3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (163+ words) Organizers of a planned weekend rally in northwest Iowa are calling on people to support immigrants and refugees. The Rally for Human Dignity is scheduled for Saturday morning in Sioux Center. The event is being organized by Maria Magdalena Reformed…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (633+ words) The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors signed off Tuesday on an asphalt patch for 80th Avenue — a short stretch of road east of Alta that’s about to carry some very heavy traffic. And that traffic could soon double, as Platinum…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (162+ words) NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman visited Iowa State University and Ames National Laboratory today. Isaacman wrapped up his visit with a speech to a full auditorium of students and told them they are going to be part of the most exciting…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (162+ words) A new study suggests speeding has become routine for many of the state’s drivers. AAA-Iowa spokeswoman Brynna Knapp says the research found going well above the posted limit is increasingly viewed as normal behavior. “Speeding has become so common that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (114+ words) Rollins says Trump Administration’s ‘putting beef right back at the center of policymaking’ in D.C. Storm Lake Radio U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins visited the Farm Progress Show in Boone yesterday, touting announcements for the cattle industry that…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (138+ words) The former Madison County Treasurer accused of misconduct in office has reached a plea deal just before her trial, which was scheduled to start today. Amanda DeVos was charged with a string of felonies, including tampering with records, misconduct in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (127+ words) Storm Lake Radio A Warren County man convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in 1978 has died in prison. The Department of Corrections says 82-year-old Richard Steltzer died August 10th. Steltzer was convicted of first-degree kidnapping and second-degree sexual abuse…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (302+ words) Restaurante El Pulgarcito is getting bigger — and the owners say the move is all about giving Storm Lake a place that feels like home. The Salvadoran restaurant is expanding just two doors west of its current space at 805 Flindt Drive,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (360+ words) The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors has decided not to move forward — at least for now — with a proposed contract for Urban SDK, a Florida‑based geospatial analytics platform that both the secondary roads department and the sheriff’s office…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (362+ words) Storm Lake police say three people are in custody after a home invasion and child abduction that unfolded Sunday morning on North Seneca Street. Officers were dispatched around 10:41 a.m. after receiving a report that several individuals had forced their way into…...