Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Strong to Severe Storms Forecast for Later Today
(Area) The National Weather Service forecasts strong to severe thunderstorms to move across western and southwest Iowa later today. Rod Donavon, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in De...
Tom Robinson May 12, 2023
Raw Milk Sale Legalized Among 10 New Laws
(Des Moines) Raw milk sales are now legal in Iowa. Unpasteurized milk producers will be able to sell the product starting July 1st. The proposal was one of 10 bills signed into law yesterday. Other ne...
Tom Robinson May 12, 2023
Iowa Man Arrested For 38th Time
(Marshalltown) An Iowa man has been arrested for the 38th time. Forty-five-year-old Shane Rose's latest brush with the law involved a theft & drug charge in Marshalltown. Police Chief Michael Tupp...
Tom Robinson May 12, 2023
Supreme Court Rejects Pork Producers Challenge To California's Prop 12
(Undated) -- The Iowa Pork Producers Association says its members are frustrated that the U-S Supreme Court is upholding a California mandate, that requires more space for breeding pigs. Trish Cook, c...
Mandy Billings May 11, 2023
Interstate Changes in Council Bluffs Next Week
(Council Bluffs) Motorists prepare for changes to Interstate 80, I-29, and Northbound Frontage Road in Council Bluffs next week, which may slow your commute. Weather permitting, on Sunday night, May 1...
Tom Robinson May 11, 2023
Updated: Missing Council Bluffs Man Found
(Council Bluffs) The missing Council Bluffs man is found in Missouri. The Council Bluffs Police Department received a report last Sunday that Clint Brown was missing from his residence and was last se...
Tom Robinson May 11, 2023
DCI Assisting IDA County Sheriff's Office with the Death of 3-Year-Old
(Battle Creek, Iowa) The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation assists the Ida County Attorney's Office in a child death investigation. On May 4, 2023, first responders were dispatched to 500 Mapl...
Tom Robinson May 11, 2023
Stabbing In Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department is applying for warrants for a suspect in an alleged stabbing in Council Bluffs. Chiann Jones, 39, stated her boyfriend identified as 55-year-old ...
Tom Robinson May 11, 2023

Group Appears in front of Atlantic School Board Voicing Concerns About Student-Protest Event
(Atlantic) Atlantic resident Leann Pellett spoke on behalf of the thirty-concerned citizens attending Wednesday's School Board meeting and stated many other citizens that were upset about the School A...
Tom Robinson May 10, 2023
Atlantic School Board Approves Interim School's Superintendent
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board on Wednesday approved the hiring of interim Superintendent Dr. Beth Johnsen. Atlantic School Board President Laura McLean stated, the board received nine applicati...
Tom Robinson May 10, 2023







