Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

DNR Offering Midwest Walleye Challenge to Gain Information
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is challenging anglers to gain information on walleye size and structure from systems on which they have limited data. The DNR is acquiring that inform...
Tom Robinson Feb 15, 2024
Update: Adair Police Chief Convicted for Fraud, False Statements, and Firearms Charges
(Des Moines) On February 14, 2024, a federal jury in Des Moines convicted Bradley Eugene Wendt, 47, of conspiring to make false statements to the ATF, making false statements to the ATF, and illegal p...
Mandy Billings Feb 14, 2024

Audubon City Council Approves Temporary Move for the Sheriff's Office
(Audubon) The Audubon City Council approved a temporary move request from the Sheriff's Office. Audubon Mayor Robert Malloy said the move is due the HVAC project at the Courthouse. The Audubon City Co...
Mandy Billings Feb 14, 2024

One Person Suffers Injuries in Pottawattamie County Rollover Accident
(Council Bluffs) One person was hurt in a single-vehicle rollover accident on Highway 6 and 510th Street in Pottawattamie County on Tuesday. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says the accident...
Tom Robinson Feb 14, 2024

Creston Man Arrested on Drug Charges
(Creston) A Creston man was arrested on drug charges. The Creston Police Department says officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by Terry Mark Brown on Tuesday evening. During the ...
Mandy Billings Feb 14, 2024

Adair County Supervisors Approve Notice of Intent to Appoint Recorder
(Adair Co) The Adair County Board of Supervisors approved a Notice of Intent to Appoint a Recorder. Adair County Auditor Mandy Berg explains... The Supervisors also received a report of maintenance an...
Mandy Billings Feb 14, 2024

Red Oak Man Arrested Following a Pursuit
(Page Co) A Red Oak man was arrested following a pursuit that ended in Page County early Sunday morning. The Page County Sheriff's Office says at 1:46 a.m., Page County Deputies were notified of a hig...
Mandy Billings Feb 14, 2024

CAM School District Discusses Budgeting Process: Approves Budget Guarantee
(Anita) The CAM School Board on Mondy approved the budget guarantee for the 2024-2025 Fiscal year. CAM Schools Superintendent Paul Croghan says the district showed a declining enrollment, so the board...
Tom Robinson Feb 14, 2024
Iowa High School Student Jumped from Third Floor During Lunch
(Pleasant Hill) The Southeast Polk School District says a high school student jumped from the third floor during lunch on Tuesday in Pleasant Hill. The student was sent to the hospital and is in stabl...
Tom Robinson Feb 14, 2024
Governor Reynolds Requests Presidential Disaster Declaration for January's Significant Winter Storm Snowfall
(Des Moines) Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for eighteen Iowa counties due to significant snowfall during the January winter storms. This includes Adair and Montg...
Tom Robinson Feb 14, 2024







