Category Archives: Local News
Nunn Announces Mobile Office Hours in Cass County
(Griswold) Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) announced mobile office hours for April 15, 2026 in Cass County, Iowa, where staff members will be available to assist constituents with federal agency inte...
Apr 14, 2026
Pottawattamie County Approves Second Memorial Bridge Honoring Fallen DOT Worker Matt Dickerson
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution supporting the naming of the Interstate 80 bridge over Tamarack Avenue in Pottawattamie County as the second Mat...
Apr 14, 2026
Guthrie County Health: New Funding for Opioid Treatment and Record Amount of Garbage
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- Guthrie County Health Services Director Jotham Arber presented a department update at Tuesday's Supervisors meeting. Arber requested $29.000 be spent on opioid treatment for a ...
Apr 14, 2026
Cass County Supervisors Approve FY27 Budget and Compensation Schedule for Elected Officials
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget this morning. There were no public comments during the hearing. Following the hearing,...
Apr 14, 2026
Regional Water Boil Advisory Tuesday Update
(Avoca) Regional Water Rural Water Association says the water main break, which occurred on Monday, April 13th, has been repaired and the system has been repressurized. The first set of samples has be...
Apr 14, 2026
Stormy Weather Forecast for Iowa Over the Next Several Days
(Des Moines) There is an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) for severe thunderstorms across much of central and eastern Iowa later today into tonight. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are all possi...
Apr 14, 2026
Benton County Crash Claims One Life
(Benton County, Iowa) One person died in a two-vehicle accident in Benton County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Monday at around 5:06 p.m. in the 7900 Block of Highway 151. Autho...
Apr 14, 2026
Four People Injured in Muscatine County Crash
(Muscatine County) Four people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Muscatine County on Monday. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 155th Street and Highway 38 at around 4:20 p....
Apr 14, 2026
What Will New U.S. Blockade Mean for Fertilizer Prices and Supplies?
(NAFB) President Donald Trump announced a plan for a full U.S. Navy blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. The question across the energy and fertilizer industries is what that will do to prices. Josh Linv...
Apr 14, 2026
State News Roundup: School Fire Investigation, Legislative Updates, Data Breach, and Rising Gas Prices
School Says Student Started Bathroom Fire At Waukee Elementary School (Waukee, IA) -- A student is believed to have started a fire at a Waukee elementary school. It happened at Eason Elementary in a b...
Apr 14, 2026
