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News from Western Iowa.
Winter Storm Watch for Parts of Southwest Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for a handful of counties in extreme southwest Iowa from Thursday afternoon to Friday afternoon. The counties in the watch area in...
Tom Robinson Jan 10, 2024
Atlantic Superintendent Shares Decision-Making Process Behind School Cancellations
(Atlantic) School cancellations due to inclement weather are often an occurrence in Iowa. KSOM News spoke to Atlantic Superintendent Beth Johnsen about how the procedure works. Johnsen explained that ...
Western Iowa Today Jan 09, 2024
MidAmerican Energy Storm Update
(Iowa) The 2-Day Winter Storm has caused MidAmerican service interruptions across Western Iowa. According to Media Relations Manager Geoff Greenwood, the winter storm has caused some sporadic electric...
Western Iowa Today Jan 09, 2024

HTS Ag named 'Most Valuable Dealer' by Precision Farming Dealer magazine.
(Indianapolis, Indiana) Precision Agriculture dealerships across the U.S. met for the Precision Farming Dealer Summit in Indianapolis, including large and small farm equipment dealership groups with p...
Tom Robinson Jan 09, 2024

Iowa Students Call For Gun Safety Legislation In Letter To Governor
(Des Moines, IA) -- Hundreds of Iowa high school students are calling on Governor Kim Reynolds to pass stricter gun laws. Eighteen-year-old Trey Jackson with March for Our Lives helped organize a stat...
Mandy Billings Jan 09, 2024

Road Crews Battling Windy Conditions in Adair and Guthrie Counties
(Stuart) Adair and Guthrie Counties Emergency Management Director Bob Kempf says road crews are dealing with six to eight inches of snow in Adair and Guthrie Counties. He says the higher amounts are i...
Tom Robinson Jan 09, 2024

State Auditor Released Report on Special Investigation of Lucas County Public Health Department
(Des Moines) Auditor of State Rob Sand today (Tuesday) released a report on a special investigation of the Lucas County Public Health Department for the period April 1, 2018, through January 31, 2023....
Mandy Billings Jan 09, 2024

Audubon County Road Report
(Audubon County) Audubon County Secondary Roads Superintendent Jamie Schleimer says the plows are clearing the hard surface roads. Schleimer says there is still a lot of snow moving around. Audubon Co...
Tom Robinson Jan 09, 2024

Davis County Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
(Des Moines) The Iowa Insurance Division says 44-year-old David Lee Gordy, of Bloomfield, pled guilty on January 5th to one count of fraudulent submissions following an investigation by the Iowa Insur...
Mandy Billings Jan 09, 2024

Snow Totals
Adair-5 inches Atlantic-4.0 inches (KSOM/KS95 Studios) Massena-5 inches
Tom Robinson Jan 09, 2024







