Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Updated: Highway 6 Impassable (Saturday Morning 4:55 a.m.)
(Des Moines) Highway 6 from Council Bluffs to Atlantic is impassable, according to the latest 511ia.org road condition report. The strong, gusty winds drifted shut the Highway. Additionally, Highway 8...
Tom Robinson Jan 13, 2024

Iowa DOT Plows Working Second Winter Storm
(Des Moines) There is no rest for Iowa Department of Transportation snowplow crews as a second round of severe winter weather runs across the state in a week. The man in charge of winter operations sa...
Tom Robinson Jan 12, 2024

Traumatic Brain Injuries Impact 27 Million People a Year, Local Emergency Room Provider Advocates Prevention
(Atlantic) Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) have impacted our local communities through younger generations over the last couple years. According to Cass Health Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner Tammy B...
Western Iowa Today Jan 12, 2024

Cass County Road Crews Plowing Away Despite the High Winds
(Atlantic) The Cass County Road crews are out on the hard-surfaced roads, doing their best to keep up with the high winds. County Engineer Trent Wolken says they deemed it too dangerous to go out befo...
Tom Robinson Jan 12, 2024
Winter Storm Makes Travel Not Advised Across Iowa
(Des Moines) Heavy snow and strong winds are part of a *second* major winter storm plowing across Iowa this morning. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #4 Public Information Officer Shelby McCreed...
Tom Robinson Jan 12, 2024

Update: Audubon County Roads Department Waiting for Weather to Let Up
(Audubon) The Audubon County Engineer and Secondary Roads Department reports significant drifting countywide. Audubon County Roads Superintendent Jamie Schleimer is waiting to see if the weather condi...
Tom Robinson Jan 12, 2024
Conditions So Bad--Cass County Pulling Snowplows off the Road
(Atlantic) Cass County Emergency Management Director Mike Kennon says conditions are so bad that the Cass County Engineer and Cass County Secondary Roads Department have pulled the plows off the roadw...
Tom Robinson Jan 12, 2024
ACSD Technology Coordinator Roger Warne Proposes Interactive TVs for All Classrooms
(Atlantic) ACSD Technology Coordinator Roger Warne presented a technology update during the Atlantic school board meeting Wednesday. Warne presented on various technology aspects, including interactiv...
Western Iowa Today Jan 12, 2024

Protester Tackled by Security at DeSantis Rally
(Ames) A protester was tackled to the ground at a rally for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The protester attempted to join DeSantis on stage in Iowa on Thursday night, carrying a sign that said "DeSan...
Tom Robinson Jan 12, 2024

Updated: (4:27 a.m.) National Weather Service Recommends Travel Restricted to Emergencies Only Today
(Des Moines) The multi-faceted winter storm will continue to affect the state of Iowa this morning into Saturday. The National Weather Service says this dangerous storm will bring snow throughout the ...
Tom Robinson Jan 12, 2024







