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Appeals Court Overturns One Conviction for Former Adair Police Chief Brad Wendt, Upholds Prison Sentence
(Adair) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has partially overturned the conviction of former Adair Police Chief and firearms dealer Brad Wendt while upholding the rest of his convictions...
Mar 05, 2026
Iowa House approves community college bachelor's degree pilot program
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa House passed legislation Wednesday to bring baccalaureate degrees to Iowa's community colleges, with calls from Democrats for each lawmaker to assess the impacts of it...
Mar 05, 2026
Gov. Reynolds orders flags flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of two Iowa soldiers killed in Kuwait
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff effective immediately until sunset on the final day of interment in honor and remembrance of Major Jeffery O'Brien...
Mar 05, 2026
Atlantic Little League Sign-up Ends on March 13
(Atlantic) The Little League season in Atlantic is right around the corner. The League is open to boys who were currently in Junior. Kindergarten through 7th grade, and girls who were currently in Jun...
Mar 05, 2026
National Weather Service Warns: Severe Storms are Possible Across Iowa Tonight and Friday,
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service says severe storms are a possibility today and tomorrow. Forecasters say the first round of unsettled weather will begin to move across Iowa late tonight, bri...
Mar 05, 2026
Two People Hurt in Clarke County Crash
(Clarke County) Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Clarke County early Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened on Interstate 35 near the 33-mile marker, according to the Iowa State P...
Mar 05, 2026
Carole Thraen Obituary
Carole Thraen was born on November 1, 1945, in Harlan, Iowa, to Gerald and Gladys (Knudsen) Grabill. She attended Shelby-Tennant School and graduated in 1964. Though only 4'11", Carole was a forward f...
Mar 05, 2026
Montgomery County Man Arrested for Driving While Barred in Elliott
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reports the arrest of 41-year-old Cory Ross Smith of Elliott, for driving while barred, and an aggravated misdemeanor. The arrest stems from a traffic ...
Mar 05, 2026
Iowa News Update: Search for Missing Woman, and Bird Flu Outbreak,
Warren County Sheriff Searching for Missing Woman With Alzheimer's (Cumming, IA) -- An Iowa woman with Alzheimer's disease has been missing since Tuesday afternoon. The Warren County Sheriff's Office ...
Mar 05, 2026
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Award Tamarack Road Resurfacing Project to Western Engineering
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a resolution to accept the bid from Western Engineering Company for resurfacing on Tamarack Road from Highway 59 t...
Mar 05, 2026
