Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Update: Emergency Water Conservation Order and Boil Order for the City of Carson
(Carson) Pottawattamie County Emergency Management says City of Carson water customers need to immediately conserve and reduce water consumption. A water service main from the city wells to the city w...
Mandy Billings Dec 23, 2022
Rep. Axne Secures $23,770,522 for 15 Community Projects in Iowa's Third Congressional District: Griswold Child Development Center to receive $1 million
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Rep. Cindy Axne announced that $23,770,522 that will go toward 15 community projects in Iowa's Third Congressional District was included in the government spending bill passe...
Mandy Billings Dec 23, 2022

Celebrating People Who Go All In, The Avery Andersen Foundation
(Atlantic) It's been one year since the passing of a former Atlantic and Iowa State University student. 20-year-old Avery Andersen passed away in a car accident near his home in Atlantic, Iowa. He was...
Western Iowa Today Dec 23, 2022
Flight Attendants Issue Warning After Turbulent Flights
(Euless, TX) -- A pair of recent mid-air incidents where airline passengers were hurt during turbulence has some holiday flyers worried about their safety. Paul Hartshorn with the Association of Profe...
Mandy Billings Dec 23, 2022
Wind Chill Warning
(Des Moines) Southwest and west-central Iowa are under a Wind Chill Warning until noon on Saturday. The National Weather Service forecasts dangerously cold wind chills of 25-40 below zero. Today's for...
Tom Robinson Dec 23, 2022
Northwest Iowa Farmland Value Leads State
(Ames) Iowa farmland value is up 17 percent over last year, to more than eleven thousand dollars per acre, according to a recent study by Iowa State University. The survey has also found that first ti...
Tom Robinson Dec 23, 2022
"Tripledemic" On the Rise in Iowa
(Undated) Respiratory illnesses continue to rise in Iowa. Hospitals across the state are trying to keep up with the flu, RSV, and COVID-19. The latest data from the Iowa Department of Public Health sa...
Tom Robinson Dec 23, 2022
ISP Updates Crash Total to 230
(Des Moines) The Iowa State Patrol has responded to more than 700 calls since the Winter Storm began Wednesday night. They've covered 230 crashes and assisted 491 drivers. There've been 18 injuries an...
Tom Robinson Dec 23, 2022
Update: Atlantic Police Department and Reserves host Family Dream Christmas and Shop with a Cop
(Atlantic) On Saturday, December 17th, Reserve Officers from the Atlantic Police Department held their annual "Family Dream Christmas" program. This year the APD Reserves were assisted by the SWI Chap...
Mandy Billings Dec 22, 2022
Adams County Sheriff's Report
(Corning) The Adams County Sheriff's Office arrested numerous individuals on different charges throughout the last week. On December 18th around 12:42 a.m., Adams County Sheriff's deputies conducted a...
Western Iowa Today Dec 22, 2022







