Category Archives: Local News

(Mills County) Four people, including two children, were injured in a single-vehicle crash in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 10:50 a.m. Saturday, on Interstate 29 ne...

(Walnut) At least six fire departments responded to a soybean field fire north of Walnut on Saturday afternoon. Mutual aid with the Walnut Fire Department responded to the blaze shortly after 1:00 p.m...

(San Antonio, TX) -- Vaping has never been considered "healthy," but a new study shows it may be more dangerous than you think. Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Public Health have found a li...

(Shelby Co) Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell says there will be new practices for county-owned cropland in Shelby County. There will not be an auction this year. The Board of Supervisors and the Sol...

(Fremont Co) A pedestrian was struck and killed in Fremont County this (Friday) morning. The Iowa State Patrol says 44-year-old Jeffery Hartley, of Glenwood, was driving a 2012 Kenworth Semi, leaving ...

(Shelby Co) Shelby County Emergency Management says Shelby County will be going into a burn ban starting Sunday, October 1. This is due to high fire danger and water shortages around the county.

(Shambaugh) The Page County Sheriff's Office released more information on a fatal house fire in Shambaugh. On September 18, the Page County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a house fire at 409 Cinde...

(Atlantic) Cass County is one of three Iowa counties testing a new program to cut emergency response times in rural areas. Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg is sponsoring this program to send whoeve...

(Ames, IA) -- The hot, dry weather has been tough on apple trees in Iowa. Some of the apples ripened earlier this year, and they may be smaller. Suzanne Slacka, ISU Extension Fruit Tree Specialist. Sh...

(Ames) Iowa State graduates are trying to become a union. The advocacy group Graduate Student Voice is looking to unionize after students became concerned with health and safety following the pandemic...