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Storm Lake’s Star Spangled Spectacular is now accepting entries for this year’s Big Parade, which will roll down Lakeshore Drive at 10:30 a.m. on July 4. Organizers say parade entry

The Storm Lake Fire Department responded early yesterday morning to an equipment fire at Platinum Crush in rural Alta. Crews were dispatched around 4:39 a.m. and requested mutual aid from

A Cherokee High School student was killed and three other teens were injured in a single‑vehicle rollover early Saturday morning in rural Cherokee County.  The crash happened shortly after 2:30

The Cobblestone Ballroom & Event Center in Lakeside received a special visit Thursday from U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, who stopped in to personally present the business with the Small Business

The Sac County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a second incident involving a child who may have found a THC‑infused gummy at a local park — this time in Schaller. According

Three people face charges after a drug‑related search warrant in Pocahontas last week — and one of them was arrested again this week in Storm Lake on separate warrants. The

cStorm Lake’s utility rates are officially on track to rise over the next several years. The city council on Monday held two public hearings and approved the first readings of

Storm Lake’s public safety agencies have released their April activity reports, showing another steady month for both police and fire crews, with several notable shifts from last year’s numbers. The

Two aging ballfields in Storm Lake are forcing a big question: what’s worth saving — and who should pay for it? The Storm Lake City Council discussed the issue Monday

A Worthington, MN, man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing a 2025 crash that killed a Nemaha woman on Iowa Highway 3. Twenty‑nine‑year‑old Jorge Ortega‑Ortega, formerly