Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Shooting Incident under Investigation in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) Detectives and CSI Staff are investigating a possible shooting incident in Council Bluffs. Police Officers responded to a disturbance involving gunfire at around 4:00 a.m. this (Tuesd...
Tom Robinson Mar 28, 2023
Iowans May Notice Planetary Alignment Tonight
(Ames) Iowans could see Mercury and Jupiter tonight at sunset. I-S-U Physics and Astronomy Professor Steve Kawaler says they could be tough to see unless you have a clear horizon to the west and the a...
Tom Robinson Mar 28, 2023
Resignations and Contracts Headline Wednesday's Atlantic School Board Meeting
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board will start Wednesday's School Board meeting with a public hearing to consider extending the instructional support levy and act on five resignations, along with a h...
Tom Robinson Mar 28, 2023
AMU Power Outage
(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic and some rural residents lost power for about an hour on Monday afternoon, when a contractor a working at the Atlantic Municipal Utilities substation crossed some wires...
Tom Robinson Mar 27, 2023
"Alert Iowa" Good Way to Receive Severe Weather Notifications
(Stuart) It's Severe Weather Awareness Week. The National Weather Service and local Officials are reminding Iowans that severe weather can happen any month of the year. However, we are getting closer ...
Tom Robinson Mar 27, 2023
Adair County Sheriff's Report
(Greenfield) The Adair County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. 20-year-old Ashlen Marie Knutsen, of Bridgewater, is charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 30-year-old Cristian Ortiz, of ...
Western Iowa Today Mar 27, 2023
Detour announced for M66 project in Audubon County
(Kimballton) Starting the week of April 3rd Audubon County Road M66/Bluebird Avenue will be closed for four miles between 220th Street and Highway 44 North of Kimballton. The road will be closed to th...
Western Iowa Today Mar 27, 2023
Corning and Villisca School Board Meet in Joint Session: Discuss current Whole-Grade Sharing Agreement
(Corning) The Corning and Villisca School boards met in a joint session late last week. The two districts will be entering their tenth year of whole-grade sharing. Schools Superintendent Chris Fenster...
Tom Robinson Mar 27, 2023
Shelby County Sheriff's Report
(Harlan) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office released its monthly arrest report on Monday. The report lists seven arrests that are posted below. March 1- Faith Merritt Peterson, age 42, of Harlan, was ...
Tom Robinson Mar 27, 2023
Creston Man arrested on Warrant for Sex Abuse
(Creston) Creston Police arrested a Lorimor, Iowa, man on a warrant for failing to comply with a pretrial release on many charges. Authorities arrested 32-year-old Dalton Thadius Barber on Friday at t...
Tom Robinson Mar 27, 2023







