Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Erroneous Heat Index Values Reported at a Few Weather Stations on Monday
(Des Moines) Those who keep a keen eye on the weather daily experienced some sticker shock when they viewed their area weather station data in the southwest and west central Iowa on Monday. Some Atlan...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2023

Griswold School District will Not Pursue 4 Day School Week in 2024-2025
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board will not pursue the proposed 4-day school week for at least the 2024-2025 school year. The decision came following the discussion on a 4-day school week survey. Gr...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2023

Iowa State Fair Attendance Surpasses One Million
(Des Moines) The just-concluded Iowa State Fair was a big one. More than one-point-one million people attended this year's Iowa State Fair, 15-thousand more than last year. It was the second-largest F...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2023

Des Moines Man Charged After Chase
(Warren County) There are new details about a two-county chase that ended in Des Moines Friday. Indianola Police says a reckless driver nearly hit five people, including four children. Police say the ...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2023

Clogging Quartet from Atlantic Places 5th at Iowa State Fair's Bill Riley Talent Search
(Atlantic) Clogging quartet "Happy", from Atlantic, placed 5th in the Iowa State Fair's Bill Riley Talent Search Championship Show. Around 100 senior division acts from across the state of Iowa qualif...
Mandy Billings Aug 21, 2023

Cass County to Open Cooling Stations
(Cass Co) The National Weather Service-Des Moines has announced that hot conditions will dominate our forecast throughout this work week. Daily highs from 95 to 105 are expected for all of Iowa with h...
Mandy Billings Aug 21, 2023

Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) Two people were arrested on warrants in Adair County. The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested 45-year-old Jereamy Lee Rice, of Stuart, on August 15th on a warrant for Violation of Probat...
Mandy Billings Aug 21, 2023

Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested 19-year-old Jordyn Marie Gonzalez on Saturday for Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Offense. Gonzales was taken to the Union County Jail where s...
Mandy Billings Aug 21, 2023

Atlantic Smackdown Golf Tournament Draws Over 240 Atlantic High School Alumni
(Atlantic) Over 200 golfers participated in the 9th annual Atlantic Alumni Smackdown Golf Tournament in Atlantic on Saturday. Tournament Director Kevin Ferguson says over 60 teams of Atlantic High Sch...
Tom Robinson Aug 21, 2023

Grassley comments on Interest Rates
(Des Moines, IA) -- U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says Iowa realtors tell him mortgage rates need to drop to shake open the real estate market in the state. Grassley says there are signs that change is ...
Tom Robinson Aug 21, 2023







