Category Archives: Local News
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3-Year-Old Boy Hit By Vehicle, Injured In Store Parking Lot
(West Des Moines, IA) -- West Des Moines police report a three-year-old boy suffered a head injury Monday when he was hit by a vehicle in a store parking lot. The boy was conscious when officers arriv...
Tom Robinson Aug 24, 2021
Atlantic Police Report
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department reports five arrests. James Erickson, 33 of Atlantic was arrested on August 20th on Cass County Warrants for Possession of Controlled Substance (meth), Posses...
Mandy Billings Aug 24, 2021
Prosecutor Blames Poor Police Work For Acquittal
(Council Bluffs, IA) -- The prosecutor says poor police work is to blame for the acquittal of a man who had been accused of killing his sister more than two decades ago. Fifty-two-year-old Matt Kenned...
Tom Robinson Aug 24, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Office arrests Nine People on Drug and Other Charges
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested nine people on drug charges from August 2 through August 22. On Sunday, Mills County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipme...
Tom Robinson Aug 24, 2021
Memorial Service set for Remains of Audubon County WWII Soldier
(Exira) Next month, a Memorial Service for U.S. Navy Soldier Eli Olsen, who lost his life at Pearl Harbor, will be held in Exira. John Henry of Jewell, Iowa, says his Uncle Eli Olsen was a Navy Petty ...
Tom Robinson Aug 24, 2021
Drones a New Tool for Law Enforcement
(Atlantic) Drones are becoming a valuable tool for the Cass County Sheriff's Office and Atlantic Police Department. Cass County Sheriff's Deputy Ben Bartholomew is currently running the drone at accid...
Tom Robinson Aug 24, 2021
Update: Charges Filed in Council Bluffs Shooting Involving 4th Judicial District High-Risk unit Officer and Parole Violators
(Council Bluffs) The 4th Judicial District Correctional Officer who was involved in a shooting with parole violators Brandon Hines and Kelsey Hanna in Council Bluffs on Friday, August 20, 2021, is ide...
Tom Robinson Aug 23, 2021
Heat Advisory for southwest Iowa Tuesday
(Area) A Heat Advisory is in effect from Noon to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday for southwest Iowa. The National Weather Service says peak heat index values will be around 101 to 106. Drink plenty of fluids, stay ...
Mandy Billings Aug 23, 2021
AHSTW School pushes back start date due to COVID outbreak
(Avoca) AHSTW School Superintendent Darin Jones announced today that due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within the school staff they will be delaying the start of the school year until Monday, August 30th...
Mandy Billings Aug 23, 2021
Glenwood man transported to the hospital following a motorcycle accident
(Mills Co.) A Glenwood man was transported to the hospital following a motorcycle accident on Saturday. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says James Petersen, 62, was driving a 2021 BMW south on 221st...
Mandy Billings Aug 23, 2021