Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Economist Forecasts 'Rolling Recession'
(Undated) -- A Midwest economist says the regional economy is in a "rolling recession," meaning certain parts of the nation are feeling recessions. Creighton University Economist Ernie Goss says the r...
Mandy Billings May 8, 2023
Grassley Reintroduces Invest To Protect Act
(Washington, D.C.) -- Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley reintroduces legislation that would increase funding in small police departments in Iowa. The Invest to Protect Act would provide a total o...
Mandy Billings May 8, 2023
Iowa DNR Cautions Kayakers About Unsafe Conditions
(Des Moines, IA) -- Warm weather this week just may inspire some kayaking in Iowa. The water, however, may still be dangerously cold. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says if the water temp is...
Mandy Billings May 8, 2023
Cumberland man dies in a Motorcycle Accident
(Cumberland) A Cumberland man died in a motorcycle accident Friday evening. The Iowa State Patrol says 40-year-old Andrew John Grieshaber was operating a 2005 Harley Davidson southbound on 710th, just...
Mandy Billings May 8, 2023

Nebraska Man Caught Driving on Suspended License
(Red Oak) On Saturday around 5:36 PM Officers with the Red Oak Police Department conducted a traffic stop near Broadway and Linden Streets in Red Oak. Upon further investigation it determined that 29-...
Western Iowa Today May 7, 2023
Keep Iowa Beautiful Announces 2023 Scholarship Winners
(Area) Three high school seniors are receiving Keep Iowa Beautiful $1,000 scholarships toward their studies at an Iowa college or university. Olivia Arkfeld of Council Bluffs is receiving the Byers Sc...
Mandy Billings May 7, 2023
Nearly 1/3 Of U.S. Nurses Want To Quit
(Undated) -- Nearly one-third of all nurses in the U.S. are considering quitting their jobs. That's according to a new survey of more than 18-thousand nurses by AMN Healthcare Services Inc. It reveale...
Mandy Billings May 7, 2023

Shelby County Board of Supervisors approve Deputy County Officials and other items
(Shelby Co) The Shelby County Board of Supervisors this past week approved a resolution appointing Deputy County Officials for the 2023 calendar year. According to the meeting minutes, Sheriff Neil Gr...
Mandy Billings May 7, 2023
Two-injured in Shelby County Accident
(Shelby Co) Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Shelby County early this (Saturday) morning. The Iowa State Patrol says 48-year-old Jesse Lee Archibald, of Elk Horn, was driving a 199...
Mandy Billings May 6, 2023
Day Four of Testimony in State vs. Alison Dorsey Trial: Pathologist and Alison Dorsey Testify
KSOM/KS95 Radio Exclusive Story (Council Bluffs) Courtroom D at the Pottawattamie County Courthouse was again packed full of people for the fourth day of testimony in the State vs. Alison Dorsey Trial...
Tom Robinson May 6, 2023








