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Produce in the Park Features "Iowa History 101" Mobile Museum
(Atlantic) The State Historical Society of Iowa's Mobile Museum will bring its' brand-new exhibit to Produce in the Park in Atlantic on Thursday. Produce in the Park Manager Brigham Hoegh says the mob...
Tom Robinson Sep 06, 2022
Two Charter Schools Start Under New Law
(Hamburg, IA) -- The first state-funded charters approved under a law passed in 2021 are starting classes this fall. Choice Charter School is an online program aimed at helping students who have dropp...
Tom Robinson Sep 06, 2022
Train Derails Near Hampton
(Hampton, IA) -- Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a train derailment early Monday near Hampton. Union Pacific says around 40 train cars derailed on a bridge over a creek, and some as...
Tom Robinson Sep 06, 2022
Man Convicted in Adair County Crash
(Greenfield) A Former Adair County man is found guilty of Homicide by Vehicle and Child Endangerment in Adair County District Court. The verdict handed down by a jury on September 1 convicted Elijah D...
Tom Robinson Sep 06, 2022
Man arrested on Montgomery County FTA Warrant
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested Robert Charles Harvey II on a warrant charging him with failure to appear for a pre-trial conference. Authorities located Harvey II in Page Co...
Tom Robinson Sep 06, 2022
La Nina Keeping Iowa's Weather Warm
(Webster City, IA) -- State Climatologist, Justin Glisan, says June, July and August have been warmer and drier than normal for the last three years. Glisan says the La Nina weather pattern is to blam...
Western Iowa Today Sep 05, 2022
Failed U-Turn causes accident in Union County
(Creston) The Union County Sheriff's Office responded to a two vehicle, injury accident on Sunday. At 3:00 p.m. authorities were called to the intersection of Highway 25 and 240th Street. A 2015 Nissa...
Western Iowa Today Sep 05, 2022
Update: Red Oak Police arrest Nebraska man on multiple Harassment charges
(Red Oak) An Omaha man was arrested twice during the holiday weekend by the Red Oak Police Department. 39-year-old David Allan Minard, was originally taken into custody at 8:35 p.m. Sunday at 201 E Ma...
Western Iowa Today Sep 05, 2022
Not as much moisture predicted during 2022 harvest compared to recent years
(Area) The fall of 2018 and fall of 2019 brought wet conditions, resulting in challenges in the field for harvest. Don't expect a repeat this year. Warmer and dyer conditions are expected to hang arou...
Western Iowa Today Sep 05, 2022
Exira-EHK Homecoming King and Queen Candidates
(Elk Horn) It's homecoming week at Exira-EHK with the theme of "Welcome to the Circus: Presenting the EEHK Tiger Tamers". Queen candidates are Jessi Marshall, Shay Burmeister, Ella Petersen, and Maken...
Western Iowa Today Sep 05, 2022