Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

State News: No Injuries Reported In Emergency Landing In Woodbury County Field
(Sioux City, IA) First responders say no one is injured after a plane landed in a field on Saturday. The Iowa State Patrol told KTIV that two people were on board when the plane landed about a half mi...
Tom Robinson Jan 26, 2026

Cold Weather Advisory
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Cold Weather Advisory in effect until 9:00 a.m. today. Forecasters say wind chills will vary from 15 below to 30 below zero. Dangerously cold wind ch...
Tom Robinson Jan 26, 2026

Jefferson County Crash Claims One Life
(Jefferson County) Adverse weather conditions are being blamed for a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a teen in Jefferson County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Saturday...
Tom Robinson Jan 25, 2026

RAGBRAI Announces 2026 Route: Shortest Ride Ever Rolls Across Iowa July 18-25
(Des Moines) On Saturday, Officials from The Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) announced the route for its 53rd annual seven-day ride across Iowa. RAGBRAI is the oldest, largest,...
Tom Robinson Jan 25, 2026

41st Legislative Symposium & FFA Day at the Capitol
(Des Moines) On Wednesday, January 21st, 6 members of the Atlantic FFA Chapter, along with FFA members from across Iowa, converged on the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines to build character and promot...
Tom Robinson Jan 25, 2026
Winter Conditions Increase Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
(Cleveland, OH) -- Experts say it's this time of year that makes for the perfect environment for carbon monoxide poisoning. Symptoms of carbon monoxide include headache, nausea and shortness of breath...
Mandy Billings Jan 25, 2026

Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers Paddlefish Fishing Season Opens February 1
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers that a special paddlefish fishing season runs from February 1 through April 30. John Lorenzen, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa...
Tom Robinson Jan 25, 2026

Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Broaden AI Research and Workforce Pipeline
(Washington, D.C.) Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) introduced the Expanding AI Voices Act , bipartisan legislation to ensure rural communities, students at under-resource...
Mandy Billings Jan 25, 2026

Iowa Gas Prices Drop Again as Crude Oil Prices Slide
(Des Moines) Gasoline prices in Iowa continued to decline this week, falling 4 cents from last week to an average of $2.47 per gallon, according to AAA's weekly fuel report released Wednesday. Prices ...
Mandy Billings Jan 25, 2026

One Person Dies in Two-Vehicle Crash in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) One person died in a two-vehicle crash in Council Bluffs. The Council Bluffs Police Department reports the accident happened at around 11:15 a.m. on Interstate 80 near the zero-mile m...
Tom Robinson Jan 24, 2026







