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Trees downed, homes damaged in Pleasant Hill after tornadoes sweep through area.
A tree limb slammed through a bedroom window and pierced the exterior wall of a Pleasant Hill home Friday, April 26, showering glass and twigs, the result of a fast-moving tornado that tore through several blocks. Rosie Ostrand was inside her Birch Boulevard residence when the storm swept through, but fortunately was...
Zach Bryan Seen In Nebraska Helping With Disaster Relief Following Tornado
Zach Bryan truly is a man of the people. Violent storms broke out all across the country over the weekend, and one of the hardest impacted areas was the eastern portion of Nebraska. The small town of Elkhorn was heavily affected by what the National Weather Service is assuming was an EF-3 tornado with winds up to 165 miles per hour. Bryan is an Oklahoma native (from Oolagah) and is currently on his 2024 The Quittin' Time Tour. He had stops in Des Moines, Iowa on April 25th and 26th, and is now set to play a "homecoming stop" with two straight...
Man goes to prison for assaults on Des Moines police, Polk County jail officers
A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with assaulting a Des Moines police officer and a Polk County Jail officer in jail in January. Court documents show a judge handed down the sentence for Dametres Bloch, 33, on April 17. Bloch pleaded guilty to harassment in the first degree and two counts of willful injury causing bodily injury. ...
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