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News from Western Iowa.

Iowa Property Owners Saved From $127M Tax Hike After Reynolds Signs Cleanup Bill
(Des Moines) Iowa property owners dodge a 127-million-dollar tax increase. An error in a 2021 property tax law inflated rollback calculations. Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill yesterday that cleans...
Tom Robinson Feb 21, 2023
Union County Man Charged Following Two-Vehicle Crash
(Creston) A Union County man faces charges following a two-vehicle crash in Creston. The Creston Police Department says the accident happened at 10:15 p.m. on Monday on Cherry Street and College Drive...
Tom Robinson Feb 21, 2023

Motion to recommend increase in Atlantic's Hotel/Motel Tax dies due to lack of a second
(Atlantic) A motion to recommend an increase Atlantic's Hotel/Motel Tax died due to a lack of a second. The Atlantic Park Board Monday evening discussed increasing the hotel/motel tax from four percen...
Mandy Billings Feb 20, 2023

Red Oak man arrested for Shoplifting
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 63 year old Ronald Lee Hall, of Red Oak, this (Monday) afternoon for Theft 5th Degree (Shoplifting from the Fareway Store). Hall was held on $300 bond ...
Mandy Billings Feb 20, 2023
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) Two people face drug charges in Adair County. The Adair Police Department arrested Trayvon Damontas Patrick Taylor, of Des Moines, on February 18th for Possession of a Controlled Substance ...
Mandy Billings Feb 20, 2023
Greenfield man arrested for Theft, Eluding, and other charges
(Adair Co) A Greenfield man was arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle in Adair County. The Adair County Sheriff's Office says on Friday, at 8:42 a.m., they received a 911 call from an individua...
Mandy Billings Feb 20, 2023
Occupants Injured in Cass County Accident
(Griswold) First Responders were called to a single-vehicle accident south of Griswold on Sunday evening. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened at 8:50 p.m. on 540th Street and Wich...
Tom Robinson Feb 20, 2023

Iowa House Committee Passes to the Floor Consumer Data Protection Bill.
(Des Moines) Iowa House District #23 Representative Ray Sorensen reports that the House Economic Growth and Technology Committee passed the proposed Consumer Data Protection bill to the floor. The Gre...
Tom Robinson Feb 20, 2023
Iowa Democratic Lawmakers To Host Special Hearing On Book Bans
(Des Moines) Iowa Democratic lawmakers are hosting a special hearing for parents to discuss book bans. This comes after a recent meeting where GOP lawmakers only heard from people affiliated with the ...
Tom Robinson Feb 20, 2023
Winter Storm Forecast for Parts of Western Iowa
(Omaha/Valley, Nebraska) A significant winter storm is expected to sweep through eastern Nebraska and portions of west central and northwest Iowa Tuesday night and Wednesday. The impact could be as fa...
Tom Robinson Feb 20, 2023







