Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
'Tour de Parks' Free Community Bicycle Ride on Sunday
(Atlantic) The 'Tour de Parks' free, community bike ride is this Sunday. 'Tour de Parks' is a play on the name of the famous bike race, the Tour de France, but unlike the famous event, this bike ride ...
Mandy Billings Oct 01, 2022
Red Oak Airport Aircraft Incident
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Emergency Management says at 12:19pm today (Friday), the Montgomery County Communications Center received a call from the Red Oak Airport reporting a small aircraft had sli...
Mandy Billings Sep 30, 2022
Onawa Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Convictions
(Onawa) The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa says a man involved with the distribution and manufacture of methamphetamine who was also in illegal possession of a shotgun was se...
Mandy Billings Sep 30, 2022
Sioux City Man Sentenced For Being In US Capitol On Jan 6th
(Washington, DC) -- A man from Sioux City who pleaded guilty to being in the U-S Capitol on January Sixth, 2021 has been sentenced to 90 days in federal prison. Fifty-four-year-old Kenneth Rader must ...
Tom Robinson Sep 30, 2022
Cass County Supervisors approve Auditor's Resignation and appointment of Kathy Somers as new Auditor
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning approved the resignation of County Auditor and the appointment of a new County Auditor. In April, the supervisor's appointed Sara Harris to ...
Mandy Billings Sep 30, 2022
Work to begin soon on the West 6th Street Bridge over the East Nishnabotna River
(Atlantic) Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken told the Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning that work will begin soon on the West 6th Street bridge over the East Nishnabotna River. Wolken said...
Mandy Billings Sep 30, 2022
Update: Mills County Sheriff's Office says body has been identified
UPDATE: The Mills County Sheriff's Office says they have identified the remains of a male subject that was found in the Missouri River on April 23rd. They would like to thank the public for their assi...
Mandy Billings Sep 30, 2022
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 20-year-old Cody Alan Lynn Robertson of Creston on Wednesday at 302 N. Pine Street for Operating While Under the Influence 1st Offense. Officers transported Robertson...
Tom Robinson Sep 30, 2022
New Alzheimer's Drug May Help Slow the Rate of Cognitive Decline
(UNDATED) -- A spokesman for the Iowa chapter of the Alzheimer's Association says an experimental drug being tested on people with the disease is showing promise and is very encouraging. Tim Harringto...
Tom Robinson Sep 30, 2022
Governor Signs onto Student Loan Forgiveness Lawsuit
(Des Moines, IA) -- Governor Kim Reynolds has signed onto a lawsuit that seeks to stop President Biden's plan to cancel up to 20-thousand dollars in student loan debt for many borrowers. Reynolds is j...
Tom Robinson Sep 30, 2022