A Fonda man with a prior California sex offense conviction has been arrested following an undercover investigation into alleged online communications with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl. …

A Cherokee woman died as a result of a crash near Waterloo on Monday afternoon.  Kiersten Ann Ryherd, 22, died from a collision on Sergeant Road south of Ranchero Road with a 2014 Chevy C45 …

Jorge Ortega-Ortega, 28, of Cherokee has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of homicide by vehicle in connection with a fatal March 19, 2025, crash east of Cherokee. …

One person was seriously injured in a crash April 27,  near the intersection of Radio Road and Expansion Boulevard in Storm Lake. According to authorities, Gerald Haverman, 53, of Carroll, …

On April 22, the Storm Lake Police Department received a report of a sexual assault that allegedly occurred earlier that day in the 500 block of Cayuga Street in Storm Lake. According to …

The Storm Lake Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire early April 23,  at 601 Hudson Street in Storm Lake. According to authorities, crews were dispatched at approximately 1:51 a.m. …

Martin Guillen, 36, of Storm Lake, was arrested April 18, 2026, following a reported burglary in progress in the parking lot at 801 Seneca Street in Storm Lake. According to authorities, Guillen …

Roda Girah, 23, of Sioux City, was arrested March 28, following a pursuit that ended in the 400 block of East 13th Street in Storm Lake. According to court …

A Storm Lake man pleaded guilty after authorities allege he struck two bicyclists and left the scene without providing aid. Alexander Ramon Pizano Mendez, 28, was charged …

Seeking more depositions in advance of January 2027 trial The Estate of Eric Ivarson asked for its medical malpractice lawsuit against Cherokee Regional Medical Center to be heard outside of …

A Sioux City woman was arrested after authorities allege she led officers on a pursuit through Storm Lake while intoxicated with children in the vehicle. Roda Markos Girah, 23, was booked into …

A Lakeside man charged after an incident that prompted a bomb squad response at the Storm Lake Walmart has had the most serious charge against him dismissed. Andrew Connor, 43, was originally …

Mauricio Alberto Cuevas Zonta, 23, of Lakeside, was arrested March 17, at a residence in Lakeside on warrants stemming from multiple Storm Lake Police Department investigations. According to …

A Storm Lake man was arrested for having sexual intercourse with a girl under age 12 and trying to have sex with another underage girl immediately thereafter.  Sergio Montejano Rendon, 34, …

Jorge Ortega-Ortega, 28, of Cherokee was convicted of homicide by vehicle in connection with a March 19, 2025, crash on Iowa Highway 3 East of Cherokee. According to court records, Ortega-Ortega …

A Newell man will spend decades in prison after a Buena Vista County jury convicted him on dozens of charges stemming from the sexual abuse of his wife and minor child. Cristobal Del Angel, 38, …

A Storm Lake man was arrested for assaulting his wife in their shared residence on Cayuga Street.  Victor Bautista, 62, was booked into the Buena …

Rafael Medina, 63, of Storm Lake, was arrested March 4 in connection with incidents reported in the 1000 block of Maywood Drive in Storm Lake. According to affidavits, Medina faces ...

Matthew Birt, 34, of Sac City, pleaded guilty in connection with an Aug. 25, 2025, assault involving former Sac County Sheriff Jonathan Meyer at Meyer’s Sac City residence. According to court …

A judge signed off on the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s request to search a red Chevy Trailblazer in connection with an investigation that resulted in the arrest of an Ida Grove man for …