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Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Reports One Arrest
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Red Oak man following a traffic stop on Thursday. During the investigation, deputies arrested 44-year-old Jesse Donald Trost for driving und...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2026

Cyclones Open Big 12 Play Tonight Hosting West Virginia; Coverage on KSOM
(Ames, IA) -- Another chapter in the Iowa St. men's basketball season begins tonight as the Cyclones begin play in the Big 12 by hosting West Virginia, coverage on KSOM. The beginning to the season st...
Chris Varney Jan 02, 2026

Bulldogs Girls Have a Seven Game Win Streak Going Into New Year
(Oakland, IA) -- It has been a strong start to the season for the Riverside girls basketball team -- after a season opening loss to St. Albert, the Bulldogs have rattled off seven straight wins and ar...
Chris Varney Jan 02, 2026

Changes For Iowa School Bus Driver Training Taking Effect in New Year
(Des Moines) Changes to school bus driver training in Iowa take effect at the start of the new year. House File 395 allows school districts to determine whether bus drivers must complete a specific tr...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2026

Fines For Hands-Free Driving Violations In Iowa now in effect
(Des Moines) There are no more warnings. As of January 1, law enforcement began ticketing motorists using their cellphones to make calls, talk, text, stream, scroll, or type into their GPS. The law no...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2026

Atlantic Varsity Archer's Win Team Title at Diagonal
(Diagonal) The Atlantic Varsity Archery team is off to a good start. The Trojans followed the team title at Central Decatur last weekend with a victory at the Diagonal Holiday Bullseye Shootout earlie...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2026

College Football Bowl Scoreboard
2025-2026 College Football Bowl Schedule Thursday, January 1: CFP Quarterfinal, Orange Bowl: #5 Oregon 23, #4 Texas Tech 3 Thursday, January 1: CFP Quarterfinal, Rose Bowl: #1 Indiana 38, #9 Alabama 3...
Chris Varney Jan 01, 2026

Hawkeyes Beat Huskers In Battle of Ranked Teams
(Iowa City, IA) -- 14th ranked Iowa women's basketball defended their home court beat #20 Nebraska 86-76 in a New Year's Day battle on Thursday. The Huskers came out of the gate and scored the game's ...
Chris Varney Jan 01, 2026

Icon of the wetlands, Iowa's trumpeter swan population continues to grow
(Iowa DNR Feature) Iowa's trumpeter swans attempted a modern-day record 158 nests in 2025, which is an increase of 17 percent over 2022. The nesting data is from the most recent statewide observation ...
Mandy Billings Jan 01, 2026

USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they're dropped off
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted....
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jan 01, 2026







