Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) The Adair County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Lee Delmar Goll, 36, of Ankeny, was arrested February 29th on a warrant for Harassment 1st. Goll was held in the Adair County Jail on ...
Mandy Billings Mar 04, 2024

Cass County Democrats Hosting Local Office, Boards, and Commission's Q & A
(Atlantic) Today is the first day for candidates to file papers for county offices, and the Cass County Democratic Party is allowing people to find out the role of local government on Saturday, March ...
Tom Robinson Mar 04, 2024

District #23 Representative Ray Sorensen Back's House Bill Supporting Firefighters and First Responders
(Greenfield) Iowa House District #23 Representative Ray Sorensen from Greenfield says this week; they passed House File 2183 to support our firefighters and first responders. Sorensen says this bill e...
Tom Robinson Mar 04, 2024
Iowa Lawmakers Consider $1.5B Proposal to Expand U.S. Highway 30 To Four Lanes Statewide
(Des Moines) Iowa lawmakers are considering a proposed one-point-five billion dollar plan to expand U.S. Highway 30 to four lanes statewide. Eighty percent of the cost could be covered by federal fund...
Tom Robinson Mar 04, 2024

Red Oak Man Arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 31-year-old Matthew Allan Boyce of Red Oak on Sunday night on the 1100 block of North 3rd Street for Assault-causing bodily injury. Officers transporte...
Tom Robinson Mar 04, 2024
Iowa House Representative Tom Moore Votes No on Baby Olivia Bill and Open Enrollment Bus Routes Bill
(Des Moines) Iowa House Representative Tom Moore voted no on HF2617, often called the "Baby Olivia bill" or Fetal Development Instruction bill. This bill would give specific instruction on pregnancy a...
Mandy Billings Mar 04, 2024

Red Oak Police Report Drug-related Arrest
(Red Oak) A Burlington, Iowa, man faces drug charges following a traffic stop in Red Oak on Saturday afternoon. Police conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Highway 34 and N. 4th Street. Dur...
Tom Robinson Mar 03, 2024

Creston Police Report 4 Arrests
(Creston) Creston Police arrest two people on drug charges, one person for assault and another for tampering. Police arrested 53-year-old Jerry Robert Mercer, of Creston, on Friday at the intersection...
Tom Robinson Mar 03, 2024

New Research Looks At Virus After-Effects
(San Antonio, TX) -- A new study shows a possible reason why some COVID patients suffer from "brain fog" long after they recover. It suggests that the virus damages blood vessels in the skull. Baylor ...
Mandy Billings Mar 03, 2024

Nominations Open for Iowa's Pulled Pork Madness Bracket
(Clive) The Iowa Pork Producers Association is accepting nominations for the restaurant that serves up Iowa's best pulled pork sandwich. Nominations for the annual Pulled Pork Madness can be made at t...
Mandy Billings Mar 03, 2024







