Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Missing person reported in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department received a report in regards to a missing adult that was last seen in Council Bluffs. The individual is identified as 56-year-old Patrick Weber, o...
Western Iowa Today Mar 15, 2023

Emergency Communication Tower triggers tax increase in Audubon County
(Audubon) A public hearing has been set for 10:00 a.m on March 28th in Audubon County for the FY 2023-24 budget. Here's Supervisor's Chairman Doug Sorensen. "The average of the county's tax increase i...
Western Iowa Today Mar 15, 2023

Warmer temps today; Cold, Snowy Weather Enters the State Thursday
(Des Moines) Highs could reach 60-degrees today, but colder weather is in store for Thursday. Jeff Zogg, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, said temperatures on Thursday wi...
Mandy Billings Mar 15, 2023
Red Oak woman arrested for Forgery and Theft
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 36-year-old Alana Marie Johnson, of Red Oak, on Tuesday on four counts of Forgery and Theft 3rd Degree. Johnson was held on $5,000 cash bond.
Mandy Billings Mar 15, 2023

Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 40-year-old David Michael Brandt on Tuesday for Domestic Abuse Assault 3rd. Brandt was taken to the Union County Jail and held on no bond until seen by a judge. Crest...
Mandy Billings Mar 15, 2023
Teens Could Drive Up To 50 Miles To Work On Driver's Permit
(Des Moines, IA) -- Proposed changes to school permits would let teenagers drive up to 50 miles away from home or school for work or extracurricular activities. The Iowa Senate passed the bill yesterd...
Mandy Billings Mar 15, 2023
Governor Kim Reynolds' Reorganization Bill Is Ready For House Debate
(Des Moines, IA) -- Governor Kim Reynolds' government reorganization bill is ready for debate in the Iowa House. The nearly 16-hundred page proposal to reduce the number of state agencies from 37 to 1...
Mandy Billings Mar 15, 2023
Sidney man arrested for Child Molestation and other charges
(Fremont Co) The Fremont County Sheriff's Office arrested 44-year-old Dewight Eugene Binau, of Sidney, on Tuesday as a fugitive from justice on a felony warrant out of Newton County, Missouri. On Febr...
Mandy Billings Mar 14, 2023
Atlantic Rotary Club 'Salute to Ag' presentation centers around soil health
(Atlantic) Carbon sequestration was the topic of the Atlantic Rotary Club's Salute to Agriculture program on Tuesday. Soil Health Specialist Ruth Blomquist with the USDA-NRCS Office was the presenter,...
Western Iowa Today Mar 14, 2023

Cass County Supervisors hear presentation from Cass County Committee on Aging
(Cass Co) The Cass County Committee on Aging gave a presentation to the Board of Supervisors this morning. Judy Marnin explained how they operate. Marnin said the other towns also use money for the go...
Mandy Billings Mar 14, 2023







