SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections report 24-year-old Tyronn Lou Mallory, who was convicted of Willful Injury – Causing Serious Injury, Going Armed with Intent, and Reckless Use of a Firearm with Serious Injury in Woodbury County, failed to report back to the Sioux City Residential Treatment Facility as required on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.

Tyronn Lou Mallory

Mallory is described as being an American Indian or Alaska native. He stands 6-feet 2-inches tall and weighs 212-pounds. Mallory was admitted to the work release facility on Oct. 15, 2025. Persons with information on Mallory’s whereabouts should contact local police.

For more information on the state’s work release program, please see Iowa Code 904.901-904.910.

(Atlantic, Iowa) –  For more than two decades, a simple box filled with food has meant something extraordinary to families in Cass County, hope, comfort, and the chance to share Christmas dinner together. This holiday season, Atlantic Rising, in partnership with Hy-Vee, is once again leading the beloved Christmas Box Program, continuing a tradition that began more than 20 years ago with West Central Community Action. What started as a small effort to brighten the holidays has grown into one of Atlantic’s cherished community projects. A project that proves the spirit of giving is alive and well. Kelsey Beschorner, Atlantic Rising Treasurer/Secretary, says “Every box we deliver represents more than a meal. It’s a reminder that our community cares. For some families, it’s the difference between going without and gathering around the table together.”

Last year, Atlantic Rising members and volunteers delivered boxes of Christmas dinners to 140 individuals and families across Cass County. But this year, with rising costs and continued challenges, the need is expected to grow significantly. Beschorner says “We’re already seeing an increase in need. Our goal is to make sure that no one in our community goes without this Christmas, but we can’t do it alone.”

Christmas Box assembly line in 2024 (Courtesy Kelsey Beschorner)

To make the program possible, Atlantic Rising raises funds through fundraisers including a super fun event, Glow BINGO, that was hosted in July. The event brought laughter, light, and generosity together for one important cause; ensuring that everyone can experience the joy of Christmas dinner. According to Beschorner, “Glow BINGO was so much fun, but what really shines is the kindness of those who came out to support the event. The money raised goes straight into curating boxes that will fill homes with warmth and good food.”

On Thursday, December 11th, Atlantic Rising members and local volunteers will gather once again to pack and deliver boxes filled with all the essentials for a festive Christmas meal. Kelsey Beschorner says “Atlantic Rising is proud to carry on this tradition. With Hy-Vee’s partnership and the incredible support of our community, we’re not just delivering food; we’re delivering hope.”

If you’d like to help make the holidays brighter for a local family, you can nominate a family or individual, volunteer to help, or make a donation to the Christmas Box Program. Contact Atlantic Rising at 712-243-3017 or chamber@atlanticiowa.com.

(Radio Iowa) – The dean of the College of Agriculture at Cornell University is one of the two finalists to replace Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen, who is retiring. Benjamin Houlton is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and global development at Cornell. Houlton co-founded a company that works with landowners to remove carbon dioxide from the soil and he directs a 100-acre project on carbon sequestration. This is how he introduced himself as Cornell’s Dean of Agriculture.

“For the past 15 years, I have built a program focused on global environmental sustainability and most recently been thinking about how we can deploy carbon capture in working lands — that is farmlands and ranching land — to catalyze negative emissions and help produce food in a way that is more resistant to climate change as well as more nutritious.”

Houlton was born and raised in Wisconsin and earned a degree in water chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, a masters in environmental engineering science from Syracuse and a doctorate from Princeton in ecology and evolutionary biology. He previously served on the faculty at the University of California – Davis before his appointment at Cornell in 2020. Iowa State, Cornell and U-C-Davis are all land-grant universities.

Houlton will visit the I-S-U campus tomorrow (Wednesday) and participate in public forum late Wednesday afternoon. The name of the other finalist for I-S-U’s presidency will be released tomorrow (Wednesday) morning — and that person will be on the Ames campus on Thursday.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s starting to see encouraging signs that a resolution may be near to end the federal government shutdown, now in its 35th day. Grassley says he meets every Monday with a half-dozen or so other top Senate Republican leaders, while this past Monday, things were different.  “And it was the first Monday that we’ve had some good news,” Grassley says, “that there seems to be the proper negotiations going on, but it includes things other than just opening up government.” Another member of Iowa’s delegation in Washington hints that government could be reopened by Thursday, but Grassley wouldn’t offer a timeline. He notes the month-long shutdown is having a significant impact at home.

“Iowans are suffering painful consequences,” Grassley says. “I’m getting calls into my my office, ‘Where can we get food? is the question.” Grassley says 131-thousand Iowa families rely on the federal government for food assistance, which he says translates to about 400-thousand people. Those SNAP benefits ran out this past Saturday. “Yesterday I had the report of one mother in Marion bursting into tears at the cash register when she realized she wouldn’t be able to afford groceries for her family,” Grassley says, “because there just wasn’t any money on that card.” Even if there’s no agreement to reopen the government, Grassley says lawmakers are working to shift funding from an emergency account that would pump some money into the U-S-D-A for SNAP.

“Well, it’d probably have to be a partial allotment to each person that qualifies,” Grassley says, “because if there’s $5 billion available, it takes $9 billion a month to give an average of about $500 to each food stamp recipient.” Since the weekend, Iowa food pantries are seeing a significant boost in demand.

(Radio Iowa) – The National Association of Counties is encouraging county officials — and all Americans — to participate in Operation Green Light for Veterans this week — and many county office buildings in Iowa will be lit to honor veterans in the area. Winnebago County Veterans Affairs Coordinator Mary Lou Kleveland says the courthouse in Forest City will be lit with green lights, starting tonight (Tuesday). “It’s just a way that we can drive around and see these green light bulbs and just have another reminder of the sacrifices that our veterans made so that we can have freedoms,” Kleveland said. “I don’t think we can say, ‘Thank you,’ enough.”

(Image courtesy of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

About 200-thousand service members transition to civilian life each year and Kleveland says up to 72 percent of them experience high levels of stress during the transition. “We also have a lot of Vietnam veterans who, as we know the story, they came back, they weren’t welcomed and so they’re just now seeking out benefits 40 years later,” Kleveland says. “And then we have our Operation Enduring Freedom and all the Gulf War and War on Terrorism men and women coming back…but also our peacetime veterans that did a lot behind the scenes that we will never know about.”

Operation Green Light begins tonight (Tuesday) and continues through Veterans Day on November 11th.

(Radio Iowa) – The final numbers are tallied and state climatologist Justin Glisan says the just-ended month of October ended up being much warmer and drier than usual. “Overall, the temperature was about 57 degrees and that’s about six degrees above average,” Glisan says, “so around the 13th warmest on record with 153 years of records.” As for precipitation, Glisan says rain showers were few and far between during October.

“About 6/10 of an inch below the average,” Glisan says. “There was a swath from southwest through central to north-central Iowa in which we saw above-normal rainfall, and a lot of that rain fell in the last week of October.”

As for the month ahead, he says there are strong signals in the forecast through the first half of November indicating warmer-than-normal temperatures and near-normal precipitation.

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(Iowa Capital Dispatch) –  Today (Tuesday, Nov. 4th) is Election Day in Iowa for 2025 local elections. The Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. throughout the state. More information about local election candidates, ballot measures and results will be available on local county auditor’s websites. Find your county auditor using a list compiled by the Iowa State Association of County Auditors here.

Here’s what you should know about how to vote in the Tuesday elections.

Where do I vote?

Voters can find their precinct polling locations using the Iowa Secretary of State’s website.

Who can vote in Iowa?

In order to participate in Iowa elections, people must register to vote. A qualified voter in Iowa must be:

• An Iowa resident.
• A U.S. citizen.
• 18 years old by Election Day.

There are also restrictions on voting for certain individuals in Iowa. Voters cannot be:

• A convicted felon, unless their voting rights have been restored.
• Judged mentally incompetent to vote by a court.
• Claiming the right to vote in any other place.

A person who is eligible to vote but is not yet a registered voter has the option to register on Election Day at their precinct voting location. In order to register, a qualified voter must provide proof of identity using ID like an Iowa driver’s license, non-operator’s ID or U.S. passport, as well as proof of residence using documents like a residential lease, paycheck or utility bill listing their current address.

Check your voter registration status online here.

I’m registered to vote. What do I need to bring to the polls?

Voters who are already registered to vote still need to bring a form of identification with them to their polling place in order to participate. Accepted forms of identification include:

• Iowa driver’s license
• Iowa non-operator ID
• Out-of-state driver’s license or non-operator ID
• U.S. passport
• U.S. military or veteran ID
• ID card issued by employer
• Student ID issued by Iowa high school or college
• Tribal ID card/document

If a person does not have a valid ID when they go to vote, they are still allowed to cast a ballot if another registered voter at the precinct attests for their identity. Voters can also bring Election Day registration documents to confirm their identity. People who do not have accepted IDs or a person willing to attest for them can cast a provisional ballot. People who cast provisional ballots will have their voter registration record and related evidence reviewed by the absentee and special voters’ precinct board.

I have an absentee ballot that I haven’t returned. What should I do?

Iowans who have sent in their absentee ballots can track the ballot’s status on the Secretary of State’s website. But for people who have not yet returned their ballot, there’s still time to participate in this year’s election. Absentee ballots can be returned to a voter’s local county auditor’s office by 8 p.m. today (Election Day) in order to be valid. The ballots cannot be delivered to precinct polling locations.

If a voter cannot go themselves to return the ballot, Iowa has some restrictions on who can return it in their stead — voters can designate another person to return their absentee ballot if they are an immediate family member or member of the household. Voters with disabilities can also designate someone outside of these categories to return their ballot.

There are also options available for people who have requested — but not returned — absentee ballots to vote in person on Election Day. Voters can cast regular ballots if they bring in their absentee ballot to the precinct polling place and surrender it. If a person requested an absentee ballot but cannot return it, they are allowed to cast a provisional ballot.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A man wanted on a Pottawattamie County warrant for violation of the State’s Sex Offender Registry/1st offense [an Aggravated Misdemeanoor], was arrested early this (Tuesday) morning (Nov. 4th), in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, 53-year-old Tony Joe Hemiller was arrested at around 12:15-a.m., following a traffic stop at Highway 34/Avenue G, in Red Oak. He was arrested as part of a Pott. County Compliance Sweep and transported to the Montgomery County Jail. Hemiller’s bond was set at $2,000.

(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department report the arrest Monday afternoon, of 29-year-old Carlos Ivan Cortez. The Creston man was arrested in the 1700 block of W. Townline Street, on a charge of Harassment in the 1st Degree. He was transported to the Union County Jail and held without bond until seen by a judge. Police in Creston Monday afternoon, also arrested 53-year-old Tammy Lynn Case, of Creston.

Case was arrested at the intersection of Mills and Pine Streets on an outstanding warrant for the original charges of Theft in the 1st Degree – Against an Older Individual (a loss amounting to more a $10,000), and Unauthorized Use of a Credit Card (over $10,000). She was transported to the Union County Jail for processing, then transferred and held at the Adams County Jail on a $35,000 cash or surety bond.