Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
First Lady Calls For Approval Of Infrastructure Spending During Iowa Stop
(Des Moines, IA) -- First Lady Jill Biden wants Congress to approve spending on infrastructure that goes beyond roads and bridges. Biden made a Wednesday appearance at Des Moines Area Community Colleg...
Tom Robinson Sep 16, 2021
Iowa State Patrol conducting Special Enforcement focusing on Speed Today
(Denison) The Iowa State Patrol is joining Iowa's statewide Traffic Fatality Reduction Task Force to reduce deaths on Iowa's roadways. The initiative is toward reducing speeding drivers today. Accordi...
Tom Robinson Sep 16, 2021
Back to the drawing board for IKM-Manning after failed bond issue vote
(Manning) The IKM-Manning School Board will meet on Wednesday to discuss how to proceed after their $19.9 million bond issue failed to pass this week. IKM-Manning Superintendent Trevor Miller reports ...
Western Iowa Today Sep 16, 2021
Adair County Engineer updates Supervisors on current activities
(Adair Co.) Adair County Engineer Nick Kauffman updated the Board of Supervisors Wednesday on current maintenance and activities... Kauffman also noted that they did some rock work on 170th which will...
Mandy Billings Sep 16, 2021
Willow Heights closing down; residents will be placed in community settings
(Atlantic) Willow Heights, a residential care facility operated by Partnership for Progress in Atlantic, will be closing down. Steve Baier, Cass County Board of Supervisors Chairman, said the trend no...
Mandy Billings Sep 15, 2021
Region 4 COVID-19 Weekly Update
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health's weekly data shows 764 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Region 4 from Wednesday, September 8 through Wednesday, September 15. Over the past s...
Mandy Billings Sep 15, 2021
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department arrested Brian Alan Sorensen, 53, of Harlan, on September 9th on an active Shelby County warrant. Sorensen was transported to the Shelby County Jail. Harlan Polic...
Mandy Billings Sep 15, 2021
Tree Vouchers Available
(Atlantic) Atlantic Trees Forever announced that fall tree vouchers are now available. Tree vouchers are a great way to help with the cost of a tree to plant. The vouchers are worth $30 off the cost o...
Mandy Billings Sep 15, 2021
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Report
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. Cary Kallhoff, 57, was arrested on September 13th after Deputies were dispatched to the 13900 block of Wabash Avenue f...
Mandy Billings Sep 15, 2021
Red Oak man arrested for Criminal Mischief and other Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 37-year old Michael Eugene Squires for Disorderly Conduct (fighting) and 3rd - Degree Criminal Mischief. Officer's arrested Squires at 6:18 p.m. on Tuesday in the 100...
Tom Robinson Sep 15, 2021