An Alta woman convicted of felony meth possession was arrested again on a warrant for allegedly failing to enroll in a treatment program and continuing to use methamphetamine.  Storm Lake …

A Storm Lake man was charged with assault and harassment for allegedly holding a ratchet wrench and threatening to kill two victims at a food stand on Chautauqua Park Drive.  Storm Lake …

A Storm Lake man was arrested and charged with child endangerment after police reportedly received multiple calls about his toddler son walking along East Lakeshore Drive in a diaper.  …

A trial involving a Newell man who has been under suspicion of sex crimes against children three times finished on Wednesday.  Assistant County Attorney Ashley Herrig and Ned Bjornstad, a …

Hope Haven: we support ‘critical health care workers’ A Storm Lake disability services provider and a former employee settled a lawsuit in which the employee claimed she was fired …

An Alta woman’s lawsuit against Walmart for sexual harassment, employment discrimination and retaliation was dismissed from Buena Vista County District Court earlier this month because the lawsuit settled. ..

A Storm Lake teen was sentenced to five years probation in lieu of prison time for two cases...

After three days of trial and less than an hour of deliberation, a Buena Vista County jury agreed to indefinitely confine Josie Smith to the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders. 

A Buena Vista County jury heard Josie Smith’s pleas to be spared confinement at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders, as Attorney General Brenna Bird is carrying out a promise …

A Cherokee man was arrested and charged vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal collision near the Buena Vista-Cherokee line.  Jorge Ortega, 28, was booked into the Buena Vista County …

A Buena Vista County jury is deliberating whether Josie Smith should be indefinitely committed to the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders.

Hammond ran over Sutherland man with Silverado, sheriff alleges

Former Storm Lake City Finance Manager Brian Oakleaf was arrested and indicted on four felony charges in connection with alleged child pornography possession.  Oakleaf, who worked for the …

Judge dismisses jurors before closing arguments: Settlement will never be disclosed.

A Cherokee County jury will be forced to grapple with who should be held responsible for Chuck Peters’ farm and cattle herd’s dramatic contraction. An eight person jury was …

A jury trial for a Cherokee man charged with first-degree murder of his four-month-old child back in December will be moved out of Cherokee County. In a court order signed by Third Judicial …

Another lawyer wants to part ways with Dan Winchell.  Sam Marks of Des Moines asked judges in Buena Vista and Cherokee County district courts to approve his withdrawal from representing …

A minority shareholder of the defunct Holzhauer Motors agreed to pay Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake $500,000 in connection with a …

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay Dustin Konrady $40,000 for an allegedly mistaken search of his house on North Fifth Street.  The board of supervisors voted 5-0 Jan. …

Dan Winchell has been accused of withholding information from shareholders of the defunct Holzhauer Motors in Cherokee.  Robin and Tony Jenness, a Marcus couple who used to own shares in …