Category Archives: Local News

(Adams County) - The Adams County Sheriff's Office reported five arrests and one incident. *The Adams County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call that five juveniles were missing from a kayaking trip ...

(Des Moines) Paige and Joslynn Baier brought home top honors from the Iowa State Fair last week. Paige Baier had a successful cattle show, and Joslyn received high awards in team and individual tumbli...

(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports three arrests and one incident. *Police arrested 51-year-old Christopher Charles Trisler of Arispie, Iowa, on Thursday with ten counts of Harassment 1st...

(Ames, IA) The Ames Fire Department says an equipment malfunction caused the fire at the Iowa State University's Power Plant yesterday. The fire started around 10:45 a.m. The crews say the equipment h...

(Des Moines) The National Weather Service extended the Excessive Heat Warning until 7:00 p.m. for the southwest Iowa counties south of Interstate 80. Forecasters say dangerous conditions will continue...

(Undated) This week's U.S. Drought Monitor Map shows new areas of extreme drought in Northeast Iowa and an expansion of severe drought across Northern Iowa. There's still extreme drought in Southeast ...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 31-year-old Drew Gagnon on Thursday in the 200 block of North Broadway Street for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Officers transported Gagnon to the Montgomery Coun...

(Red Oak) A Red Oak woman was arrested following a traffic stop Thursday morning. The Red Oak Police Department says officers conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Senate ...

(Audubon) The Audubon County Board of Supervisors is working on a plan to eliminate dead Ash Trees along the T-Bone Bike Trail. Audubon County Supervisor Chairman Doug Sorensen says the Emerald Ash Bo...

(Des Moines) The scorching temperatures on Wednesday set record highs in several cities across the state. Alexis Jimenez with the National Weather Service in Des Moines reports new record highs of 105...