Category Archives: Local News
Heat Advisory and Severe Storm Threat Forecast for All of Western and Central Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service is forecasting heat index values to reach 100-to-105 degrees today. A Heat Advisory is in effect from noon to 8:00 p.m. today. The National Weather Service sa...
Jul 20, 2026
Audubon School Board to Vote on Proposed Exira-EHK/Audubon Sports-Sharing Agreement
(Audubon) The Audubon School Board will vote on the proposed athletic sharing agreement with Extra-EHK tonight. On July 7, Superintendent Trevor Miller and Exira-EHK Athletic Director Tom Petersen hos...
Jul 20, 2026
RAGBRAI Riders to Spend Day Two in Guthrie Center
(Guthrie Center) Day two of RAGBRAI, Monday July 20, will end in Guthrie Center. The city will host thousands of riders overnight before they continue to Boone on Tuesday morning. Four live performanc...
Jul 20, 2026
August Roadside Bird Surveys Set to Begin Soon
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will start its roadside bird surveys on August 1st through the 15th. These surveys are the primary way the DNR estimates small game bird, usually ...
Jul 20, 2026 (Photo: Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
Crawford County Train Versus Vehicle Accident Claims One Life
(Arion, Iowa) One person died, and three others suffered injuries when a train and a Jeep Grand Cherokee collided at a railroad crossing in Crawford County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident occ...
Jul 19, 2026
Red Oak Police Department Arrests Report
(Red Oak) Eduardo Ruiz Juarez, 22, of Red Oak, was arrested at 1:35 AM on July 19. Juarez was arrested for OWI, first offense, at the intersection of North 4th and East Oak Street in Red Oak and was t...
Jul 19, 2026
One Arrested after Montgomery County Single Vehicle Crash
(Red Oak) One person has been arrested for operating while intoxicated first offence following a single vehicle accident in Montgomery County. At around 3:02 AM om July 18, the Montgomery County Commu...
Jul 19, 2026
Creston Fire Department Called to Vehicle Fire
(Creston) The Creston Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at 3:13 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, in the 1800 block of Iris Avenue. Firefighters determined a Chevrolet Silverado had left the roadwa...
Jul 19, 2026
Rain Totals
(Anita) A storm system developed north of Interstate 80 in Audubon County and swept through portions of eastern Cass County late Saturday afternoon, bringing some much-needed rainfall. The only report...
Jul 19, 2026
Heat Advisory For 8 Western Iowa Counties
(Omaha/Valley) The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for eight counties in extreme western Iowa from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. today. The counties included are Crawford, Monona, Harri...
Jul 19, 2026
