Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. Dodi Avey, 49, of Lewis, was arrested October 3rd for Depositing or Throwing Litter on Highway. Avey was transported to the Cass Count...
Mandy Billings Oct 09, 2023

Fremont County Sheriff's Report
(Fremont Co) The Fremont County Sheriff's Office reports eight arrests. Diego Adrian Hernandez-Castro, 32, of Kansas City, Missouri, was arrested October 3rd after Deputies made contact with a vehicle...
Mandy Billings Oct 09, 2023
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested 37-year-old Jesus Martinez, of St Paul, Minnesota, on October 5th on a warrant out of Hennepin County, Minnesota for drug possession 1st degree. M...
Mandy Billings Oct 09, 2023

Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports six arrests over the weekend. *On Saturday, Police arrested 30-year-old Christopher Michael Murphy of 1106 E Townline at 207 E Montgomery. Murphy was ch...
Tom Robinson Oct 09, 2023

Meredith Communications to Host Cass County City, and School Candidates Forum for Contested Races
(Atlantic) Meredith Communications will broadcast a candidates' forum on 95.7 FM and video-stream on westerniowatoday.com on Wednesday, October 18, at 6:00 p.m. We are asking the public to submit ques...
Tom Robinson Oct 09, 2023

Ocheyedan River Drying Up Once More
(Osceola County) Part of the Ocheyedan River is drying up again for the fifth time in eight years. In far Northwest Iowa, Osceola County gets its drinking water from the river and is forced to cut bac...
Tom Robinson Oct 09, 2023
Iowa AG Calls for Aylo, Pornhub's Parent Company, To Close Child Exploitation Loophole
(Des Moines) Iowa's attorney general calls on Aylo, Pornhub's parent company, to close a child exploitation loophole. A photo ID is required by anyone putting content on the site, but they don't need ...
Tom Robinson Oct 09, 2023
Young Boy Dead After Crashing into Semitrailer
(Merrill) An 11-year-old boy died after he crashed into a semitrailer truck on his dirt bike in northwest Iowa. The incident happened over the weekend when the Iowa State Patrol said the child was hea...
Tom Robinson Oct 09, 2023

Two-Vehicle Accident in Villisca
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office responded to a two-vehicle accident on Sunday at approximately 6:53 p.m. at E 6th Street and S 2nd Avenue in Villisca. According to the press release, ...
Tom Robinson Oct 09, 2023
Council Bluffs Man Arrested for Stealing Ambulance Amongst Other Charges
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man faces numerous charges in Nebraska after stealing an ambulance and leading law enforcement on a pursuit. According to the press release from the Council Bluffs Po...
Tom Robinson Oct 08, 2023







