Tama Police Department

03/04/2026

**Update, dog is currently at the Humane Society**

We have received several calls about this dog in the areas of 7th/Hall street. She seems nice but very skittish. Please contact us if you know the owners.

02/19/2026

Holy Moly we were hoping for summer not this stuff pay attention to the weather and roads in the next 24hours

Tama County Alert:

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY

Precipitation will spread from western into central Iowa this
afternoon and evening. Initially, it may begin as a rain/snow mix across southern and western Iowa before changing to snow. A band of 5 to 8 inches of snow is expected by Friday morning from western through central to northeastern Iowa. There will be a sharp gradient of snowfall on either side of the heaviest band of snow. Snow rates may exceed 1" per hour at times this evening, leading to rapid snow accumulations on roads and slick travelconditions. A small change in the location of the band could alter forecast snow amounts.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 8 inches.
* WHERE...Portions of central to northeastern Iowa.
* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
could impact the Thursday evening commute.

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.

02/19/2026

Good luck STC Marcus Bear. Heck of a send off and we will be cheering from here!!

02/12/2026

01/31/2026

Congratulations to the eight STC girls wrestling that are STATE BOUND!!!!!!

#100 Smith
#115 Hendricks
#130 Mitchell
#135 Perkins
#140 Rucker
#145 Bro
#170 Elsbury
#235 Jimenez

01/30/2026

01/17/2026

⚠️ 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟏 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐑 - 𝐇𝐖𝐘 𝟑𝟎⚠️

Please use caution and slow down! Roadway is very slick!

01/07/2026

**PRESS RELEASE**

If you are missing a dog, he was taken into custody in the area of 7th and Hall without incident. He has since been booked into the Tama County Humane Society and is waiting to be bonded out.

12/31/2025

Starting TOMORROW: Iowa moves from warning to enforcement - hands‑free only while driving. Law Enforcement may now issue citations for any use of electronic devices while driving unless the device is used hands‑free.

Stay safe, Iowans. Team with us to save lives.

12/28/2025

⚠️ If you're trying to travel back to Iowa or make your way out, roads are hazardous! While Siouxland roads have been downgraded to partially covered with snow, central and north-central parts are now purple-TRAVEL NOT ADVISED and many roads are becoming pink-COMPLETELY COVERED.

To see the winter road conditions in surrounding states, just flip on the "Regional Winter Road Condition" layer on the Iowa 511 mobile app or 511ia.org.

Illinois - www.gettingaroundillinois.com
Kansas - www.kandrive.gov
Minnesota - www.511mn.org
Missouri - https://traveler.modot.org/map/
Nebraska - www.511.nebraska.gov
South Dakota - www.sd511.org
Wisconsin - 511wi.gov