Category Archives: Local News

(Harlan) Harlan Municipal Utilities' new Chief Executive Officer, Joseph "Joe" Rueschenberg, says he is excited to begin his new duties at HMU. In May, HMU announced the hiring of Rueschenberg, effect...

(Creston) Creston Police reported three arrests and one incident report. On July 1, Police arrested 24-year-old Duane Giles of Creston for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Authorities released Giles ...

(Omaha) Corn and soybean conditions declined again this week, according to the USDA's weekly crop progress report released on Tuesday, July 5. The nation's corn crop condition rating declined three pe...

(Atlantic) In recent years, the population of people of Pacific Islander descent in Cass County has increased significantly. This July Healthy Cass County will be hosting Trevy Augustin, the Executive...

(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors passed an updated Wind Turbine Ordinance on Tuesday morning. The ordinance implements a moratorium on wind energy for one year with a caveat to ext...

(Atlantic) Cass County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Sara Harris, announces that pursuant to a Federal Court Order, the filing period for candidates for Nonparty political organization (NPPO)...

(Des Moines) Kristy Carter with the National Weather Service forecasts strong to severe thunderstorms to develop in northwest Iowa this afternoon and drift southeasterly throughout the state through t...

(Coralville) A 3-year-old child died from apparent gunshot wounds he suffered earlier on Sunday at his residence. At approximately 12:19 p.m. on Sunday, the Coralville Police Department responded to a...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 47-year-old Ian Joseph Haas of Red Oak on Monday night during a traffic stop near 8th and Ratliff Road for a traffic offense. Police transported Haas to the Montgomer...

(Des Moines, IA) -- A new law in Iowa allows police to search through a person's garbage for criminal evidence without a warrant. But it's at odds with an Iowa Supreme Court decision last year that sa...