Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Shelby County Burn Ban Goes Into Effect Sunday
(Shelby Co) Shelby County Emergency Management says Shelby County will be going into a burn ban starting Sunday, October 1. This is due to high fire danger and water shortages around the county.
Mandy Billings Sep 29, 2023
Page County Fire Victim Identified
(Shambaugh) The Page County Sheriff's Office released more information on a fatal house fire in Shambaugh. On September 18, the Page County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a house fire at 409 Cinde...
Mandy Billings Sep 29, 2023

Cass County a Pilot Program for Iowa United First Aid Program: Volunteers Needed
(Atlantic) Cass County is one of three Iowa counties testing a new program to cut emergency response times in rural areas. Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg is sponsoring this program to send whoeve...
Tom Robinson Sep 29, 2023

Drought Hits Iowa's Fruit Trees
(Ames, IA) -- The hot, dry weather has been tough on apple trees in Iowa. Some of the apples ripened earlier this year, and they may be smaller. Suzanne Slacka, ISU Extension Fruit Tree Specialist. Sh...
Mandy Billings Sep 29, 2023

Iowa State Grads Seeking Signatures for Petition
(Ames) Iowa State graduates are trying to become a union. The advocacy group Graduate Student Voice is looking to unionize after students became concerned with health and safety following the pandemic...
Tom Robinson Sep 29, 2023
Glenwood Woman Arrested for Child Endangerment and Other Charges
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 35-year-old Amanda Elrod, of Glenwood, on Thursday for Child Endangerment, Interference with Official Acts and Possession of Weapon in Correctional I...
Mandy Billings Sep 29, 2023
Glisan: There Are Some Benefits With This Heat
(Des Moines) Temperatures are forecast to reach 90 degrees today, which is 18-degrees above normal. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says there are some benefits that might come with this unseasonal ...
Tom Robinson Sep 29, 2023

Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 30-year-old Davia Douchell Morrison of Watervliet, New York, at 116 East Adams Street. Police charged Morrison with Trespassing 1st offense, disorderly conduct, and i...
Tom Robinson Sep 29, 2023
Council Bluffs Police Investigate Identity Theft
(Council Bluffs) On Monday, September 25th, 2023, the Council Bluffs Police Department (CBPD) began receiving reports that residents in the Council Bluffs area were being targeted by a group of suspec...
Tom Robinson Sep 29, 2023

Firefighters Dispatched to Fire at Bungee in Red Oak
(Red Oak) On Thursday, at 2:54 p.m., the Red Oak Fire Department was dispatched to 2049 Fernwood Ave for a reported fire in the outside stacks. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce says arriving firefighters...
Tom Robinson Sep 29, 2023







