An attorney for Dan Winchell has asked a judge to reduce Winchell’s $50,000 cash bond or release him on a promise to appear.  Michael Kuehner, a Des Moines attorney representing Winchell, …

The Alta-Aurelia School Board announced in a press release the board will be considering a couple of important issues at the January school board meeting regarding topics involving SAVE dollars and …

Storm Lake police credited the arrest of a Storm Lake man who allegedly ran over a wheelchair-bound pedestrian at the intersection of 12th Street and North Lake Avenue on Sunday.  Myron …

The audience enjoyed sounds of the season at the Storm Lake High School winter concert Dec. 11, and for the first time, saw the new attire in which the musicians were dressed. Storm Lake Community …

The Storm Lake City Council opted for an incumbent over new blood.  The city council approved Matt Ricklefs to fill Meg McKeon’s vacant council seat – McKeon will become the city’s …

A garage on West Fifth Street caught fire on Saturday afternoon.  Storm Lake fire reported that at 12:55 p.m., the fire department responded to an attached garage at 1003 W. Fifth St. for a …

The Storm Lake Fire Department is investigating a fire that started in an apartment on West Eighth Street.  A news release from the SLFD said an apartment in the 500 block of West Eighth …

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone …

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation announced the opening of applications for the 2026 Homegrown Talent Initiative. This growing program is designed to encourage recent college graduates …

Four candidates applied to fill the Storm Lake City Council seat vacated by Meg McKeon when she was elected mayor: Charles Hernandez, Matt Ricklefs, Dalton Walker and Rick Wimer. The applicants took …

A semi tractor and trailer skidded into the ditch Monday morning north of the intersection of Highways 7 and 71. This view is taken looking north as a tow truck operator prepares to remove the rig …

AP investigation: Border Patrol cracks into cities’ software

Thank you to the generous donors this week who have upped this year’s Mr. Goodfellow total to $11,935, Not too far from our $15,000 goal! Vicki and Gary Bonnett, $50 Judy Quick and …

Clients of Lake Animal Hospital in Storm Lake are being told by staff that the facility is closing Tuesday, Dec. 23, upon the retirement of owner and veterinarian Dr. Dianne Johnson. As of Dec. …

The Storm Lake City Council unanimously approved the purchase of brand new AXON body and car cameras for the Storm Lake Police Department during their Dec. 1 meeting.  “We’ve …

A proposed Bitcoin mine that’s planned to sit near the City of Alta’s wellfield cleared another key regulatory hurdle.  The Alta City Council unanimously approved Alta Municipal …

Farmland values in Northwest Iowa inched up in 2025 amid a host of downward pressures stemming from an ailing ag economy, according to Iowa State University’s Land Value Survey.  …

AMES, Iowa — Prairie strips can improve measures of soil health faster than expected, according to new research by Iowa State University scientists working in cooperation with the Soil Health …

A corn smolder has been burning in one of AgState’s concrete silos in Albert City for over a month.  AgState CEO Troy Upah and COO Marc Mears told Albert City Fire Chief Luke Ehlers …

Dan Winchell was arrested for withholding title and registration fees from the Iowa Department of Transportation and selling new cars without paying off a Storm Lake bank’s secured interests in …