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News from Western Iowa.
Michigan Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Offenses
(Council Bluffs) The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 42-year-old Her Tou Yang, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced on Wednesday to 60 months and 1 day in prison following...
Mandy Billings Feb 17, 2023
Police Chief Accused of Stalking Ex-Girlfriend
(Plymouth County) A Northwest Iowa police chief is facing charges of abusing his power to stalk a woman. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says Kingsley Police Chief James Dunn is accused of using ...
Tom Robinson Feb 17, 2023
Weekend Warmup Should Melt the New Snow
(Undated) Another weekend warmup will give us several days well above freezing to help melt the new snow. Total snow accumulations vary from eight inches in Griswold, and Red Oak in Southwest Iowa to ...
Tom Robinson Feb 17, 2023
Two Council Bluffs men sentenced for Firearm Offenses
(Council Bluffs) Two Council Bluffs men were sentenced for firearm offenses. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 35-year-old Cornelius Lavaughn David was sentenced Wednes...
Mandy Billings Feb 16, 2023
EMA Director Brian Hamman Weighs in on Winter Conditions in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) Snow totals are starting to mount in areas of southwest Iowa. Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman measured eight inches of snow as of 11:15 a.m., as light snow co...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2023

Union County Woman arrested in Montgomery County for Fighting with Deputies
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a Creston woman for fighting with deputies during a traffic stop early this (Thursday) morning. Deputies stopped 46-year-old Elizabeth Lea Reent...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2023
Iowa Republicans Consider Reinstating Death Penalty In Certain Cases
(Des Moines) Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill to reinstate the death penalty in cases where a minor is killed after being kidnapped and sexually abused. The bill was advanced by Senate Republican...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2023
Fremont County Man faces Charges Following Short Pursuit
(Sidney) A Fremont County man faces charges following a pursuit. Fremont County Deputies attempted a traffic stop on a white 1995 Ford truck for speeding west of Riverton. The driver, 34-year-old Blak...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2023
Updated: Winter Storm Warning
(Des Moines) A Winter Storm Warning continues today for the southwest Iowa counties south of Interstate 80 until 6:00 p.m. this evening. Northeast winds will create blowing and drifting in rural areas...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2023

A drop box for city payments will be available soon in Audubon
(Audubon) Payments to the City of Audubon will soon be able to be dropped off at any time. City Clerk Joe Foran says they'll be adding a drop box for payments in the next couple of weeks. "We are tryi...
Western Iowa Today Feb 16, 2023







