Category Archives: Local News

(Des Moines) A Des Moines man is heading to prison after pleading guilty to child porn charges. Investigators say 55-year-old Matthew Marcalus engaged in sexually explicit chats with a 15-year-old chi...

(Creston) A judge is reducing the bond for a Creston man facing charges of sexual abuse. Last Friday, a judge reduced Ryan Kissell's bond from 750 thousand to 250 thousand dollars. Kissell also will w...

Rain Totals: Adair-.68 Anita-.60 Atlantic-1-inch Avoca-.60 Council Bluffs, .46 Harlan-.63 Hancock-.50 Lewis-.50 Marne-.75 Massena-1.69 Red Oak-1.15 Wiota-.59

(Red Oak) Two people were arrested on drug possession charges on Saturday following a traffic stop in Montgomery County. Deputies conducted the traffic stop on Highway 34 and G Avenue. Following an in...

In multiple county fairs, the Atlantic FFA participated in several livestock judging contests. The FFA judges animals and how they compare to one another with teams of up to four that give specific re...

(Silver Spring, MD) -- You may not want to throw away your expired at-home COVID tests. The FDA is extending the expiration dates of many at-home COVID test products, just as the U.S. sees a new surge...

(Area) The Youth Deer Hunting Season in Iowa kicks off Saturday, September 16th. Bryan Hayes, with the DNR Office in Lewis, said this give the young hunters a chance to get out there and not have to c...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council on Wednesday approved a Federal Purchase Policy for the Whitney Development Corporation, the owner of 300 Chestnut Street. The corporation applied for a CDBG Downt...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council on Wednesday approved the Second reading of a pay increase for city council members and the mayor. The Personnel and Finance Committee met on July 26, reviewed sur...

(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 26-year-old Robert Michael Daugherty, of Red Oak, early this morning in the 900 block of Highland Avenue for Harassment 1st Degree. Daugherty was trans...