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News from Western Iowa.
State Fire Marshal: Burn Bans In Effect In 5 Iowa Counties
(Des Moines, IA) -- State Fire Marshal Dan Wood says burn bans are in effect in five Iowa counties. This week's field fire in northwest Iowa caused more than a half-million dollars in damage. In south...
Mandy Billings Sep 29, 2022

Henderson woman arrested for Assault
(Red Oak) A Henderson woman was arrested this morning for Assault. The Red Oak Police Department says 49-year-old Michelle Marie Burns struck the victim without justification in the Magistrate's Offic...
Mandy Billings Sep 29, 2022
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested three people on Wednesday. Officers arrested 36-year-old Kyle Wesley Kreb of Creston in the 500 blk of S. Maple St. Police charged Kreb with Possession of a Controlle...
Tom Robinson Sep 29, 2022
Atlantic Fire Department Gearing up for Fire Prevention Week
(Atlantic) "Fire will not wait; plan your Escape" is the theme for this year's fire prevention week, October 9 through the 15th. The Atlantic Fire Department is hosting its' annual donation breakfast ...
Tom Robinson Sep 29, 2022

Red Oak Man arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 20-year-old Alec Jordan Jeffries of Red Oak early this morning in the 2400 block of North Broadway Street. Officers transported Jeffries to the Montgomery County Jail...
Tom Robinson Sep 29, 2022
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors hear from City of Carson on their projects and needs
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors are speaking with all of the small towns in the County to look at their needs and see how the County can help them out. On Tuesday, the...
Mandy Billings Sep 29, 2022

Atlantic School Board approves Settlement Draft Agreement Stemming from Atlantic Middle School Fire
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board approved the release and settlement draft agreement centered around the 2021 Atlantic Middle School Fire. Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber said the agr...
Tom Robinson Sep 28, 2022
Temporary closure of Pottawattamie County road M-47 scheduled for Monday
(Pottawattamie Co) An Iowa Interstate Railroad project to rebuild the at-grade crossing on Pottawattamie County Road M-47 south of Walnut will require closing the roadway to motorists from 6 a.m. Mond...
Mandy Billings Sep 28, 2022
No injuries reported in structure fire in Audubon
(Audubon) A fire that originated in a hot tub on Wednesday in Audubon caught a house on fire. Audubon Fire Chief Tyler Thygesen says the call came in at 8:22 a.m. for the fire at 209 Walnut Street. "I...
Western Iowa Today Sep 28, 2022
Iowa Now Faces Competition From Nebraska Casinos
(Sioux City, IA) -- Iowa casinos on the western side of the state now facing some competition from Nebraska, as the Warhorse Casino in Lincoln is now operating after approval from state regulators. Ne...
Mandy Billings Sep 28, 2022







