Category Archives: Local News

(Mills County) - The Mills County Sheriff's Office reported two arrests and one incident. Arrests Richard Steven Kraft, 41, of Omaha, Nebraska was arrested March 29th at 5:44 a.m. for two counts of Po...

(Iowa) -- Emerald ash borer, an invasive insect known for killing Ash trees, has now been detected in every Iowa county except for one. The United States Department of Agriculture says the latest dete...

(Adair Co) The Adair County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Brandon Michael Reilly, 39, of Greenfield, was arrested March 28th on a Union County warrant for two counts of Theft 5th Degree. Reil...

(Des Moines) Iowa House Representative Ray Sorensen said the House passed HJR 2006, making it harder to raise taxes. Sorensen said, "With the Republican trifecta in the Capitol, we have been focused o...

(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic contracted the Nishna Valley Family YMCA to operate the Sunnyside Pool this summer. This means the Y will hire all the management and staff to run the Pool. Nishna Vall...

(Des Moines, IA) -- A central Iowa mother's journey from addiction to recovery wasn't easy, but her determination to be reunited with her son drove her forward. After six years of struggling with meth...

(Area) Alliant Energy named 41 Iowa communities, including the City of Atlantic and Creston FFA, to receive grants totaling nearly $145,000 through the company's Community Tree Planting program, part ...

(Fremont Co) The Fremont County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report for the month of March. On 03/01/2024, deputies arrested Lisa Allen Sonka, age 58 of Farragut for violation of Probation. ...

(Red Oak) Red Oak police arrested Josiah Prokes, 26, on Saturday morning for Domestic Abuse Assault - Bodily injury 1st offense in the 100 block of E St. Josiah was transported to the Montgomery Count...

(Area) U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced that the Agency is investing $4,780,000 in five grants and $23,829,320 in eight loans to projects in Iowa that promote rural small bus...