Storm Lake police and the Iowa Department of Agriculture are investigating the alleged slaughter of hogs in a residence on Geneseo Street.  The SLPD and IDALS seized dozens of hog cuts and …

A disturbance at an apartment complex on East Milwaukee Avenue yielded the arrest of a Sioux City man for battering a woman while her children were present.  Colten Stroman, 30, was booked into …

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 …

A Storm Lake man was arrested for a string of alleged sexual misconduct at a restaurant in the 700 block of North Second street.  Robert Terry, 34, was booked into Cherokee County Jail Nov. 20 for three counts of misdemeanor indecent exposure. Cherokee police allege …

A disturbance at an apartment complex on East Milwaukee Avenue yielded the arrest of a Sioux City man for battering a woman while her children were present.  Colten Stroman, 30, was booked …

A Storm Lake man was sentenced to two years probation for having 71 grams of marijuana during an unrelated search of a wanted person in an apartment complex on West Milwaukee Avenue in April.  …

Aaron Hazen is appealing his conviction on two sex abuse charges that landed him in prison for at least the next 17.5 years.  Ned Bjornstad, a Spirit Lake attorney representing Hazen, filed …

A Storm Lake man was arrested for trying to break into an apartment from which he was evicted.  Calixto Camacho-Ortega, 50, was booked into …

Jose Tovar’s murder trial was rescheduled to 2026.  Accused of murdering his brother 17 years ago, Tovar was scheduled to stand trial in Buena Vista County Nov. 18. But Tovar’s …

A 16-year-old was charged with a felony for allegedly reporting false information about a domestic incident involving a firearm.  At 12:40 p.m. Sunday, Storm Lake Police responded to …

A judge is considering arguments over whether to convict an Alta man on a slew of sex abuse charges for the alleged abuse of a girl last summer.  A two-day bench trial in front of Judge …

A warrant was issued for the arrest of a Storm Lake man who was deported to Guatemala after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor sex abuse charge.  Associate Buena Vista County District Court …

Aaron Hazen lost a last-ditch effort at a new trial. Judge Andy Smith sentenced Hazen to 25 years in prison after denying his motion for a new trial. Ned Bjornstad, a Spirit Lake attorney …

A Storm Lake man who was convicted of attempted murder in connection with a meat cleaver attack in 2022 is scheduled for a post-conviction bench …

BVU campus security escorted a student off campus after he allegedly assaulted another student in the campus cafeteria, throwing two chairs and a plate during the process.  Storm Lake …

Sac County Attorney Ben Smith dismissed charges of sexual abuse against a Belmond woman after the FBI transported her to Dallas County to face human trafficking charges that carry a …

'Alleged wrongdoing will be expressly denied’ The Storm Lake Community School District is offering a settlement of an undisclosed amount to the Khaoorn family, who sued the district and …

A Schaller woman faces attempted murder charges after she allegedly tried to kill someone with a knife last month. According to the affidavit filed by Sac County Sheriff Katie Stange, on Sept. …

A Storm Lake man alleged to have sold marijuana to a confidential police informant while on campus at Buena Vista University was sentenced to three years probation and granted a deferred judgment for a felony delivery charge.  Earlier this month, Buena Vista County District Court …

The Buena Vista County Attorney’s Office resisted Aaron Hazen’s request for a retrial with new evidence, calling the claims of his longtime defense attorney ‘baseless’ and …