Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Shelby County Sheriff's Report
(Shelby Co) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report from June 1st through June 15th. Ethan Michael Leinen, age 22, of Portsmouth, was arrested after a traffic stop on Fir Road ...
Mandy Billings Jun 19, 2023
Trailer Tire Strikes Vehicle in Council Bluffs; Driver Suffers Minor Injuries
(Council Bluffs) One person suffered minor injuries after a tire struck a vehicle in Council Bluffs this morning. The Council Bluffs Police Department says the incident happened at 9:46 a.m. at the 2....
Mandy Billings Jun 19, 2023
Iowa Pharmacy Association Battles Pharmacy Benefit Managers
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa Pharmacy Association is going to battle against the nation's top Pharmacy Benefit Managers or PBMs. Seth Brown from the Iowa Pharmacy Association says those PBMs are CVS-C...
Mandy Billings Jun 19, 2023

Twelve Homes Rehabilitated by SWIPCO with Help from Iowa West Foundation
(Atlantic) Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund (SWIHTF), a nonprofit fund administered by Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO), recently completed the rehabilitation of twelve homes in the southwest...
Mandy Billings Jun 19, 2023
Riverside Community School District Hall of Fame-Class of 2023 Induction
(Oakland) The Riverside Community School District Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Induction will be held in conjunction with the Riverside All School Reunion the week of Monday, September 11 through Saturd...
Mandy Billings Jun 19, 2023
Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports two arrests and one incident. Police arrested 44-year-old Bree Meredith Whipps of Carlisle on Saturday at the Creston Union County Law Enforcement Cente...
Tom Robinson Jun 19, 2023
Three Killed, Three Others Hurt in Harrison County Crash
(Mondamin) Three people died, and three others suffered injuries when a semi and two motorcycles collided in Harrison County near Mondamin. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 4:23 p.m...
Tom Robinson Jun 19, 2023
First 2023 Iowa Case of West Nile Virus Confirmed
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services reports the state's first case of West Nile virus this year. An adult, over the age of 60, in Plymouth County in northwestern Iowa is infe...
Tom Robinson Jun 19, 2023

Three Iowa Police Officers Stabbed, Bitten, Kicked During Arrest
(Des Moines, IA) Three Iowa police officers are seriously hurt after responding to a domestic dispute. The Des Moines Police Department says one officer was stabbed in the thigh, one was bitten, and a...
Tom Robinson Jun 19, 2023

Atlantic FFA Horse Judging Team Competes at Iowa FFA Horse Career Development Event
(Atlantic) The Atlantic FFA Horse Judging team competed in the annual Iowa FFA Horse Career Development Event held at Kirkwood Community College on June 13, 2023. Members of the team included: Kayedan...
Mandy Billings Jun 19, 2023







