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News from Western Iowa.
Gas Prices Sharply Higher Last Week
(Des Moines) The price of gasoline surged higher last week. According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 15 cents, averaging $2.91 across Iowa. This is 12 higher than one year ago. Th...
Tom Robinson Jan 12, 2025
Record High Credit Card Defaults
(San Antonio, TX) -- One popular New Years Resolution is to make better financial decisions. And, for many, that means cleaning up massive credit card debt. Jason Meza with the Better Business Bureau ...
Mandy Billings Jan 12, 2025
US Teen Drug, Alcohol And Tobacco Use Continues To Decline
(Undated) -- A new study shows teens are using less drugs, alcohol and tobacco. An annual survey taken by the University of Michigan since 1975 examined the responses of nearly 24-thousand middle and ...
Mandy Billings Jan 12, 2025
Ernst Cracks Down on Cartel Surveillance of Border Patrol
(Washington D.C.) U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing the Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act to impose criminal penalties on cartel "spotter...
Tom Robinson Jan 12, 2025
Avoiding the Family Emergency Scam in Rural America
(NAFB) Seniors in rural America are often targets of scammers. Michelle Reinen, administrator of the Department of Trade and Consumer Protection at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, says one of...
Tom Robinson Jan 12, 2025
Red Oak Woman arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 33-year-old Olivia Kruse in the 200 block of East Joy Street on two counts of Simple Assault. Officers transported Kruse to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Cent...
Tom Robinson Jan 11, 2025
Nebraska Man Arrested on Drug and Alcohol-Related Charges
(Glenwood) Glenwood Police arrested 24-year-old Caleb Martinez, of Bellevue, Nebraska, on Friday for OWI-1st offense and possession of a controlled substance. Martinez posted the $2,000 cash bond and ...
Tom Robinson Jan 10, 2025
Cass County Food Pantry Schedule Released
(Area) The Cass County Local Food Policy Council has released the dates for upcoming mobile food pantries in the county. The first 2025 mobile food pantries will take place on Wednesday, February 12, ...
Tom Robinson Jan 10, 2025
Iowa West Foundation Grants $2.5 Million to Westfair's Massive Modernization and Expansion Efforts in Pottawattamie County
(Council Bluffs) In a fairground game-changer, Iowa West Foundation announced a $2.5 million lead gift to Council Bluffs' Westfair as part of a multi-phased $34 million campaign to revitalize the belo...
Tom Robinson Jan 10, 2025
New State Record Fish List Coming This Spring
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is introducing a new record fish list. John Lorenzen, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, explains that this new ...
Tom Robinson Jan 10, 2025