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Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co.) Two people were arrested on drug charges in Adair County. The Adair Police Department arrested 55-year-old Terrance Foster, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, following a traffic stop near the I-80 ...
Mandy Billings Jun 20, 2022
Update: Fire cause released at American Best Value Inn and Suites
(Atlantic) On Monday morning, Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel released the cause of Sunday's fire at the American Best Value Inn and Suites. The Atlantic Fire Department responded to the Hotel at 3:49 ...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2022
Stuart Police respond to suicidal subject; talk male off of a bridge
(Stuart) Officers saved a suicidal male in Stuart. The Stuart Police Department says on Sunday, at approximately 11:47 P.M., officers were dispatched to a hotel in the 200 Block of SE 7th Street on th...
Mandy Billings Jun 20, 2022
Atlantic Police Report
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department reports seven arrests and four citations between June 7th and June 19th. Jeffery Knight, 35, of Atlantic, was arrested June 9th for Operating While Under the ...
Mandy Billings Jun 20, 2022
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police reported two arrests on Saturday. Police arrested 28-year-old Roger Melendez-Velasco of Afton at 12:18 a.m. at Elm and Union Streets for OWI 1st offense. Officers' transported...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2022
Heat Advisory
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a Heat Advisory for parts of southwest and western Iowa from 11:00 a.m. this morning until 10:00 p.m. this evening. Heat index values are...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2022
Reynolds Signs Can and Bottle Deposit Bill
(Des Moines, IA) -- Governor Kim Reynolds has signed into law the bill to revamp Iowa's can and bottle deposit law. The bill increases the handling fees for redemption centers from one to three cents ...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2022
DeJear Nominated for Iowa Governor, Van Lancker Picked As Running Mate
(Des Moines, IA) -- Deidre DeJear is the Iowa Democratic Party's nominee for governor and will face Republican incumbent Kim Reynolds in November. DeJear told fellow party members in Des Moines this w...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2022
Atlantic Fire Fighters Respond to Fire at American Best Value Inn & Suites
(Atlantic) Atlantic firefighters responded to a fire at the American Best Value Inn and Suites at around 3:49 p.m. on Sunday on East 7th Street in Atlantic. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappell says the ca...
Tom Robinson Jun 19, 2022
Fremont County Crash Claims 2 Lives
(Percival) Two people died, and three others suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Fremont County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 7:38 p.m. on northbound Interstate 29 near ...
Tom Robinson Jun 19, 2022