Category Archives: Local News
From Tiny Homes to Custom Builds: Camblin Hills Project Moves Forward
(Atlantic) The landscape at the Camblin Hills Housing Development Project continues to take shape. Construction crews have made significant progress since the start of January on the 142-unit developm...
Jan 23, 2026
State Headlines: Avian Flu Emergency Declared, Lawmakers Advance Key Bills, Teen Faces Murder Charge
Gov. Reynolds announces disaster proclamation for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Kossuth County (Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds authorized a disaster proclamation for Kossuth County effective...
Jan 23, 2026
Iowa Democratic Party Announces Precinct Caucus Locations
(Des Moines) The Iowa Democratic Party shared locations of the 2026 in-person precinct caucuses. The in-person caucuses will take place on February 2, 2026 at 7 p.m. The current list of caucus locatio...
Jan 23, 2026
Iowa Republican Party Precinct Caucus Locations
(Iowa) Republicans are reminding party members that it's caucus time, with precinct meetings scheduled for Tuesday, February 2, at 7:00 p.m. The caucuses are open to registered Republicans and provide...
Jan 23, 2026
Cass County Arrest Report
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Mixon Founa, 30, of Atlantic, was arrested on January 15th on charges of Driving with a Revoked License and OWI-1st Offense. Founa was ...
Jan 22, 2026
Attorney General Bird's Iowa Cold Case Unit Announces Murder Charge for the 2020 Disappearance of Christian Balke-Thompson
(Des Moines) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced an arrest for the murder of Christian Balke-Thompson who disappeared in 2020. The Iowa Cold Case unit helped investigate the case. Attorney Gen...
Jan 22, 2026
Two Women Arrested in Villisca Animal Neglect Case
(Montgomery Co.) Two women were arrested following a search warrant at 408 S 2nd Avenue in Villisca for an ongoing investigation into animal neglect. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says 51-yea...
Jan 22, 2026
Atlantic Personnel and Finance Committee Continues Search for City Clerk
(Atlantic) Atlantic City Councilman Jeremy Butler, a member of the Personnel and Finance Committee, reported to the city council on Wednesday night that have interviewed eight candidates for the city ...
Jan 22, 2026
Iowa House sends CO2 eminent domain ban to Senate
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) House lawmakers voted 64-28 Wednesday to approve a bill that would block companies from using eminent domain to build carbon sequestration pipelines in Iowa. The bill now goes ...
Jan 22, 2026
Corning Man Arrested on drug, grooming and prostitution charges
(Adams Co) A Corning man was arrested on drug, grooming and other charges after Deputies executed a search warrant at 807 6th Street in Corning on Wednesday. The Adams County Sheriff's Office said 68-...
Jan 22, 2026
