Category Archives: Local News
Union Members at Labor Day Parade Want Iowa's Child Labor Laws to Change
(Des Moines) At the annual Labor Day Parade, union members and lawmakers ask for change in Iowa's child labor laws. The Department of Labor now allows 16 and 17-year-olds to work with heavy machinery,...
Sep 05, 2023
Atlantic Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation Board Welcomes New Member: Announces Scholarships for 2024 Senior Class
(Atlantic) The Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation welcomed new board member Jackie Hoover Sampson at its annual meeting. Additionally, the board approved the issuance of five $2,000.00 scholarships ...
Sep 04, 2023
Greenfield Woman Cited for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
(Adair Co) A Greenfield woman was cited for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The Adair County Sheriff's Office stopped a vehicle August 30th for window tint, excessive speed, no front plate and expir...
Sep 04, 2023
Coin Man Killed in a Motorcycle vs Truck Accident
(Elmo, Missouri) A Coin man died following a two-vehicle vehicle accident in Nodaway County, Missouri Sunday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 18-year-old Seger Mace was pronounced decea...
Sep 04, 2023
Starts Right Here Founder Testifies In Court
(Des Moines, IA) -- Starts Right Here founder Will Keeps tells his story about the Preston Walls shooting that happened earlier in the year. In court on Friday, Keeps says Walls left a room to return ...
Sep 04, 2023
Johnston Man Cleared In Homicide Case
(Polk County, IA) -- Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham says a Johnston man used reasonable force, in a shooting that resulted in a man's death. Police finished an investigation into the shooting, a...
Sep 04, 2023
Waukee Police Say Child's Death Is Now A Homicide Case
(Waukee, IA) -- Waukee Police says they're now investigating the death of a child last week as a homicide. Crews were called to a home on NW Greenwood Place, north of Hickman Road due to an unresponsi...
Sep 04, 2023
Cass County Master Gardeners Fall Plant Sale Set for September 9
(Atlantic) The Cass County Master Gardeners invite you to their annual Fall Plant Sale, set for Saturday morning, September 9, at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic. Kate Olson, Cass County ...
Sep 04, 2023
Study: More Dog Owners Hesitant About Vaccines, Including Rabies
(Washington, DC) -- A new study says the majority of dog owners are skeptical of vaccines, including the rabies shot. Published in the medical journal Vaccine, it finds that 53-percent of dog owners h...
Sep 04, 2023
University Of Iowa Health Assessment Shows Increase Of Dangerous Habits
(Iowa City, IA) -- A University of Iowa health assessment shows an increase in alcohol and energy drink consumption among students, and increased use of nicotine products. Numbers were recorded from b...
Sep 03, 2023
