Category Archives: Local News
Update: Victim of Fatal Accident in Council Bluffs Identified
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department identified the victim of a fatal accident on Saturday as 19-year-old Aliyah Parker of Shenandoah. The accident happened at around 11:15 a.m. Preli...
Jan 26, 2026
Fontanelle Man Arrested on Multiple Domestic Abuse Charges
(Adair Co.) The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested 22-year-old Johnathon Scott Clarke, of Fontanelle, on January 22nd for Domestic Abuse Assault Causing Injury or Mental Illness and Interference w...
Jan 26, 2026
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Welcome New Owners of Akin Building Center
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors visited Akin Building Center on Friday, January 23rd, 2026, to celebrate new ownership and learn more about the vision for the Atlantic loc...
Jan 26, 2026
Area District Large Group Speech Results
AC/GC School 13 entries advance to state with 1 ratings, including: One Act Play: These Shining Lives Ensemble Acting: Weekend Warriors Musical Theatre: The Hunchback of Notre Dame Musical Theatre: Co...
Jan 26, 2026
Union County Man Arrested on Alcohol and Drug-related Charges
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports the arrest of 48-year-old Corey Lee Mason of Creston on Saturday. Police arrested Mason at 2;25 a.m. at 302 N. Pine Street for OWI 1st offense and Posse...
Jan 26, 2026
DNR Announces Public Meetings to Recap Hunting and Trapping Seasons, Consider Rule Changes
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is holding public meetings across the state to recap hunting and trapping seasons and to discuss possible rule changes. John Lorenzen, a fisheries biol...
Jan 26, 2026
Representative Tom Moore Votes to Protect Landowners from Eminent Domain Abuse
(Des Moines) Last week, Representative Tom Moore (R-Griswold) voted in support of House File 2104, which provides protections for landowners from eminent domain abuse, helping it pass through the full...
Jan 26, 2026
Creston Fire Department Reports Two Fire Incidents
(Creston) The Creston Fire Department responded to two fire incidents on Sunday, January 25. According to the Department's Facebook Page, the first call came at 2:34 a.m., when the Osceola Fire Depart...
Jan 26, 2026
State News: No Injuries Reported In Emergency Landing In Woodbury County Field
(Sioux City, IA) First responders say no one is injured after a plane landed in a field on Saturday. The Iowa State Patrol told KTIV that two people were on board when the plane landed about a half mi...
Jan 26, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Cold Weather Advisory in effect until 9:00 a.m. today. Forecasters say wind chills will vary from 15 below to 30 below zero. Dangerously cold wind ch...
Jan 26, 2026
