Category Archives: Local News

(Creston) Creston Police arrested 41-year-old Jacob Jeffrey Fry (homeless) on Monday evening at the Creston Union County Law Enforcement Center. Authorities transported Fry to Polk County on a Departm...

(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 24-year-old Tyler Bascue, of Glenwood, on Monday on two counts of supplying alcohol to person under the legal age. Bascue posted the $2,000 cash or s...

(Griswold) Griswold shared Superintendent Dave Henrichs's report on the district's budget at Monday's School Board Meeting, which is going out this week to property taxpayers. Henrichs says the statem...

(Cass Co) Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken told the Board of Supervisors this morning that 770th Street at the I-80 overpass will be closing next week. The DOT will be doing work on the overpass a mi...

(Zearing, Iowa) A family in Zearing, Iowa, is facing serious charges after a member was found severely abused and malnourished. The victim, an adult male, suffered life-threatening injuries, including...

(Des Moines) Senate Republicans have advanced changes to the state's area education agencies despite opposition from some members. The bill aims to rework the current AEA system, drawing mixed reactio...

(Undated) -- Applications will be accepted soon for a contest that could help launch a new Iowa business. The John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition awards 100-thousand-dollars in cas...

(Des Moines, IA) -- There's some hope for an end to dry conditions contributing to Iowa's years-long drought. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says it's all about a shift in Pacific Ocean weather pat...

(Clarinda) The Clarinda Police Department arrested 40-year-old Matthew Lee Gusman, of Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday after drugs were located in a vehicle during a traffic stop at 16th and Orange....

(Ames) The Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattlemen's Association have announced the Top 10 Finalists for the 15th annual Iowa's Best Burger contest. This year's contest saw record-breaking e...