Category Archives: Local News
8 GOP Lawmakers Introduce Gay Marriage Ban During Funnel Week
(Des Moines, IA) -- Bills introduced at the Iowa Capitol would reverse Iowa's stance on gay marriage. A 2009 decision by the state Supreme Court made Iowa the third state in the nation to let same-sex...
Mar 01, 2023
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 37-year-old Jacob Wayne Dykes-Vargas, of Council Bluffs, in the 2400 block of N Broadway Street in Red Oak early this morning on a valid Pottawattamie ...
Mar 01, 2023
Hit to private sewer line causes wastewater spill in Bedford
(Bedford) The Iowa DNR says a contractor for the city of Bedford accidentally hit a private sewer line while doing work on a water line Tuesday, causing wastewater to spill between 405 North and 102 C...
Feb 28, 2023
Missing Council Bluffs woman found deceased; Death considered suspicious
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department says 60-year-old Ilene Gowen, who was reported missing on February 14th, was found deceased. On Sunday, Ms. Gowen's body was located by Deputies o...
Feb 28, 2023
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports ten arrests between February 4 and February 27. Shelbie Ann Green, age 31, Harlan, was arrested following a call for service on February 4. Green was tran...
Feb 28, 2023
Atlantic Park Board approves request for Memorial Benches; No action on Hotel/Motel Tax Increase Recommendation
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Park Board, during a Special Meeting this afternoon, approved a request to install memorial benches. Ed & Lois Figgins requested putting two memorial benches on Bull Creek ...
Feb 28, 2023
Report: Iowa Has 2nd Highest Cancer Rate In U-S
(Iowa City, IA) -- A report finds Iowa has the 2nd highest rate of cancer in the U-S behind Kentucky- a state with higher smoking rates. University of Iowa Professor Mary Charlton says the data is age...
Feb 28, 2023
Repairs begin on Richland Road bridge near Griswold
(Cass Co) Work has begun on a bridge north of Griswold that was closed after being struck by a vehicle. Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken told the Board of Supervisors this morning that Bridge #224 on...
Feb 28, 2023
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report two arrests and one incident. Police arrested 21-year-old Jeremiah Lee Whitney of Creston on Monday for driving while barred. The officer cited Whitney and released him...
Feb 28, 2023
Two Montgomery County Men arrested on Drug-Related Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 22-year-old Jacob Christopher Cashatt, and 46-year-old Michael Lee LaFollette, both from Red Oak, in the 700 block of E. Washington Street. Police arrested Cashatt fo...
Feb 28, 2023
