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News from Western Iowa.
Severe Weather Chances Tonight Through Sunday
(Des Moines) An active weather pattern in the northern plains brings a chance for severe weather over the next several days in southwest Iowa. Alexis Jimenez with the National Weather Service in Des M...
Tom Robinson Aug 10, 2023
Clarinda School Board Terminates Head Football Coaches Contract
(Clarinda) The Clarinda School Board terminated Head Football Coach Collin Bevins' contract after a closed session on Wednesday night. Clarinda Superintendent Jeff Privia released the following statem...
Tom Robinson Aug 10, 2023

Two Charged in Fort Dodge Attempted Murder Case
(Fort Dodge) Fort Dodge Police are looking for two men in connection with gunfire reported last month. Twenty-nine-year-old Austin Ferguson is facing an attempted murder charge. Forty-seven-year-old J...
Tom Robinson Aug 10, 2023
Papers Available for Atlantic School Board Candidates
(Atlantic) Three seats are up for election on the Atlantic School Board. The positions are currently occupied by Laura McLean, Jenny Williams, and Nick Hunt. School Board President Laura McLean invite...
Tom Robinson Aug 10, 2023
One Dead, Two Hurt In I-35 Crash
(Polk County) One man is dead, and two men are hurt after a crash involving an S-U-V and two motorcycles near Ankeny. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened late Tuesday night on I-35 when the ...
Tom Robinson Aug 10, 2023

Becker and McCreedy Earn Top Finishes at Iowa State Fair
(Des Moines) Colton Becker and Taylor McCreedy of the Atlantic FFA earned high honors at the Iowa State Fair on Wednesday. Becker swept the FFA Draft Horse Show, winning the Champion Halter Class, Sho...
Tom Robinson Aug 10, 2023

Atlantic K-12 Students Get Free Admission to Sporting Events This School Year
(Atlantic) Atlantic Kindergarten through 12th-grade students now have free admission to all regular-season sporting events. The School Board approved the plan on Wednesday. Schools Superintendent Beth...
Tom Robinson Aug 09, 2023

Atlantic Man Arrested on Montgomery County Warrant
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 37-year-old Brandon Ray Larson, of Atlantic, today (Wednesday) at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a Montgomery County warrant for Viola...
Mandy Billings Aug 09, 2023

Council Bluffs Man Charged with Murder in the Second Degree
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man has been charged with Murder in the Second Degree. The Council Bluffs Police Department says a warrant was served to 61-year-old Ivan Samuel Brammer today at the ...
Mandy Billings Aug 09, 2023
Traffic Pattern Changes in Store for Council Bluffs Next Week
(Council Bluffs) The Iowa Department of Transportation says construction on Interstate 29 near I-480 and West Broadway in Council Bluffs is nearly complete. The re-opening is anticipated to occur earl...
Mandy Billings Aug 09, 2023







