Category Archives: Local News
Exira, Audubon County Discuss East Side Drive Project Funding Plan
(Audubon Co.) Exira City Clerk Meg Andersen met with the Audubon County Board of Supervisors this morning to discuss the East Side Drive project. Andersen said the project is a joint city and county e...
Jan 13, 2026
Guthrie Comp Board Recommends Salary Increases for Elected Officials
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- The Guthrie County Comp Board gave its annual report to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday and gave salary recommendations for county elected officials. Eric Reinhart of the C...
Jan 13, 2026
Union County Man Arrested for Harassment
(Creston) Creston Police arrested a Creston man for harassment. Authorities arrested 67-year-old Scott Douglas Miller at his residence on charges of 3rd degree harassment. Authorities transported Mill...
Jan 13, 2026
Clinton County Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud
(Des Moines) Cristal Gale Kastantin, of Wheatland, Iowa, was arrested on Saturday, January 3, 2026, on outstanding arrest warrants. Kastantin was charged with one count of Ongoing Criminal Conduct (Cl...
Jan 13, 2026
2026 Cass County Mobile Food Pantry Dates Released
(Cass County) The Foodbank for the Heartland has announced the 2026 schedule for its Mobile Food Pantries in Cass County. The Mobile Food Pantry will visit the Cass County Fairgrounds on February 11 f...
Jan 13, 2026
Atlantic School Board Meeting to Address Personnel Changes and Agreements
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board will consider multiple personnel matters and agreements during its regular meeting on Wednesday. The board is expected to act on several resignations, including As...
Jan 13, 2026
Page County Man Sentenced to Prison for Enticing a Minor
(Clarinda) The Page County Attorney's Office says a Shenandoah man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of enticing a minor in Page County. According to the re...
Jan 13, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Shelby, Story Counties' Pipeline Case
(Des Moines) KCCI News is reporting the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case brought by Shelby and Story counties, marking the latest development in a years-long legal dispute. The counties ...
Jan 13, 2026
State Headline News
Senator Renee Hardman Becomes First Black Woman In State Senate (Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa State Senator Renee Hardman is the first Black woman in the state Senate. She was sworn in to start the 2026 le...
Jan 13, 2026
Council Bluffs Police Address ICE Enforcement Questions
(Council Bluffs) In light of events around the country, the Council Bluffs Police Department (CBPD) has received a number of questions about ICE and immigration enforcement over the past few days. To ...
Jan 12, 2026
