn Ban Lifted for Pottawattamie County
(Pottawattamie Co) With the precipitation we received this morning, Emergency Management has requested the State Fire Marshall lift the current ban in Pottawattamie County effective today. Open burnin...
Mandy Billings Mar 08, 2024

Iowa House Passes Bill That Would Criminalize Death Of "Unborn Person"
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa House has passed a bill that would raise penalties for the death of an "Unborn Person." Story County Democratic Representative Beth-Wessel Kroeschell says this bill could ...
Mandy Billings Mar 08, 2024

Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report for February 23rd through March 7th. John Nelson, 36, of Griswold, was arrested March 7th on the charge of OWI 2nd Offense. Nels...
Mandy Billings Mar 08, 2024

Updated: Roll Over Accident on I-80 Near Mile Marker 51
(Marne) Rescues responded to a vehicle rollover accident on eastbound Interstate 80 near the 51-marker. Cass County Deputy Kyle Quist blames the icy road conditions for the crash. He says the SUV was ...
Tom Robinson Mar 08, 2024

Atlantic City Clerk Resigning
(Atlantic) Atlantic City Clerk Barb Barrick is resigning for another position in central Iowa. Barrick submitted a resignation letter to the Atlantic City Council on Wednesday, March 6. Barrick tells ...
Tom Robinson Mar 08, 2024

Roadways Partially Covered with Ice North of Interstate 80
(Des Moines) According to the latest 511ia.org road conditions report, roads are partially covered with ice north of Interstate 80. Roadways remain wet south of I-80; however, the temperature has dipp...
Tom Robinson Mar 08, 2024

Rain Totals
Rain Totals: Adair-.12 Atlantic-.40 Council Bluffs-16 Lewis-.50 Red Oak-.41 Wiota-.48 Treynor.16
Tom Robinson Mar 08, 2024
Iowa House Passes Teacher Compensation Bill
(Des Moines) Iowa House Representative Tom Moore of Griswold stated that House File 2630 would be the largest pay raise for teachers since 2003. Moore says if enacted and accompanied by Supplemental S...
Tom Robinson Mar 07, 2024

Diesel spill reaches Middle Nodaway River
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a diesel spill on the Middle Nodaway River in Adair County. On Thursday, the Atlantic Field Office of DNR received a call from an...
Tom Robinson Mar 07, 2024







