An Aurelia woman was sentenced to seven days in jail for striking her boyfriend on the neck with a plastic water bottle. Associate Buena Vista County District Court Judge Andy Smith sentenced …

Storm Lake police recovered two rounds and a shell casing in connection with an investigation into an alleged murder attempt in late August. A search warrant inventory a detective submitted to …

The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation has taken up the search for David Schultz, a Wall Lake man who’s been missing for more than a week. Iowa DCI will assist the Sac County …

The Alta Community Library Board will have a special meeting Nov. 28 to discuss options for the new library location. Willa Casstevens, a member of the Future Library Location steering …

A judge signed off on the Storm Lake Police Department’s seizure of $253 from a Storm Lake man who was arrested last November for possession of 287 grams of raw marijuana packaged in several bags. …

To wrap up the sesquicentennial year, the City of Storm Lake will sell commemorative 150th ornaments for the holiday season. Storm Lake City Council voted for 500 ornaments that will be for sale …

The City of Storm Lake may seek “assistance of the courts” because Buena Vista County doesn’t intend to respond to a $5 million claim of misallocated tax-increment financing revenues. A letter …

Storm Lake was one of two official polling sites in Iowa and 10 sites nationwide for Micronesian elections that took place at Pohnpei Market, 1205 Lake Ave. Selynna Butler, who owns Pohnpei …

Subsoil moisture in Northwest Iowa has rebounded from last year, with levels increasing by over 250% in Buena Vista and Cherokee County even after a dry year. Soil moisture levels in Marcus and …

Shifting precipitation patterns are expected to cause a marked decline in agricultural productivity and disrupt life across the rural Midwest, according to the fifth White House National Climate …

The Storm Lake Fire Department responded to a call of a small fire Monday evening at Platinum Crush. Firefighters were called to the soybean crush plant just after 7 p.m. Monday. Internal …

A former employee of the Storm Lake Walmart is suing the multinational retailer for sexual harassment, employment discrimination and retaliation. Jamie Iehl, of Alta, used to work at Walmart in …

The Buena Vista County Fair's recent financial report shows the board in the red by nearly $35,000 for the last fiscal year. Despite the fair bringing in just over $76,000 this year, the board has a …

The intersection of Hwy. 7 and 110 is slated to open by Thanksgiving, pending installation of a light pole and a safety inspection. All the concrete at the intersection has been poured. The …

Last Thursday around lunchtime, Storm Lake firefighters were called to Lakeside for a puppy stuck in a 15-20-foot-deep sump pit that was only 12 inches wide. They located a German Shepherd puppy at …

The owners of the old church on West Fourth and Cherokee Street told the Alta City Council they will create a plan to knock down the building by the December meeting. The verbal commitment came …

A Lakeside man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in December 2018. Buena Vista County District Court Judge Nancy Whittenburg sentenced Harny Dosalua, …

Tyson Foods suffered an $11 million loss in its pork segment in the fourth quarter, the fourth consecutive financial reporting period in which pork was a drag on the company’s bottom line. …

Avian influenza has scored nine flocks in Iowa this month, the highest number of infections in the state since the disease reappeared in March 2022. Flocks ranging from a 1.2 million commercial …

The Storm Lake Airport Commission announced its work session with the city council that it will not purchase new snow removal equipment. Instead, the airport commission decided to readjust its …