Iowa’s highest court ruled last Friday to prohibit abortions after six weeks.  In a 4-3 decision, the Iowa Supreme Court permitted a six-week abortion ban to take effect, adding to a …

“We’ve had a couple complaints regarding pigeons in town,” Scott Oleson, building and code compliance director, told the Storm Lake City Council Monday. Oleson hopes that adding a …

A Storm Lake man was sentenced to 75 days in jail for a series of offenses dating back to last September.  Associate Buena Vista County District Court Judge Andy Smith sentenced Apollo …

Megan Molseed and Luciano Tarin Gonzalez   will determine the winner of the Admiral’s Award, the best entry in the 2024 Star Spangled Spectacular Big Parade. The Admirals Award, …

The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors was considering releasing the outlet of the Lower Gar Lake, but deferred the decision to a multi-jurisdiction committee that’s expected to meet in …

The city is expected to implement the three strategies in the next two years, or a longer timeframe, according to City Manager Keri Navratil. A committee has already been created to discuss reforms …

The Storm Lake City Council approved an agreement with Lake Animal Hospital, ensuring the city will pay sheltering and associated costs for five days after a stray arrives.  The agreement …

The public is invited to Flags of the Fallen, a ceremony to be held at 7 p.m. Friday evening at the Sioux Rapids American  Legion building on Main Street. The hall was flooded to a depth of …

Wednesday was the fifth day of the marathon struggle against floodwaters in Sioux Rapids and it was a day when people were getting tired. All the cars at Sioux Rapids Auto are unsalvageable, …

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With many people throughout our region being displaced and staying in Storm Lake because of recent flooding, please be aware that ...

Alta’s Danish church is history. The town’s oldest building, erected in 1880 as a Danish Lutheran church and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011, was knocked down last …

Storm Lake police are investigating a purported hoax on Highway Street on Saturday. At around 6:55 p.m. on Saturday, officers with the SLPD responded to 120 Highway St. for a report of a …