Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Pottawattamie County Jury Finds Cass County Woman Guilty in Death of an Infant
(Council Bluffs) A Pottawattamie County Jury found Alison Dorsey guilty of Count I, Murder in the 2nd Degree, and Count II, Child Endangerment Resulting in the Death of 11-week-old Luka Hodges while a...
Tom Robinson May 09, 2023

Audubon City Council transferring ownership of 917 Broadway Street
(Anita) City Officials in Audubon are moving forward with an ordinance for Inspection and Registration. The first reading of Ordinance 769 was passed on Monday. The second and third readings were waiv...
Western Iowa Today May 09, 2023

Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 67-year-old Sheryl Lynne Franzen, of Red Oak, this morning for Theft 5th Degree. Franzen was held in the Montgomery County Jai on $300 bond.
Mandy Billings May 09, 2023

Cass County Supervisors Set Public Hearing on Sale of Cass County Real Estate
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution setting the date for a public hearing on accepting the sale of the county farm real state for May 16th at 9:00 a.m. The board expl...
Mandy Billings May 09, 2023
CAM School Board shifting PreK-6 to Massena and housing grades 7-12 in Anita
(Anita) The CAM School Board has finalized a Facilities Committee Recommendation to close the Attendance Center. The Board voted 5-0 on Monday to close the north elementary building in Anita. "Next ye...
Western Iowa Today May 09, 2023

Nebraska Woman Arrested on Drug Charges in Creston
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested 19-year-old Kennedi Jo Leitschuck, of Nebraska, at the intersection of Howard and Sumner early this morning for Possession of a Controlled Substance (M...
Mandy Billings May 09, 2023

Fremont County Sheriff's Office searching for Peggy Simpson of Nebraska City
(Fremont Co) The Fremont County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of Peggy S. Simpson, age 64, of Nebraska City, Nebraska. Peggy was last seen in Hamburg, Iowa on Monday, May ...
Mandy Billings May 09, 2023
Jury Deliberation Begins in State Versus Alison Dorsey Trail
KSOM/KS95 Radio Exclusive Story (Council Bluffs) The State versus Alison Dorsey Trial is now in the hands of the Jury. Testimony ended at around 10:30 this morning in Pottawattamie County District Cou...
Tom Robinson May 08, 2023
Wet weather conditions not expected to persist all month
(Area) Rain chances are prevalent in the forecast this week. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says a more active weather pattern is arriving. "It's looking like the short term outlook getting into th...
Western Iowa Today May 08, 2023

Adams County Sheriff's Report
(Adams Co) Two people were arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop in Adams County. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 34 and Dogwood Avenue ...
Mandy Billings May 08, 2023







