Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Fields to Faucets: A Look at Iowa's Health Crisis
(Oakland) The organization Local Crow Indivisible is hosting a community conversation on the state of health in Iowa and the growing cancer rates affecting its communities. According to the press rele...
Tom Robinson Jan 19, 2026

Cumberland and Massena Fire called to help with house fire in Adams County
(Corning) Cumberland and Massena Fire Departments were called out to help with a house fire on Fig Avenue in Adams County at around 3:55 p.m. Sunday. No other details are available at this time.
Mandy Billings Jan 18, 2026

National Weather Service Issues Multiple Weather Advisories for Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for portions of west central and southwest Iowa. A Cold Weather Advisory for counties in central Iowa, and a Winter Weather Advisor...
Tom Robinson Jan 18, 2026

City of Anita Receives Delivery from Homes for Iowa Program
(Atlantic) This past week, the first of two homes through the Homes for Iowa Program was delivered to Anita. Chris Parks, Communications Coordinator for the Southwest Iowa Planning Council, said the o...
Tom Robinson Jan 18, 2026

January is National Blood Donor Month
(New York, NY) -- January is National Blood Donor Month and a doctor is emphasizing the importance of donating to help people with health issues. Emergency Medicine physician Thomas Waters at the Clev...
Mandy Billings Jan 18, 2026

DNR Releases Area Deer Harvest Numbers
(Lewis) This past shotgun season, hunters harvested 100,000 deer across the state of Iowa. John Lorenzen, appearing on the DNR Report this week, broke down those numbers in six area counties. Lorenzen...
Tom Robinson Jan 18, 2026

Iowa Gas Prices Jump 14 Cents as Crude Oil Prices Rise
(Des Moines) Gasoline prices climbed across Iowa over the past week, according to the latest AAA fuel report. The average price for regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa rose 14 cents from last week to $2...
Mandy Billings Jan 18, 2026

Seven In Ten People Now Survive Cancer Five Years Or More
(Atlanta, GA) -- There's encouraging news for cancer patients. According to the American Cancer Society's annual report on cancer facts and trends, seven in ten people now survive their cancer five-ye...
Mandy Billings Jan 18, 2026

Fatal Semi Accident in Pottawattamie County
(Pottawattamie Co.) A Council Bluffs man died in a single vehicle accident in Pottawattamie County Friday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 12:03 p.m. on I-80 westbound. 5...
Mandy Billings Jan 16, 2026

Former Orient-Macksburg School Employee Arrested on First-Degree Theft Charge
(Adair Co.) A former Orient-Macksburg Community School District employee has been arrested on a warrant charging her with first-degree theft. The Adair County Sheriff's Office says 36-year-old Alisha ...
Mandy Billings Jan 16, 2026







