Postville Fire Chief Jeffrey Bohr says the fire at at the Agri Star Meat Plant this week started accidentally in the laundry room and spread quickly. “I’m guessing a 75%
Graciela Vrieze, age 58, of Killeen, Texas died July 29, 2026 at Baylor, Scott, and White Medical Center in Temple, Texas. Funeral Mass will take place Friday, August 7, 2026
Vivian Sliefert, age 89, of Storm Lake, Iowa died July 30, 2026 at Accura Healthcare of Aurelia. Funeral services will take place Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at
Operators of the state’s news casino in Cedar Rapids announced they will be opening sooner than projected. Kim Pang is the general manager of Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center.Â
The Iowa Republican Party is suing to lift the injunction that has blocked signature verification on Iowa absentee ballots. A 2017 Iowa law gave election officials authority to reject absentee
The online “Iowa Festivals Guide” indicates hundreds of community celebrations have been scheduled during the summer of 2026, and more than a dozen are this weekend. That includes one organized
A northwest Iowa sheriff says deputies have recently responded to collisions at rural intersections where the height of corn is obscuring the view of approaching vehicles. Sioux County Sheriff Nate
The company that owns a northeast Iowa meat processing plant plans to rebuild after this week’s massive fire the AgriStar plant in Postville. The fire chief in Postville says the
Traffic south of Marcus is about to look a whole lot different — and the clock is ticking on the next big change at the Iowa Highway 3 and 143
The Region 3 Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) Assembly was held last Thursday, July 23, in Okoboji. Representatives from Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola and Sioux counties
