Category Archives: Local News
Guthrie County Supervisors Trying to Nail Down EMS Committee Assignments
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- At Tuesday's regular meeting, the Guthrie County Supervisors have still not come to a resolution on the formation of a committee to discuss the EMS issue. The subject did not c...
Dec 30, 2025
Landowners ask court to reconsider decision to pause pipeline permit lawsuit
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Landowners opposed to a carbon sequestration project in Iowa have asked a state court to reconsider its decision to pause a lawsuit over the permit for the pipeline until state...
Dec 30, 2025
AAA Tow To Go Program Running In Iowa For New Years Holiday
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Triple A Tow to Go program is returning in Iowa for the New Years holiday. The effort is meant to decrease impaired driving by offering car owners a ride and a free tow of thei...
Dec 30, 2025
Overnight Closures of I-80/I-35 scheduled for Jan. 4, 5 and 6
(Grimes) If you drive on Interstate 80/I-35 between the Southwest Mixmaster and Iowa 141 you need to be aware of overnight road closures that may slow down your trip, according to the Iowa Department ...
Dec 30, 2025
Annual Audit Report for Harlan Municipal Utilities
(Harlan) Gronewold, Bell, Kyhnn & Co. P.C. CPAs have released an audit report on Harlan Municipal Utilities. The auditors reported that Electric Fund revenues (including non-operating) totaled $8,...
Dec 30, 2025
Iowa lawmakers eye community college degrees, public university courses for 2026
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) As Iowa lawmakers prepare to come together once again for the legislative session, beginning in January, those involved in higher education have turned their eyes to the academ...
Dec 30, 2025
Iowa Traffic Fatalities Drop Significantly in 2025, State Patrol Credits Hands-Free Law, and Focus on Enforcement
(Denison) Traffic fatalities on Iowa roadways are significantly lower than they were at this time last year. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District 4 Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy reports...
Dec 30, 2025
Cass County Sheriff's Office Arrest Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office released its arrest report covering arrests from December 11th to December 29th. All criminal charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed ...
Dec 29, 2025
Iowa awarded $209 million for first year of federal Rural Health Transformation Program
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that Iowa has been awarded funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, a fede...
Dec 29, 2025
Peak Wind Gusts in Last 24 Hours
December 29 - 1:45 p.m. (Des Moines, IA) -- The National Weather Service in Des Moines has released the peak wind gusts around the state in the last 24 hours. The highest was reported by the Marshallt...
Dec 29, 2025
